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The meaning of שֵׁתָר

Understanding Shêthâr reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.

Definition

of foreign derivation Shethar. - § Shethar = "a star" - Shethar, a Persian satrap 1) one of the 7 princes of Media or Pe...

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Hebrew Text
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שֵׁתָר

Phoneticshay-thawr'
TransliterationShêthâr
Grammar Code
N:N-M-P
Noun
Strong's Definition
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

of foreign derivation Shethar. - § Shethar = "a star" - Shethar, a Persian satrap 1) one of the 7 princes of Media or Persian empire

Scripture References

Occurrences in the Bible

1 total references
ReferenceText
Esther 1:14

And the next unto him was Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan, the seven princes of Persia and Media, which saw the king’s face, and which sat the first in the kingdom;)

Word: שֵׁתָר (Shêthâr)

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