נִשְׁתְּוָן
nish.te.vanletterHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentNoun · masculine2 occurrences1 book2 verses
Definition
probably of Persian origin; an epistle
Traditional renderings: letter.
Traditional renderings: letter.
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders נִשְׁתְּוָן:
- διάταγμαdiatagma“edict”always
Usage patterns
Occurrences
2 total
- Ezra 4:7הַֽנִּשְׁתְּוָ֔ן · [It]And in the days of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of his associates wrote a letter to Artaxerxes. It was written in Aramaic and then translated.
- Ezra 7:11הַֽנִּשְׁתְּוָ֗ן · of the letterThis is the text of the letter King Artaxerxes had given to Ezra the priest and scribe, an expert in the commandments and statutes of the LORD to Israel: