H0671a H0671a
Apharsekaye (Persian officials in Trans-Euphrates)
This Persian-derived term designates a group of officials or colonists in the province of Trans-Euphrates during the post-exilic period. They appear in correspondence opposing Jerusalem's reconstruction. The exact identity remains debated, though most scholars see it as a Persian administrative designation.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Persian officials mentioned in Ezra 5:6 and 6:6 in the context of correspondence about rebuilding Jerusalem's temple. The term appears among other ethnic and official groups in the satrapy 'Beyond the River.' Spanish translates as 'officials' while other languages transliterate, reflecting uncertainty about the precise referent. 2×
AR["الأفَرْسَكِيُّون"]·ben["অফর্সকীয়দের"]·DE["[אפרסכיא]"]·EN["Afarskhaye", "the-Apharsekaye"]·FR["[אפרסכיא]"]·heb["אפרסכיא"]·HI["फारसी"]·ID["orang-orang-Afarsakhia"]·IT["Afarsachita"]·jav["kang-para-Afarsekaya"]·KO["그-아바르사타가사람들"]·PT["os-oficiais"]·RU["афарсехеи"]·ES["los-afarsekeos", "los-oficiales"]·SW["Wafarisi"]·TR["Afarsekiler"]·urd["افرسکائی"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
‡ † אֲפָֽרְסְכָיֵא Ezr 5:6; 6:6 = (according to most)