5407. nishtevan
Strong's Lexicon
nishtevan: Letter, document, decree

Original Word: נִשְׁתְּוָן
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: nishtvan
Pronunciation: nish-teh-VAHN
Phonetic Spelling: (nish-tev-awn')
Definition: Letter, document, decree
Meaning: an epistle

Word Origin: Derived from Persian origin, possibly related to administrative or official documents.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Greek equivalent in Strong's Concordance, the concept of official letters or decrees can be related to Greek terms such as "γράμμα" (gramma, G1121) meaning "letter" or "document."

Usage: The term "nishtevan" refers to an official document or letter, often used in the context of decrees or written communications from a governing authority. It is typically associated with formal or legal correspondence.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the ancient Near East, written documents were crucial for administration, governance, and communication. The use of official letters and decrees was common in the Persian Empire, which had a sophisticated system of bureaucracy. These documents were often written on papyrus, parchment, or clay tablets and were used to convey royal commands, legal decisions, and administrative orders.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
(Aramaic) corresponding to nishtevan
Definition
a letter
NASB Translation
document (2), written reply (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
[נִשְׁתְּרָן] noun masculineEzra 4:18 letter (probably Persian; see Biblical Hebrew); — emphatic נִשְׁתְוָנָא Ezra 4:18,23; Ezra 5:5.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
letter

(Aramaic) corresponding to nishtvan -- letter.

see HEBREW nishtvan

Forms and Transliterations
נִשְׁתְּוָנָ֕א נִשְׁתְּוָנָ֖א נִשְׁתְּוָנָא֙ נשתונא niš·tə·wā·nā nishtevaNa ništəwānā
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Englishman's Concordance
Ezra 4:18
HEB: נִשְׁתְּוָנָ֕א דִּ֥י שְׁלַחְתּ֖וּן
NAS: the document which you sent
KJV: The letter which ye sent unto us
INT: the document which sent

Ezra 4:23
HEB: דִּ֞י פַּרְשֶׁ֤גֶן נִשְׁתְּוָנָא֙ דִּ֚י [אַרְתַּחְשַׁשְׂתָּא
NAS: Artaxerxes' document was read
KJV: Artaxerxes' letter [was] read
INT: forasmuch as the copy document forasmuch Artaxerxes

Ezra 5:5
HEB: וֶאֱדַ֛יִן יְתִיב֥וּן נִשְׁתְּוָנָ֖א עַל־ דְּנָֽה׃
NAS: and then a written reply be returned
KJV: they returned answer by letter concerning
INT: and then be returned A written concerning this

3 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 5407
3 Occurrences


niš·tə·wā·nā — 3 Occ.















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