6572. parshegen or pathshegen
Strong's Lexicon
parshegen or pathshegen: Copy, text, decree

Original Word: פַרְשֶׁגֶן
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: parshegen
Pronunciation: par-sheh'-gen
Phonetic Spelling: (par-sheh'-ghen)
Definition: Copy, text, decree
Meaning: a transcript

Word Origin: Of Persian origin

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent in Strong's Concordance, as "parshegen" is specific to the Hebrew text and its context within the Persian influence on the Jewish people.

Usage: The term "parshegen" refers to a written copy or text, often used in the context of official documents or decrees. It signifies an authoritative written record or transcript, particularly in the context of royal edicts or legal documents.

Cultural and Historical Background: The word "parshegen" is of Persian origin, reflecting the influence of the Persian Empire on the Jewish people during the time of the Babylonian exile and subsequent Persian rule. This period was marked by the issuance of royal decrees that were critical for the administration of the vast Persian Empire. The use of written documents was essential for communication across the empire's diverse and widespread territories.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
of foreign origin
Definition
a copy
NASB Translation
copy (4).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
מַּרְשֶׁ֫גֶן noun masculine copy (loan-word from Perssian through Aramaic, see Biblical Aramaic); — construct הַנִּשְׁתְּוָן ׳פ Ezra 7:11, compare מַּתְשֶׁגֶן.

מַּתְשֶׁ֫גֶן noun masculine copy ( = מַּרְשֶׁנֶן q. v.); — construct (הַ)כְּתָב ׳מּ Esther 3:14; Esther 4:8; Esther 8:13.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
copy

Or pathshegen {path-sheh'-gen}; of foreign origin; a transcript -- copy.

Forms and Transliterations
פַּרְשֶׁ֣גֶן פַּתְשֶׁ֣גֶן פרשגן פתשגן par·še·ḡen paršeḡen parShegen paṯ·še·ḡen paṯšeḡen patShegen
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Englishman's Concordance
Ezra 7:11
HEB: וְזֶ֣ה ׀ פַּרְשֶׁ֣גֶן הַֽנִּשְׁתְּוָ֗ן אֲשֶׁ֤ר
NAS: Now this is the copy of the decree
KJV: Now this [is] the copy of the letter
INT: now this is the copy of the decree which

Esther 3:14
HEB: פַּתְשֶׁ֣גֶן הַכְּתָ֗ב לְהִנָּ֤תֵֽן
NAS: A copy of the edict to be issued
KJV: The copy of the writing
INT: A copy of the edict to be issued

Esther 4:8
HEB: וְאֶת־ פַּתְשֶׁ֣גֶן כְּתָֽב־ הַ֠דָּת
NAS: He also gave him a copy of the text
KJV: Also he gave him the copy of the writing
INT: A copy of the text of the edict

Esther 8:13
HEB: פַּתְשֶׁ֣גֶן הַכְּתָ֗ב לְהִנָּ֤תֵֽן
NAS: A copy of the edict to be issued
KJV: The copy of the writing
INT: A copy of the edict to be issued

4 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 6572
4 Occurrences


par·še·ḡen — 1 Occ.
paṯ·še·ḡen — 3 Occ.















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