8370. Shethar Bozenay

Strong's Lexicon

Shethar Bozenay: Shethar-Bozenai

Original Word: שְׁתַר בּוֹזְנַי
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Transliteration: Shthar Bowznay
Pronunciation: sheth-ar-bo-ze-nai
Phonetic Spelling: (sheth-ar' bo-zen-ah'-ee)
Definition: Shethar-Bozenai
Meaning: Shethar-Bozenai

Word Origin: Likely of Persian origin, possibly a compound name.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct Greek equivalents for Shethar-Bozenai, as it is a proper name specific to the Hebrew text and the historical context of the Persian Empire.

Usage: The name Shethar-Bozenai appears in the context of the post-exilic period of Israel's history. It is a proper name used to identify a Persian official who opposed the rebuilding of the Jewish temple in Jerusalem during the reign of King Darius.

Cultural and Historical Background: Shethar-Bozenai is mentioned in the book of Ezra, which details the return of the Jewish exiles from Babylon and the subsequent efforts to rebuild the temple in Jerusalem. This period was marked by significant opposition from local officials and neighboring peoples who were threatened by the re-establishment of a Jewish presence in the region. The Persian Empire, under which the Jews were allowed to return, had a complex administrative system with various officials overseeing different regions, and Shethar-Bozenai was one such official.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
(Aramaic) of foreign origin
Definition
a Pers. official
NASB Translation
Shethar-bozenai (4).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

שְׁתַר בּוֺזְנַי proper name, masculine Persian official Ezra 5:3,6; Ezra 6:6,13; Σαθαρβουζανα (αι, ε, ης); ᵐ5^L Σαθραβωζαης (Andr^{M 87 *} proposes ׳מתרב, Greek Μιθροβουζάνης, = Old Iranian *Mithrabauzana, Mithra is delieverer (or the like), Mey^{Entst, J.32}; Scheft^92f. Old Iranian Šêtharabûzana, empire-delivering; Wkl^{MVAG 1887, 281 f.} conjecture a title).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Shethar-boznai

Of foreign derivation; Shethar-Bozenai, a Persian officer -- Shethar-boznai.

Forms and Transliterations

בּוֹזְנַ֖י בּוֹזְנַי֙ בוזני bō·wz·nay bōwznay bozNai

Englishman's Concordance

Ezra 5:3
HEB: נַהֲרָ֛ה וּשְׁתַ֥ר בּוֹזְנַ֖י וּכְנָוָתְה֑וֹן וְכֵן֙
NAS: the River, and Shethar-bozenai and their colleagues
KJV: the river, and Shetharboznai, and their companions,
INT: beyond the River and Shethar-bozenai and their colleagues thus

Ezra 5:6
HEB: נַהֲרָ֗ה וּשְׁתַ֤ר בּוֹזְנַי֙ וּכְנָ֣וָתֵ֔הּ אֲפַ֨רְסְכָיֵ֔א
NAS: the River, and Shethar-bozenai and his colleagues
KJV: the river, and Shetharboznai, and his companions
INT: beyond the River and Shethar-bozenai and his colleagues the officials

Ezra 6:6
HEB: נַהֲרָ֜ה שְׁתַ֤ר בּוֹזְנַי֙ וּכְנָוָ֣תְה֔וֹן אֲפַרְסְכָיֵ֔א
NAS: the River, Shethar-bozenai and your colleagues,
KJV: the river, Shetharboznai, and your companions
INT: beyond the River Shethar-bozenai and your colleagues the officials

Ezra 6:13
HEB: נַהֲרָ֛ה שְׁתַ֥ר בּוֹזְנַ֖י וּכְנָוָתְה֑וֹן לָקֳבֵ֗ל
NAS: the River, Shethar-bozenai and their colleagues
KJV: the river, Shetharboznai, and their companions,
INT: beyond the River Shethar-bozenai and their colleagues just

4 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 8370
4 Occurrences

bō·wz·nay — 4 Occ.