Noble
פַּרְתְּמִיםStrong’s H6579partam (par-tam)
Appears in 3 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Partam is the Hebrew word usually translated “nobles”. It appears in 3 verses of the Old Testament.
“And the king spake unto Ashpenaz the master of his eunuchs, that he should bring certain of the children of Israel, and of the king’s seed, and of the princes;”
Meaning
- Noble, nobleman
How it's translated
- the nobles 3
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Esther 2
- Daniel 1
2 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Esther 1:3In the third year of his reign, he made a feast unto all his princes and his servants; the power of Persia and Media, the nobles and princes of the provinces, being before him:
- Esther 6:9And let this apparel and horse be delivered to the hand of one of the king’s most noble princes, that they may array the man withal whom the king delighteth to honour, and bring him on horseback through the street of the city, and proclaim before him, Thus shall it be done to the man whom the king delighteth to honour.
Hebrew dictionary
פַּרְתְּמִים partam · noble
noble, nobleman
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “noble” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
NO'BLE, adjective
- Great; elevated; dignified; being above every thing that can dishonor reputation; as a nobel mind; a noble courage; noble deeds of valor.
- Exalted; elevated; sublime.
- Magnificent; stately; splendid; as a noble parade; a noble edifice.
- Of an ancient and splendid family; as nobel by descent.
All definitions and other forms of “noble”
- Distinguished from commoners by rank and title; as a noble personage.
- Free; generous; liberal; as a noble heart.
- Principal; capital; as the noble parts of the body.
- Ingenuous; candid; of an excellent disposition; ready to receive truth. Acts 17:11
- Of the best kind; choice; excellent; as a noble vine. Jeremiah 2:21
NO'BLE, noun
- A person of rank above a commoner; a nobleman; a peer; as a duke, marquis, earl, viscount or baron.
- In Scripture, a person of honorable family or distinguished by station. Exodus 24:11Nehemiah 6:17
- Originally, a gold coin, but now a money of account, value 6s. 8d. sterling, or $1 48cts.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.