Tartan
תַּרְתָּןStrong’s H8661tartan (tar-tan)
Appears in 2 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Tartan is the Hebrew word usually translated “commander in chief” and “supreme commander”. It appears in 2 verses of the Old Testament.
“And the king of Assyria sent Tartan and Rabsaris and Rabshakeh from Lachish to king Hezekiah with a great host against Jerusalem. And they went up and came to Jerusalem. And when they were come up, they came and stood by the conduit of the upper pool, which is in the highway of the fuller’s field.”
Meaning
- Tartan-field marshal, general, or commandera title used by the Assyrian military
How it's translated
- commander in chief 1
- supreme commander 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 2 Kings 1
- Isaiah 1
2 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
Hebrew dictionary
תַּרְתָּן tartan · Tartan
1) Tartan-field marshal, general, or commander 1a) a title used by the Assyrian military
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “tartan” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
T'ARTAN, noun
A small coasting vessel with one mast and a bowsprit, and the principal sail, which is very large, extended by a lateen-yard.
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.