Tattenai
תַּתְּנַיStrong’s H8674tatenay (ta-te-nay)
Appears in 4 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Tatenay is the Aramaic word usually translated “tattenai” and “o tattenai”. It appears in 4 verses of the Old Testament.
“At the same time came to them Tatnai, governor on this side the river, and Shetharboznai, and their companions, and said thus unto them, Who hath commanded you to build this house, and to make up this wall?”
Meaning
- A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.5.3
How it's translated
- tattenai 3
- o tattenai 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Ezra 4
1 book in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Ezra 5:6The copy of the letter that Tatnai, governor on this side the river, and Shetharboznai, and his companions the Apharsachites, which were on this side the river, sent unto Darius the king:
- Ezra 6:6Now therefore, Tatnai, governor beyond the river, Shetharboznai, and your companions the Apharsachites, which are beyond the river, be ye far from thence:
- Ezra 6:13Then Tatnai, governor on this side the river, Shetharboznai, and their companions, according to that which Darius the king had sent, so they did speedily.
Aramaic dictionary
תַּתְּנַי tatenay · Tattenai
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.5.3 § Tatnai = "gift" a Persian governor in Syria who opposed the rebuilding of Jerusalem
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Aramaic, not from any one translation.