נִשְׁתְּוָן nishtᵉvân

Meaning

an epistle

In the King James Version: letter.

Derivation: probably of Persian origin;

Where it is used

• Ezra 4:7 And in the days of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of his associates wrote a letter to Artaxerxes. It was written in Aramaic and then translated.
• Ezra 7:11 This is the text of the letter King Artaxerxes had given to Ezra the priest and scribe, an expert in the commandments and statutes of the LORD to Israel: