אֲפַרְסְכַי ʼĂpharçᵉkay
Meaning
an Apharsekite or Apharsathkite, an unknown Assyrian tribe
In the King James Version: Apharsachites, Apharasthchites.
Derivation: (Aramaic) or אֲפַרְסַתְכַי; (Aramaic), of foreign origin (only in the plural);
Where it is used
- Ezra 4:9 From Rehum the commander, Shimshai the scribe, and the rest of their associates—the judges and officials over Tripolis, Persia, Erech and Babylon, the Elamites of Susa,
- Ezra 5:6 This is the text of the letter that Tattenai the governor of the region west of the Euphrates, Shethar-bozenai, and their associates, the officials in the region, sent to King Darius.
- Ezra 6:6 Therefore Darius decreed: To Tattenai governor of the region west of the Euphrates, Shethar-bozenai, and your associates and officials in the region: You must stay away from that place!