נִשְׁתְּוָן
Transliteration
ništᵊvān
Pronunciation
nish-tev-awn'
Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Probably of Persian origin
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1439

Strong’s Definitions

נִשְׁתְּוָן nishtᵉvân, nish-tev-awn'; probably of Persian origin; an epistle:—letter.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x

The KJV translates Strong's H5406 in the following manner: letter (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x
The KJV translates Strong's H5406 in the following manner: letter (2x).

  1. letter

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
נִשְׁתְּוָן nishtᵉvân, nish-tev-awn'; probably of Persian origin; an epistle:—letter.
STRONGS H5406: Abbreviations
† נִשְׁתְּוָן noun [masculine] letter (usually derived from Persian , i.e. writing, HoffmZA ii (1887), 52 yet compare MeyerJudenthum 22); — absolute נ׳ Ezra 4:7; Ezra 7:11.

See related Aramaic BDB entry H5407.
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Ezra

4:7; 7:11