Aramaic word · H8370

שְׁתַר בּוֹזְנַי

boznai

Shethar-bozenai

A Biblical Aramaic word, from the parts of the Old Testament written in Aramaic. Why Aramaic?

Appears 8 times in 4 verses of the Aramaic of the Old Testament. ·

What it means

A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.5.3

§ Shethar-boznai = "star of splendour"

a Persian officer in the reign of Darius

Abridged from Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), via STEPBible.org (CC BY 4.0).

Where it appears

Ezra · 8

  1. Ezra 5:3 וּשְׁתַ֥ר בּוֹזְנַ֖י and Shethar-, Bozenai

    At that time Tattenai the governor of the region west of the Euphrates, Shethar-bozenai, and their associates went to the Jews and asked, “Who authorized you to rebuild this temple and restore this structure?”

    Here: 'And' plus the first part of the second official's name.

  2. Ezra 5:6 וּשְׁתַ֤ר בּוֹזְנַי֙ and Shethar-, Bozenai

    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.

    Here: 'And' plus the first part of a two-part Persian personal name.

  3. Ezra 6:6 שְׁתַ֤ר בּוֹזְנַי֙ Shethar-, Bozenai

    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!

  4. Ezra 6:13 שְׁתַ֥ר בּוֹזְנַ֖י Shethar-, Bozenai

    In response, Tattenai the governor of the region west of the Euphrates, Shethar-bozenai, and their associates diligently carried out what King Darius had decreed.

    Here: First part of the name of a second official, possibly Tattenai's secretary or deputy. He appears with Tattenai in 5:3, 5:6 and 6:6.

Word data: STEPBible.org (CC BY 4.0), main text only.