שְׁתַר בּוֹזְנַי
she.tar bo.ze.nayShethar-bozenai
hebrewOld TestamentName of a man8 occurrences1 book4 verses
This is the name of Shethar-bozenai: Persian official who questioned the Jews' temple rebuilding.
Definition
of foreign derivation; Shethar-Bozenai, a Persian officer
Traditional renderings: Shetharboznai.
Traditional renderings: Shetharboznai.
Glossary entries
Where it occurs
Occurrences
8 total
- Ezra 5:3 (2×)וּשְׁתַ֥ר; בּוֹזְנַ֖י · Shethar-bozenaiAt 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?”
- Ezra 5:6 (2×)וּשְׁתַ֤ר; בּוֹזְנַי֙ · Shethar-bozenaiThis 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 (2×)שְׁתַ֤ר; בּוֹזְנַי֙ · Shethar-bozenaiTherefore 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!
- Ezra 6:13 (2×)שְׁתַ֥ר; בּוֹזְנַ֖י · Shethar-bozenaiIn response, Tattenai the governor of the region west of the Euphrates, Shethar-bozenai, and their associates diligently carried out what King Darius had decreed.