תַּרְתָּן

tar.tanTartan
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This is the name of Tartan: Title of an Assyrian military commander.

Definition

of foreign derivation; Tartan, an Assyrian
Traditional renderings: Tartan.

Glossary entries

Tartan

Where it occurs

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Occurrences

2 total
  1. 2 Kings 18:17תַּרְתָּ֥ן · the Tartan
    Nevertheless, the king of Assyria sent the Tartan, the Rabsaris, and the Rabshakeh, along with a great army, from Lachish to King Hezekiah at Jerusalem. They advanced up to Jerusalem and stationed themselves by the aqueduct of the upper pool, on the road to the Launderer’s Field.
  2. Isaiah 20:1תַרְתָּן֙ · that the chief commander
    Before the year that the chief commander, sent by Sargon king of Assyria, came to Ashdod and attacked and captured it,