תַּתְּנַי

ta.te.nayTattenai
hebrewOld TestamentName of a man4 occurrences1 book4 verses
This is the name of Tattenai: Persian governor who questioned the Jews' authority to rebuild.

Definition

of foreign derivation; Tattenai, a Persian
Traditional renderings: Tatnai.

Glossary entries

Tattenai

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Occurrences

4 total
  1. Ezra 5:3תַּ֠תְּנַי · Tattenai
    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?”
  2. Ezra 5:6תַּתְּנַ֣י׀ · Tattenai
    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.
  3. Ezra 6:6תַּ֠תְּנַי · To Tattenai
    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 6:13תַּתְּנַ֞י · Tattenai
    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.