H6579 פַּרְתַּם (partam) par-tam'

Hebrew

Noun (Masculine, Hebrew)

Quick Definition

noble

Strong's Definition

a grandee

Derivation: of Persian origin;

KJV Usage: (most) noble, prince.

TWOT Reference: 1839

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) noble, nobleman

Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents

This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:

G1741

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

פַּרְתְּמִים (par.tam) — noble. noble, nobleman

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

פַּרְתְּמִים (H6579)

noun m

Classes

nobles = people belonging to the nobility ≈ and considered worthy of respect

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Reinier de Blois

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

פַּרְתְּמִים n.m.pl. nobles base

Bible Occurrences (3)

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Esther 1:3

In the third year of his reign, [Xerxes] held a feast for all his officials and servants. The military leaders of Persia and Media [were there], along with the nobles and princes of the provinces.

Esther 6:9

Let the robe and the horse be entrusted... to one of the king’s most noble princes. Let them array the man the king wants to honor and parade him on the horse through the city square, proclaiming before him, This is what is done for the man whom the king is delighted to honor!

Daniel 1:3

Then the king ordered Ashpenaz, the chief of his court officials, to bring in some Israelites... from the royal family and the nobility—