Biblical Persons & Places
Apharasthchite
Word sometimes translated as a title
Word sometimes translated as a title;
called Apharasthchite (אֲפָֽרְסְכָיֵא); or "governors" (KJV= Apharasthchite; NIV= "officials") (Aramiac אֲפָֽרְסַתְּכָיֵא)
Strong's Definition
an Apharsekite or Apharsathkite, an unknown Assyrian tribe
Derivation: (Aramaic) or אֲפַרְסַתְכַי; (Aramaic), of foreign origin (only in the plural);
KJV Usage: Apharsachites, Apharasthchites.
TWOT Reference: 2599,2600
Outline of Biblical Usage
Apharsachites = "as causers of division (?)" Apharsathchites = "I will divide the deceivers (?)"
1) (CLBL) an unknown office
2) (BDB) perhaps an office or an official
3) (TWOT)
3a) a people
3b) perhaps a title of an official
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
אֲפַרְסַתְכַי / אֲפַרְסְכַי (Aramaic)
ăpharsekay / ăpharsathkay
BDB Definition:
Apharsathchites = I will divide the deceivers (?)
1) (CLBL) an unknown office
2) (BDB) perhaps an office or an official
3) (TWOT)
3a) a people
3b) perhaps a title of an official
Part of Speech: noun proper masculine plural; Persian
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: of foreign origin
Same Word by TWOT Number: 2599, 2600
Total KJV Occurrences: 3