Quick Definition
Tartan
Biblical Persons & Places
Tartan
Leader's title
Title of a leader, first mentioned at 2Ki.18.17;
referred to as Tartan or "chief" (KJV= Tartan, NIV= "supreme commander") (תַּרְתָּן).
Strong's Definition
Tartan, an Assyrian
Derivation: of foreign derivation;
KJV Usage: Tartan.
TWOT Reference: 2549
Outline of Biblical Usage
1) Tartan-field marshal, general, or commander
1a) a title used by the Assyrian military
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
תַּרְתָּן (tar.tan) — Tartan. 1) Tartan-field marshal, general, or commander 1a) a title used by the Assyrian military
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
תַּרְתָּן n.m. title of As. general = field-marshal base