Quick Definition
Tattenai
Biblical Persons & Places
Tattenai
Man living at the time of Exile and Return
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.5.3;
only referred to as Tattenai (תַּתְּנַי).
Strong's Definition
Tattenai, a Persian
Derivation: of foreign derivation;
KJV Usage: Tatnai.
Outline of Biblical Usage
Tatnai = "gift"
1) a Persian governor in Syria who opposed the rebuilding of Jerusalem
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
תַּתְּנַי (ta.te.nay) — Tattenai. A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.5.3 § Tatnai = "gift" a Persian governor in Syria who opposed the rebuilding of Jerusalem
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
תַּתְּנַי n.pr.m. Pers. prefect in Syria base