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Shethar <a href="../hebrew/8370.htm" title="8370">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">Shethar: Shethar</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">שֵׁתָר</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Proper Name Masculine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>Shethar<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>SHEH-thar<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(shay-thawr')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Shethar<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>Shethar<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Of Persian origin<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>There is no direct Greek equivalent for the name Shethar, as it is a proper noun specific to the Hebrew text and the context of the Persian Empire.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The name "Shethar" is used in the Bible as a proper noun referring to a specific individual. In the context of the Scriptures, Shethar is one of the seven princes of Persia and Media who had access to the king's presence and sat first in the kingdom.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>The name Shethar appears in the context of the Persian Empire, which was a dominant world power during the time of the Jewish exile. The Persian Empire was known for its vast expanse and its administrative structure, which included a council of princes who advised the king. These princes held significant influence and were integral to the governance of the empire. The mention of Shethar highlights the political landscape of the time and the interactions between the Jewish people and the Persian authorities.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>of foreign origin<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a prince of Pers.<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>Shethar (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">שֵׁתָר</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>proper name, masculine</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>a prince of Persia</b></font> <a href="/interlinear/esther/1-14.htm">Esther 1:14</a>; <font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">Σαρσαθαιος</font>. <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>Shethar <p>Of foreign derivation; Shethar, a Persian satrap -- Shethar. <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>שֵׁתָר֙ שתר šê·ṯār šêṯār sheTar<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/esther/1-14.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Esther 1:14</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/esther/1.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אֵלָ֗יו כַּרְשְׁנָ֤א <b> שֵׁתָר֙ </b> אַדְמָ֣תָא תַרְשִׁ֔ישׁ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/esther/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> to him: Carshena, <span class="itali">Shethar,</span> Admatha,<br><a href="/kjvs/esther/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> unto him [was] Carshena, <span class="itali">Shethar,</span> Admatha,<br><a href="/interlinear/esther/1-14.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> to him Carshena <span class="itali">Shethar</span> Admatha Tarshish<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8369.htm">1 Occurrence</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8369.htm">Strong's Hebrew 8369<br>1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/shetar_8369.htm">šê·ṯār — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/hebrew/8368.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="8368"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="8368" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/hebrew/8370.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="8370"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="8370" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>