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Shethar Bozenay <a href="../hebrew/8371.htm" title="8371">►</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 Bozenay: Shethar-Bozenai</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">שְׁתַר בּוֹזְנַי</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Proper Name Masculine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>Shthar Bowznay<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>sheth-ar-bo-ze-nai<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(sheth-ar' bo-zen-ah'-ee)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Shethar-Bozenai<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>Shethar-Bozenai<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Likely of Persian origin, possibly a compound name.<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>There are no direct Greek equivalents for Shethar-Bozenai, as it is a proper name specific to the Hebrew text and the historical context of the Persian Empire.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The name Shethar-Bozenai appears in the context of the post-exilic period of Israel's history. It is a proper name used to identify a Persian official who opposed the rebuilding of the Jewish temple in Jerusalem during the reign of King Darius.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>Shethar-Bozenai is mentioned in the book of Ezra, which details the return of the Jewish exiles from Babylon and the subsequent efforts to rebuild the temple in Jerusalem. This period was marked by significant opposition from local officials and neighboring peoples who were threatened by the re-establishment of a Jewish presence in the region. The Persian Empire, under which the Jews were allowed to return, had a complex administrative system with various officials overseeing different regions, and Shethar-Bozenai was one such official.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>(Aramaic) of foreign origin<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a Pers. official<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>Shethar-bozenai (4).<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">שְׁתַר בּוֺזְנַי</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>proper name, masculine</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>Persian official</b></font> <a href="/interlinear/ezra/5-3.htm">Ezra 5:3,6</a>; <a href="/interlinear/ezra/6-6.htm">Ezra 6:6,13</a>; <font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">Σαθαρβουζανα</font> (<font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">αι</font>, <font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">ε</font>, <font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">ης</font>); <font class="hebrew2">ᵐ5</font><sup>L</sup> <font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">Σαθραβωζαης</font> (Andr<sup>M 87 *</sup> proposes <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">מתרב</font>, Greek <font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">Μιθροβουζάνης</font>, = Old Iranian *<i><em>Mithrabauzana</em></i>, <em>Mithra is delieverer</em> (or the like), Mey<sup>Entst, J.32</sup>; Scheft<sup>92f.</sup> Old Iranian <i><em>Šêtharabûzana</em></i>, <em>empire-delivering</em>; Wkl<sup>MVAG 1887, 281 f.</sup> conjecture a title).<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-boznai <p>Of foreign derivation; Shethar-Bozenai, a Persian officer -- Shethar-boznai. <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>בּוֹזְנַ֖י בּוֹזְנַי֙ בוזני bō·wz·nay bōwznay bozNai<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/ezra/5-3.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezra 5:3</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezra/5.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">נַהֲרָ֛ה וּשְׁתַ֥ר <b> בּוֹזְנַ֖י </b> וּכְנָוָתְה֑וֹן וְכֵן֙</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ezra/5.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> the River, <span class="itali">and Shethar-bozenai</span> and their colleagues<br><a href="/kjvs/ezra/5.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the river, <span class="itali">and Shetharboznai,</span> and their companions,<br><a href="/interlinear/ezra/5-3.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> beyond the River <span class="itali">and Shethar-bozenai</span> and their colleagues thus<p><b><a href="/text/ezra/5-6.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezra 5:6</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezra/5.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">נַהֲרָ֗ה וּשְׁתַ֤ר <b> בּוֹזְנַי֙ </b> וּכְנָ֣וָתֵ֔הּ אֲפַ֨רְסְכָיֵ֔א</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ezra/5.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> the River, <span class="itali">and Shethar-bozenai</span> and his colleagues<br><a href="/kjvs/ezra/5.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the river, <span class="itali">and Shetharboznai,</span> and his companions<br><a href="/interlinear/ezra/5-6.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> beyond the River <span class="itali">and Shethar-bozenai</span> and his colleagues the officials<p><b><a href="/text/ezra/6-6.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezra 6:6</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezra/6.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">נַהֲרָ֜ה שְׁתַ֤ר <b> בּוֹזְנַי֙ </b> וּכְנָוָ֣תְה֔וֹן אֲפַרְסְכָיֵ֔א</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ezra/6.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> the River, <span class="itali">Shethar-bozenai</span> and your colleagues,<br><a href="/kjvs/ezra/6.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the river, <span class="itali">Shetharboznai,</span> and your companions<br><a href="/interlinear/ezra/6-6.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> beyond the River <span class="itali">Shethar-bozenai</span> and your colleagues the officials<p><b><a href="/text/ezra/6-13.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezra 6:13</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezra/6.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">נַהֲרָ֛ה שְׁתַ֥ר <b> בּוֹזְנַ֖י </b> וּכְנָוָתְה֑וֹן לָקֳבֵ֗ל</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ezra/6.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> the River, <span class="itali">Shethar-bozenai</span> and their colleagues<br><a href="/kjvs/ezra/6.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the river, <span class="itali">Shetharboznai,</span> and their companions,<br><a href="/interlinear/ezra/6-13.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> beyond the River <span class="itali">Shethar-bozenai</span> and their colleagues just<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8370.htm">4 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8370.htm">Strong's Hebrew 8370<br>4 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/boznai_8370.htm">bō·wz·nay — 4 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'; 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