Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: nishtevan
Phonetic Spelling: (nish-tev-awn')
Short Definition: decree (usually derived from Persian 👁 Image
, 👁 Image
i.e. writing, Hoffm^{ZA ii (1887), 52} yet compare Meyer^{Judenthum 22}); — absolute Ezra 4:7; Ezra 7:11.

(√ of following; Arabic 👁 Image
swell forth, become prominent, protuberant, Lane²⁷⁶⁰).

letter

Probably of Persian origin; an epistle -- letter.

הַֽנִּשְׁתְּוָ֔ן הַֽנִּשְׁתְּוָ֗ן הנשתון han·niš·tə·wān hannishteVan hanništəwānInterlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts

Strong's Hebrew 5406
2 Occurrences

han·niš·tə·wān — 2 Occ.

Ezra 4:7
HEB: פָּרָ֑ס וּכְתָב֙ הַֽנִּשְׁתְּוָ֔ן כָּת֥וּב אֲרָמִ֖ית
NAS: and the text of the letter was written
KJV: and the writing of the letter [was] written
INT: of Persia and the text of the letter was written Aramaic

Ezra 7:11
HEB: וְזֶ֣ה ׀ פַּרְשֶׁ֣גֶן הַֽנִּשְׁתְּוָ֗ן אֲשֶׁ֤ר נָתַן֙
NAS: is the copy of the decree which
KJV: Now this [is] the copy of the letter that the king
INT: now this is the copy of the decree which gave

2 Occurrences