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Apharsite

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(rending). Assyrian nomads settled in Samaria (Ezra 4:9; 5:6⁹Then wrote Rehum the chancellor, and Shimshai the scribe, and the rest of their companions; the Dinaites, the Apharsathchites, the Tarpelites, the Apharsites, the Archevites, the Babylonians, the Susanchites, the Dehavites, and the Elamites, (Ezra 4:9)
⁶The copy of the letter that Tatnai, governor on this side the river, and Shethar-boznai, and his companions the Apharsachites, which were on this side the river, sent unto Darius the king: (Ezra 5:6)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

Some unknown Assyrian tribe sent as colonists to Samaria under Asnapper (Ezra 4:9⁹Then wrote Rehum the chancellor, and Shimshai the scribe, and the rest of their companions; the Dinaites, the Apharsathchites, the Tarpelites, the Apharsites, the Archevites, the Babylonians, the Susanchites, the Dehavites, and the Elamites, (Ezra 4:9); Ezra 5:6⁶The copy of the letter that Tatnai, governor on this side the river, and Shethar-boznai, and his companions the Apharsachites, which were on this side the river, sent unto Darius the king: (Ezra 5:6); Ezra 6:6⁶Now therefore, Tatnai, governor beyond the river, Shethar-boznai, and your companions the Apharsachites, which are beyond the river, be ye far from thence: (Ezra 6:6)).

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

670 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

’Apharcay

Phonic:

af-aw-re-sah’ee

Meaning:

(Aramaic) of foreign origin (only in the plural); an Apherasite or inhabitant of an unknown region of Assyria

KJV Usage:

Apharsite

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

causers of division (?)

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

Dividing; tearing asunder-inhabitant of an unknown region of Assyria, Ezra 4:9. {Disruptio}