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Ezra 7

Ezra 7:12 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Artaxerxes
'Artachshashta' (Hebrew #783)
or by permutation gArtachshactu {ar-takh-shast'}; of foreign origin; Artachshasta (or Artaxerxes), a title (rather than name) of several Persian kings
KJV usage: Artaxerxes.
Pronounce: ar-takh-shash-taw'
Origin: or mArtachshasht {ar-takh- shasht'}
, king
melek (Hebrew #4430)
a king
KJV usage: king, royal.
Pronounce: meh'-lek
Origin: (Aramaic) corresponding to 4428
o of kings
melek (Hebrew #4430)
a king
KJV usage: king, royal.
Pronounce: meh'-lek
Origin: (Aramaic) corresponding to 4428
, κunto Ezra
`Ezra' (Hebrew #5831)
(Aramaic) corresponding to 5830; Ezra, an Israelite --Ezra.
Pronounce: ez-raw'
the priest
kahen (Hebrew #3549)
(Aramaic) corresponding to 3548
KJV usage: priest.
Pronounce: kaw-hane'
, a scribe
capher (Hebrew #5613)
a scribe (secular or sacred)
KJV usage: scribe.
Pronounce: saw-fare'
Origin: (Aramaic) from the same as 5609
of the law
dath (Hebrew #1882)
(Aramaic) corresponding to 1881
KJV usage: decree, law.
Pronounce: dawth
of the God
'elahh (Hebrew #426)
God
KJV usage: God, god.
Pronounce: el-aw'
Origin: (Aramaic) corresponding to 433
of heaven
shamayin (Hebrew #8065)
(Aramaic) corresponding to 8064
KJV usage: heaven.
Pronounce: shaw-mah'-yin
, perfect
gmar (Hebrew #1585)
(Aramaic) corresponding to 1584
KJV usage: perfect.
Pronounce: ghem-ar'
peace, and at such a time
k`eneth (Hebrew #3706)
feminine of 3705; thus (only in the formula "and so forth")
KJV usage: at such a time.
Pronounce: keh-eh'-neth
Origin: (Aramaic) or kaeth (Aramaic) {keh-eth'}
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Ezek. 26:7• 7For thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Behold, I will bring from the north, against Tyre, Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, the king of kings, with horses, and with chariots, and with horsemen, and an assemblage, and much people. (Ezek. 26:7)
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Dan. 2:37• 37Thou, O king, art a king of kings, unto whom the God of the heavens hath given the kingdom, the power, and the strength, and the glory; (Dan. 2:37)
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or, to Ezra the priest, a perfect scribe of the law of the God of heaven, peace, etc.

More on:

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Artaxerxes,
Ezra,
God,
Heaven,
King,
Law,
Priest; Priesthood,
Scribes

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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Artaxerxes.The title of the king would, in Persian, run thus: {Ardsheer shahinshah,} or {padshah,} "Ardsheer, king of kings," i.e., great or supreme king or emperor.
1 Kings 4:24• 24For he had dominion over all on this side the river, from Tiphsah as far as Gazah, over all the kings on this side the river; and he had peace on all sides round about. (1 Kings 4:24)
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1 Kings 20:1• 1And Ben-Hadad king of Syria assembled all his host; and there were thirty-two kings with him, and horses and chariots; and he went up and besieged Samaria, and fought against it. (1 Kings 20:1)
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Isa. 10:8• 8For he saith, Are not my princes all kings? (Isa. 10:8)
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Ezek. 26:7• 7For thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Behold, I will bring from the north, against Tyre, Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, the king of kings, with horses, and with chariots, and with horsemen, and an assemblage, and much people. (Ezek. 26:7)
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Dan. 2:37,47• 37Thou, O king, art a king of kings, unto whom the God of the heavens hath given the kingdom, the power, and the strength, and the glory;
 47The king answered Daniel and said, Of a truth it is that your God is the God of gods, and the Lord of kings, and a revealer of secrets, because thou wast able to reveal this secret. (Dan. 2:37,47)
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1 Tim. 6:15• 15which in its own time the blessed and only Ruler shall shew, the King of those that reign, and Lord of those that exercise lordship; (1 Tim. 6:15)
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Rev. 17:14• 14These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them; for he is Lord of lords and King of kings: and they that are with him called, and chosen, and faithful. (Rev. 17:14)
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Rev. 19:16• 16And he has upon his garment, and upon his thigh, a name written, King of kings, and Lord of lords. (Rev. 19:16)
unto Ezra, etc.
or, to Ezra the priest, a perfect scribe ofthe law of the God of heaven, peace, etc.
and at such a time.
Ezra 4:10‑11,17• 10and the rest of the peoples whom the great and noble Osnappar brought over and settled in the cities of Samaria, and the rest of the country on this side the river, and so forth.
 11This is the copy of the letter that they sent to him: To Artaxerxes the king: Thy servants the men on this side the river, and so forth.
 17The king sent an answer to Rehum the chancellor, and Shimshai the scribe, and the rest of their companions that dwell in Samaria, and the other places beyond the river: Peace, and so forth. (Ezra 4:10‑11,17)
• A salutation which shows that Ezra was a true witness in the midst of the Gentiles. (“The Book of Ezra: Restoration From Babylon: Ezra 7” by E. Dennett)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Artaxerxes, king of kings, to Ezra the priest, an accomplishede scribe of the law of the God of the heavens, and so forth.

JND Translation Notes

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Others translate, "a scribe of ... of heavens. perfect [peace]."