אחשדרפן

Hebrew

Etymology

From Old Persian 𐎧𐏁𐏂𐎱𐎠𐎺𐎠 (xšaçapāvā), cognate to English satrap.

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /aχaʃ.daʁˈpan/

Noun

אֲחַשְׁדַּרְפַּן • (aḥashdarpán) m (plural indefinite אֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנִים, plural construct אֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנֵי־)

1. satrap
   • Tanach, Esther 9:3, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:

     וְכָל־שָׂרֵי הַמְּדִינוֹת וְהָאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנִים וְהַפַּחוֹת וְעֹשֵׂי הַמְּלָאכָה אֲשֶׁר לַמֶּלֶךְ מְנַשְּׂאִים אֶת־הַיְּהוּדִים כִּי־נָפַל פַּחַד־מָרְדֳּכַי עֲלֵיהֶם׃

     v-khol saréi ha-mdinót v-ha-aḥashdarpením v-ha-paḥót v-'oséi ha-mlakhá ashér la-mélekh mnas'ím et ha-yhudím ki nafál páḥad Mordokhái 'aleihém.

     And all the princes of the provinces, and the satraps, and the governors, and they that did the king’s business, helped the Jews; because the fear of Mordecai was fallen upon them.