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שֵׁתָר

𐤔𐤕𐤓

Shetar

H8369 noun

SILEX Entry

Root uncertain uncertain; proper name of Persian origin

Definition

Proper noun designating an official at the Persian court, specifically one of the royal advisors or courtiers mentioned in the Book of Esther. Used as a personal name rather than a common noun, indicating an individual Persian of prominence involved in court proclamations.

Semantic Range

personal name, Persian official; used only as a proper noun for an individual at the Persian court

Root / Etymology

etymology uncertain; the name is most likely of Persian origin and does not derive from a known Hebrew root. It is a loanword introduced through the context of the Achaemenid Persian administration.

Historical & Contextual Notes

Shethar (שֵׁתָר) appears in Esther 1:14 as one of the seven officials serving King Ahasuerus of Persia. The term does not have an attested meaning in Hebrew and is treated as a foreign personal name. Its presence reflects the inclusion of Perso-Iranian nomenclature in biblical literature set in the Persian period. English translations typically transliterate the name, and it is not associated with Israelite or Judahite titles. Shethar's role is strictly as a named figure within the narrative context and does not denote an ethnic, geographic, or religious identity. The use of such foreign names in Esther reflects both the historical context of the diaspora and the political reality under Persian rule.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

of foreign derivation; Shethar, a Persian satrap; Shethar.

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Root Family

uncertain (loanword) (uncertain) — proper name of Persian origin

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H4781 מְרֹדָךְ Merodak
H4782 מׇרְדְּכַי and to Mordecai
H5019 נְבוּכַדְנֶאצַּר Nebuchadnezzar
H5020 נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּר Nebu-kadnetstsar
H783 אַרְתַּחְשַׁשְׁתָּא to Artaxerxes

Word Forms

1 distinct form

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H8369-01 שֵׁתָר֙ shetar HNp Shethar Shethar 1

Occurrences in Scripture

1 total occurrence

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H8369-01 Esther 1:14 שֵׁתָר֙ shetar HNp Shethar Shethar
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