Mithrᵉdâth — H4990

Definition

masculine proper noun

Mithredath, the name of two Persians

1. Mithredath = "given by Mithra"
2. treasurer of king Cyrus of Persia
3. a Persian officer stationed at Samaria in the time of Artaxerxes

Usually translated as

Mithredath

Origin

of Persian origin

Occurrences

Mithrᵉdâth occurs 2 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Ezra (2)

• Ezra 1:8 — Even those did Cyrus king of Persia bring forth by the hand of Mithredath (מִתְרְדָ֣ת) the treasurer, and numbered them unto Sheshbazzar, the prince of Judah.
• Ezra 4:7 — And in the days of Artaxerxes wrote Bishlam, Mithredath (מִתְרְדָ֤ת), Tabeel, and the rest of their companions, unto Artaxerxes king of Persia; and the writing of the letter was written in the Syrian tongue, and interpreted in the Syrian tongue.