Nishtᵉvân — H5406

Definition

masculine noun

an epistle

1. letter

Usually translated as

letter

Origin

probably of Persian origin

Greek equivalents

• diátagma (G1297)

Occurrences

Nishtᵉvân occurs 2 times in the King James.

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

• Ezra 4:7 — And in the days of Artaxerxes wrote Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of their companions, unto Artaxerxes king of Persia; and the writing of the letter (הַֽנִּשְׁתְּוָ֔ן) was written in the Syrian tongue, and interpreted in the Syrian tongue.
• Ezra 7:11 — Now this is the copy of the letter (הַֽנִּשְׁתְּוָ֗ן) that the king Artaxerxes gave unto Ezra the priest, the scribe, even a scribe of the words of the commandments of the LORD, and of his statutes to Israel.