Tiphtay — H8614

Definition

masculine noun

judicial, i.e. a lawyer

1. magistrate
2. (BDB) name of a magistrate

Usually translated as

sheriff

Origin

(Aramaic) perhaps from H8199

• Derived from Shâphaṭ (H8199)

Greek equivalents

• exousía (G1849)

Occurrences

Tiphtay occurs 2 times in the King James.

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

• Daniel 3:2 — Then Nebuchadnezzar the king sent to gather together the princes, the governors, and the captains, the judges, the treasurers, the counsellors, the sheriffs (תִּפְתָּיֵ֔א), and all the rulers of the provinces, to come to the dedication of the image which Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up.
• Daniel 3:3 — Then the princes, the governors, and captains, the judges, the treasurers, the counsellors, the sheriffs (תִּפְתָּיֵ֗א), and all the rulers of the provinces, were gathered together unto the dedication of the image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up; and they stood before the image that Nebuchadnezzar had set up.