Biblical Persons & Places
Artaxerxes
Artaxerxes Longimanus, an emperor living at the time of Exile and Return
A king living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.4.7 (though some think this is another Artaxerxes);
referred to as Artaxerxes (אַרְתַּחְשַׁשְׂתָּא), or Artaxerxes (Aramiac אַרְתַּחְשַׁשְׂתְּא);
son of Xerxes I or Ahasuerus and Vashti;
brother of Darius.
Strong's Definition
Artachshasta (or Artaxerxes), a title (rather than name) of several Persian kings
Derivation: or אַרְתַּחְשַׁשְׁתְּא; or by permutation אַרְתַּחְשַׁסְתְּא; of foreign origin;
KJV Usage: Artaxerxes.
Outline of Biblical Usage
Artaxerxes = "I will make the spoiled to boil: I will stir myself (in) winter"
1) son and successor of Xerxes as emperor of Persia, 465-424 BC
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
אַרְתַּחְשַׁשְׁתְּא / אַרְתַּחְשַׁשְׁתָּא
artachshashtâ / artachshasht
BDB Definition:
Artaxerxes = I will make the spoiled to boil: I will stir myself (in) winter
1) son and successor of Xerxes as emperor of Persia, 465-424 BC
Part of Speech: noun proper masculine
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: of foreign origin
Total KJV Occurrences: 15