Bible Dictionaries
Tarpelites
Holman Bible Dictionary
(Tar' peh litess) KJV transliteration of an Aramaic title in Ezra 4:9 . Most modern translations render the term, “officials” (NIV, “men of Tripolis”).
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Bibliography Information
Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Tarpelites'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​hbd/​t/tarpelites.html. 1991.