Lectionary Calendar
Tuesday, June 17th, 2025
the Week of Proper 6 / Ordinary 11
the Week of Proper 6 / Ordinary 11
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Bible Lexicons
Old Testament Hebrew Lexical Dictionary Hebrew Lexicon
Strong's #5407 - נִשְׁתְּוָן
Transliteration
nishtᵉvân
Phonetics
nish-tev-awn'
Origin
corresponding to (H5406)
Parts of Speech
masculine noun
TWOT
2878
Definition
- Brown-Driver-Briggs
- Strong
Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition
- letter
Frequency Lists
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Verse Results

ASV (3)
Ezra
3
BSB (3)
Ezra
3
CSB (3)
Ezra
3
ESV (4)
Deuteronomy
1
Ezra
3
KJV (3)
Ezra
3
LEB (3)
Ezra
3
LSB (3)
Ezra
3
N95 (4)
Ezra
4
NAS (3)
Ezra
4
NLT (0)
The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number
did not use
this Strong's Number
WEB (3)
Ezra
3
Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions
Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition
[נִשְׁתְּרָן] noun masculine Ezra 4:18 letter (probably Persian; see Biblical Hebrew); — emphatic נִשְׁתְוָנָא Ezra 4:18,23; Ezra 5:5.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com
Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition
נִשְׁתְּוָן m. Hebr. and Chald. a letter, Ezra 4:7, 18 Ezra 4:18, 23 Ezra 4:23, 5:5 7:11. The derivation appears to be from the Pers. نبشتن nobishten, نوشتن, نوستن i.e. to write; a sibilant letter being transposed.
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List of Word Forms
נִשְׁתְּוָנָ֕א נִשְׁתְּוָנָ֖א נִשְׁתְּוָנָא֙ נשתונא niš·tə·wā·nā nishtevaNa ništəwānā