How to Pronounce Mithredath

MITH-ruh-dath

Mithredath is pronounced MITH-ruh-dath (ˈmɪθrədæθ): three syllables, stress on the first.

What does Mithredath mean?

Mithredath means “breaking the law”.

Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.

Who was Mithredath?

Given by Mithra, or dedicated to Mithra, i.e., the sun, the Hebrew form of the Greek name Mithridates. (1.) The “treasurer” of King Cyrus (Ezra 1:8). (2.) Ezra 4:7, a Persian officer in Samaria.

Adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain.

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