How to Pronounce Tatnai

What does Tatnai mean?

Tatnai means “that gives; the overseer of the gifts and tributes”.

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

Who was Tatnai?

Gift, a Persian governor (Heb. pehah, i.e., “satrap;” modern “pasha”) “on this side the river”, i.e., of the whole tract on the west of the Euphrates. This Hebrew title pehah is given to governors of provinces generally. It is given to Nehemiah (5:14) and to Zerubbabel (Hag. 1:1). It is sometimes translated “captain” (1 Kings 20:24; Dan. 3:2, 3), sometimes also “deputy” (Esther 8:9; 9:3). With others, Tatnai opposed the rebuilding of the temple (Ezra 5:6); but at the command of Darius, he assisted the Jews (6:1-13).

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

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