הַֽ/פַּרְתְּמִֽים
𐤄/𐤐𐤓𐤕𐤌𐤉𐤌
partam
the nobles
A high-ranking official, nobleman, or dignitary within the Persian imperial administration; denotes a person of significant social, political, or administrative status, particularly in the royal court. The term specifically refers to Persian grandees or nobles and does not have a native Israelite counterpart.
Daniel 1:3 · Word #12
Lexicon H6579
| Lemma | פַּרְתַּם |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤐𐤓𐤕𐤌 |
| Transliteration | partam |
| Strong's | H6579 |
| Definition | A high-ranking official, nobleman, or dignitary within the Persian imperial administration; denotes a person of significant social, political, or administrative status, particularly in the royal court. The term specifically refers to Persian grandees or nobles and does not have a native Israelite counterpart. |
Morphology HTd/Ncmpa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | p — Plural — Plural |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
Common Translation
| Phrase | the nobles |
SIBI-P1 Translation H6579-01
the Persian grandees
| Morphological Notes | Masculine plural common noun, absolute state, with prefixed definite article (הַ). |
| Rendering Rationale | The term denotes high-ranking Persian imperial nobles; the masculine plural with the definite article is reflected in "the ... grandees." The rendering preserves the foreign administrative rank rather than generalizing to Israelite titles. |
View full lexicon entry for H6579 →
SILEX v2