HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H8661
תַּרְתָּן
tar.tan — Tartan
1) Tartan-field marshal, general, or commander 1a) a title used by the Assyrian military
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Tartan
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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Historical dictionary entry
An Assyrian word, meaning “the commander-in-chief.” (1.) One of Sennacherib’s messengers to Hezekiah (2 Kings 18:17). (2.) One of Sargon’s generals (Isa. 20:1).
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.