1) Tartan-field marshal, general, or commander 1a) a title used by the Assyrian military
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H8661 — תַּרְתָּן
tar.tan · Tartan · Hebrew/Aramaic
2 tagged verse occurrences
2 Kings 18:17 · תַּרְתָּ֥ןAnd the king of Assyria sent Tartan and Rabsaris and Rabshakeh from Lachish to king Hezekiah with a great host against Jerusalem. And they went up and came to Jerusalem. And when they were come up, they came and stood by the conduit of the upper pool, which [is] in the highway of the fuller’s field.Isaiah 20:1 · תַרְתָּן֙In the year that Tartan came unto Ashdod, (when Sargon the king of Assyria sent him,) and fought against Ashdod, and took it;