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 · תַּרְתָּ֥ןThe king of Assyria sent Tartan and Rabsaris and Rabshakeh from Lachish to king Hezekiah with a great army to Jerusalem. They went up and came to Jerusalem. When they had 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 to Ashdod, when Sargon the king of Assyria sent him, and he fought against Ashdod and took it;