Difference between revisions of "Tarpelites"
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<p> ''''' tar´pel ''''' - ''''' ı̄ts ''''' ( טּרפּליא , <i> ''''' ṭarpelāyē' ''''' </i> ( Ezra 4:9 )): Various theories have been advanced as to the identity of the Tarpelites. Rawlinson suggested the Tuplai, which name appears in the inscriptions as equivalent to the Greek <i> '''''Tibarēnoı́''''' </i> , a tribe on the coast of Pontus. Hitzig located them in [[Tripolis]] in Northern Phoenicia. The latest theory emends the text to טפסריא , <i> '''''ṭı̄phṣerayā'''''' </i> , "tablet-writers" (from the [[Assyrian]] dup sarru); compare Schrader, Schrader, The <i> [[Cuneiform]] [[Inscriptions]] and the Old [[Testament]] </i> , on Jeremiah 51:27 . </p> | <p> ''''' tar´pel ''''' - ''''' ı̄ts ''''' ( טּרפּליא , <i> ''''' ṭarpelāyē' ''''' </i> ( Ezra 4:9 )): Various theories have been advanced as to the identity of the Tarpelites. Rawlinson suggested the Tuplai, which name appears in the inscriptions as equivalent to the Greek <i> ''''' Tibarēnoı́ ''''' </i> , a tribe on the coast of Pontus. Hitzig located them in [[Tripolis]] in Northern Phoenicia. The latest theory emends the text to טפסריא , <i> ''''' ṭı̄phṣerayā' ''''' </i> , "tablet-writers" (from the [[Assyrian]] dup sarru); compare Schrader, Schrader, The <i> [[Cuneiform]] [[Inscriptions]] and the Old [[Testament]] </i> , on Jeremiah 51:27 . </p> | ||
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Latest revision as of 08:27, 15 October 2021
Fausset's Bible Dictionary [1]
Ezra 4:9. Colonists planted in Samaria after Israel's deportation by Assyria. Conjectured to be the Tapyri, a Median tribe E. of Elymais (Ptolemy vi. 2, section 6), or the Tarpetes, a Maeotic race (Strabo, 11:495).
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible [2]
Tarpelites . One of the peoples settled in the cities of Samaria ( Ezra 4:9 ); text doubtful.
Morrish Bible Dictionary [3]
Colonists placed in Samaria from some unknown district. Ezra 4:9 .
Holman Bible Dictionary [4]
Ezra 4:9
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [5]
tar´pel - ı̄ts ( טּרפּליא , ṭarpelāyē' ( Ezra 4:9 )): Various theories have been advanced as to the identity of the Tarpelites. Rawlinson suggested the Tuplai, which name appears in the inscriptions as equivalent to the Greek Tibarēnoı́ , a tribe on the coast of Pontus. Hitzig located them in Tripolis in Northern Phoenicia. The latest theory emends the text to טפסריא , ṭı̄phṣerayā' , "tablet-writers" (from the Assyrian dup sarru); compare Schrader, Schrader, The Cuneiform Inscriptions and the Old Testament , on Jeremiah 51:27 .
