Attharates

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Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible [1]

Attharates ( 1Es 9:49 ). A corruption of the title tirshatha  ; cf.   Nehemiah 8:9 and art. Attharias.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [2]

a - thar´a - tēz  : A title assigned to Nehemiah, probably by a later editor ( Nehemiah 8:9 ). The Septuagint omits the title; the Vulgate (Jerome's Latin Bible , 390-405 ad) gives "Athersatha"; the King James Version reads "Nehemiah, which is the Tirshatha." Tirshatha is the Persian title for a local or provincial governor ( Nehemiah 8:9 = 1 Esdras 9:49). See Tirshatha .

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [3]

( Ἀτθαράτης ), given ( 1 Esdras 9:49) as a person's name; evidently by a mistake of the translator, (See Atharias) for the title TIRSHATHA (See Tirshatha) (q.v.) of the original text ( Nehemiah 8:9).

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