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tiftāyēʾ תִּפְתָּיֵא ‘magistrate’ (Aramaic)

Etymology?: perhaps from šāfaṭ שָׁפַט ‘to judge’

tiftāyēʾ n, m
1) magistrate
2) (BDB) name of a magistrate

Mentioned in Daniel 3:3, 3:2

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Editorial Lead of the English section: M. Hardy (ENS, IBC).
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