satrap

«satrap» in Mova's judaism dictionary: A governor of a province in the ancient Persian empire… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun

meaning for a pupil

A governor of a province in the ancient Persian empire, who ruled for the king. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In Daniel and Esther the satraps are Persian officials under the king, appointed over many provinces. Interpretation: Tradition notes how Daniel's rivals among the satraps plotted against him, and how God saved him in the lions' den.

examples

• It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom a hundred and twenty satraps, who should be throughout the whole kingdom; (Writings DAN.6.2, JPS 1917) tree →
• Then these presidents and satraps came tumultuously to the king, and said thus unto him: 'King Darius, live for ever! (Writings DAN.6.7, JPS 1917) tree →
• and over them three presidents, of whom Daniel was one; that these satraps might give account unto them, and that the king should have no damage. (Writings DAN.6.3, JPS 1917) tree →

note

A record of the Judaism dictionary, written from the corpus.

In the corpora

• It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom a hundred and twenty satraps, who should be throughout the whole kingdom;
• Then these presidents and satraps came tumultuously to the king, and said thus unto him: 'King Darius, live for ever!

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «satrap» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.