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TARTAN.—The title borne by two Assyr. [Note: Assyrian.] officers, one of whom was sent by Sargon to Ashdod (Isa_20:1), while the other, with the Rab-saris and the Rab-shakeh, was sent by Sennacherib to demand from Hezekiah the surrender of Jerusalem (2Ki_18:17). The word is a transcription in Heb. of the Assyr. [Note: Assyrian.] tartânu or turtânu, the title borne by the commander-in-chief of the army.
L. W. King.