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