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# 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/satrap/#m1)

### 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/satrap/#x1)
- 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/satrap/#x2)
- 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/satrap/#x3)

### 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;](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/DAN.178/)
- [Then these presidents and satraps came tumultuously to the king, and said thus unto him: 'King Darius, live for ever!](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/DAN.183/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «satrap» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/satrap/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.