Sheriff
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ISBE 19151 verse reference
ISBE 1915
sher'-if (Aramaic tiphtaye' "judicial," "a lawyer," "a sheriff" (Da 3:2 f]): Probably a "lawyer" or "jurist" whose business it was to decide points of law. At best, however, the translation "sheriff" is but a conjecture.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · public domain
In Scripture
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- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · Public domain