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sher´if (Aramaic תּפתּיא , tiphtāyē' "judicial," "a lawyer," "a sheriff" ( Daniel 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.

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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Sheriff'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​isb/​s/sheriff.html. 1915.
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