TIGLATH-PILESER

Meaning of TIGLATH-PILESER in English

Pronunciation: ' ti- ˌ glath-( ˌ )p ī - ' l ē -z ə r, -p ə -

Function: biographical name

d 727 B.C. king of Assyria (745-727)

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012

TIGLATH-PILESER — Tiglath-pileser BrE AmE ˌtɪɡ læθ paɪ ˈliːz ə -pɪˈ•-, -pəˈ•- AmE \ - ə r
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
TIGLATH-PILESER — flourished 8th century BC King of Assyria (r. 745727 BC) who led the last and greatest phase of Assyrian expansion. …
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TIGLATH-PILESER — that binds or takes away captivity
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TIGLATH-PILESER III — biographical name died 727 B.C. king of Assyria (745-727)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
TIGLATH-PILESER III — flourished 8th century BC King of Assyria (r. 745–727 BC) who led the last and greatest phase of Assyrian expansion. …
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TIGLATH-PILESER III — died 727 B.C., king of Assyria 745-727.
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TIGLATH-PILESER I — /tig"lath pi lee"zeuhr, -puy-/ died 1102? B.C., king of Assyria c1115-1102?.
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TIGLATH-PILESER III — biographical name died 727 B.C. king of Assyria (745-727)
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TIGLATH-PILESER III — flourished 8th century BC king of Assyria (745727 BC) who inaugurated the last and greatest phase of Assyrian expansion. He …
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TIGLATH-PILESER II — flourished 10th century BC king of Assyria (c. 965c. 932 BC). He apparently ruled effectively, as a successor addressed him …
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TIGLATH-PILESER I — flourished 11th century BC one of the greatest of the early kings of Assyria (reigned c. 1115c. 1077 BC). Tiglath-pileser …
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TIGLATHPILESER — (In (1 Chronicles 5:26) and again in 2Chr 28:20 The name of this king is given as TIGLATH-PILNESER.) Tiglath-pileser is …
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