H104: אִגְּרָא
ʼiggᵉrâʼ · pronounced ig-er-aw' · “letter”
Definition
an epistle (as carried by a state courier or postman)
KJV translates it as: letter.
Word origin: (Aramaic) of Persian origin;
Extended definition
letter, missive (Aramaic loan-word used in last OT books)
Aramaic of ig.ge.ret (אִגֶּ֫רֶת "letter" H0107)
Aramaic of ig.ge.ret (אִגֶּ֫רֶת "letter" H0107)
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H104 is translated
- the ×2
- a letter ×1
Bible verses with H104 (ʼiggᵉrâʼ)
ʼiggᵉrâʼ appears in 3 verses.
- Ezra 4:8
Rehum the chancellor and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter against Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the king in this sort:
- Ezra 4:11
This is the copy of the letter that they sent unto him, even unto Artaxerxes the king; Thy servants the men on this side the river, and at such a time.
- Ezra 5:6
The copy of the letter that Tatnai, governor on this side the river, and Shethar–boznai, and his companions the Apharsachites, which were on this side the river, sent unto Darius the king: