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אִגְּרָא

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aramaicOld TestamentNoun · feminine3 occurrences1 book3 verses

Definition

(Aramaic) of Persian origin; an epistle (as carried by a state courier or postman)
Traditional renderings: letter.

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders אִגְּרָא:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

3 total
  1. Ezra 4:8אִגְּרָ֥ה · letter
    Rehum the commander and Shimshai the scribe wrote the letter against Jerusalem to King Artaxerxes as follows:
  2. Ezra 4:11אִגַּרְתָּ֔א · of the letter
    (This is the text of the letter they sent to him.) To King Artaxerxes, From your servants, the men west of the Euphrates:
  3. Ezra 5:6אִ֠גַּרְתָּא · of the letter
    This is the text of the letter that Tattenai the governor of the region west of the Euphrates, Shethar-bozenai, and their associates, the officials in the region, sent to King Darius.