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Lexicon :: Strong's H104 - 'igrā'

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אִגְּרָא
Transliteration
'igrā'
Pronunciation
ig-er-aw'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Of Persian origin
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 2557

Variant Spellings

The following spelling is supported by Strongs and Gesenius: אגרא.

Strong’s Definitions

אִגְּרָא ʼiggᵉrâʼ, ig-er-aw'; (Aramaic) of Persian origin; an epistle (as carried by a state courier or postman):—letter.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x

The KJV translates Strong's H104 in the following manner: letter (3x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x
The KJV translates Strong's H104 in the following manner: letter (3x).

  1. letter, missive (Aramaic loan-word used in last OT books)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אִגְּרָא ʼiggᵉrâʼ, ig-er-aw'; (Aramaic) of Persian origin; an epistle (as carried by a state courier or postman):—letter.
STRONGS H104: Abbreviations

Biblical Aramaic

† אִגְּרָה (K§ 50, 3) noun feminine letter-missive (late Biblical Hebrew H107 אִנָּ֫רֶת, Old Aramaic אנרת, Palmyrene אגרתא Lzb207); — absolute א׳ Ezra 4:8 (van d. H. רָא-); emphatic אִגַּרְתָּא Ezra 4:11; Ezra 5:6.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Ezra

4:8; 4:11; 5:6

H104

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H104 matches the Hebrew אִגְּרָא ('igrā'),
which occurs 3 times in 3 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 4:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 4:8 - [fn]Rehum the governor and Shimshai the court secretary wrote the letter, telling King Artaxerxes about the situation in Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 4:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 4:11 - This is a copy of their letter: “To King Artaxerxes, from your loyal subjects in the province west of the Euphrates River.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 5:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 5:6 - This is a copy of the letter that Tattenai the governor, Shethar-bozenai, and the other officials of the province west of the Euphrates River sent to King Darius:
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