Lexicon :: Strong's H104 - 'igrā'

אִגְּרָא
Transliteration
'igrā'
Pronunciation
ig-er-aw'
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).

  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.
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Ezra

4:8; 4:11; 5:6