H104 אִגְּרָא

Strong's Hebrew Concordance · 3 KJV occurrences

אִגְּרָא

ʼiggᵉrâʼ · ig-er-aw'

Definition

an epistle (as carried by a state courier or postman)

KJV Renderings

letter.

Derivation / Etymology

(Aramaic) of Persian origin;

KJV Verses (3)

Ezra 4:8Rehum 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: