Ezra

Ezra 4:8–9

8Rehum the commander and Shimshai the scribe wrote the letter against Jerusalem to King Artaxerxes as follows:

9From Rehum the commander, Shimshai the scribe, and the rest of their associates— the judges and officials over Tripolis, Persia, Erech and Babylon, the Elamites of Susa,

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Ezra 4:8

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Rehumרְח֣וּםrə·ḥūmNoun - proper - masculine singularH7348 Rechum
the commanderבְּעֵל־bə·‘êl-Noun - masculine singular constructH1169 owner, lord
and Shimshaiוְשִׁמְשַׁי֙wə·šim·šayConjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singularH8124 Shimshai
the scribeסָֽפְרָ֔אsā·p̄ə·rāNoun - masculine singular determinateH5613 secretary, scribe
wroteכְּתַ֛בוּkə·ṯa·ḇūVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine pluralH3790 write
letterאִגְּרָ֥ה’ig·gə·rāhNoun - feminine singularH104 epistle
againstעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5922 upon, over, on account of, above, to, against
Jerusalemיְרוּשְׁלֶ֑םyə·rū·šə·lemNoun - proper - feminine singularH3390 Jerusalem
to Kingמַלְכָּ֖אmal·kāNoun - masculine singular determinateH4430 king
Artaxerxesלְאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֥שְׂתְּאlə·’ar·taḥ·šaśtPreposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singularH783 Artaxerxes
as followsכְּנֵֽמָא׃kə·nê·māAdverbH3660 accordingly, as follows

Ezra 4:9

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
From Rehumרְח֣וּםrə·ḥūmNoun - proper - masculine singularH7348 Rechum
the commanderבְּעֵל־bə·‘êl-Noun - masculine singular constructH1169 owner, lord
Shimshaiוְשִׁמְשַׁי֙wə·šim·šayConjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singularH8124 Shimshai
the scribeסָֽפְרָ֔אsā·p̄ə·rāNoun - masculine singular determinateH5613 secretary, scribe
and the restוּשְׁאָ֖רū·šə·’ārConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular constructH7606 rest, remainder
of their associatesכְּנָוָתְה֑וֹןkə·nā·wā·ṯə·hō·wnNoun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine pluralH3675 associate
the judgesדִּ֠ינָיֵאdî·nā·yêNoun - proper - masculine singularH1784 Dinaite
and officialsוַאֲפַרְסַתְכָיֵ֞אwa·’ă·p̄ar·saṯ·ḵā·yêConjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singularH671 an Apharsekite, Apharsathkite
over Tripolisטַרְפְּלָיֵ֣אṭar·pə·lā·yêNoun - proper - masculine singularH2967 Tarpelite
Persiaאֲפָֽרְסָיֵ֗א’ă·p̄ā·rə·sā·yêNoun - proper - masculine singularH670 Apherasite
Erechאַרְכְּוָיʾar·kə·wå̄yNoun - proper - masculine singularH756 Arkevite
and Babylonבָבְלָיֵא֙ḇā·ḇə·lā·yêNoun - proper - masculine singularH896 Babylonian
the Elamitesעֵלְמָיֵֽא׃‘ê·lə·mā·yêNoun - proper - masculine singularH5962 Elamite
of Susaשֽׁוּשַׁנְכָיֵ֔אšū·šan·ḵā·yêNoun - proper - masculine singularH7801 Shushankite

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