Ezra
Ezra 4:8
8Rehum the commander and Shimshai the scribe wrote the letter against Jerusalem to King Artaxerxes as follows:
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rehum | רְח֣וּם | rə·ḥūm | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H7348 Rechum |
| the commander | בְּעֵל־ | bə·‘êl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1169 owner, lord |
| and Shimshai | וְשִׁמְשַׁי֙ | wə·šim·šay | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H8124 Shimshai |
| the scribe | סָֽפְרָ֔א | sā·p̄ə·rā | Noun - masculine singular determinate | H5613 secretary, scribe |
| wrote | כְּתַ֛בוּ | kə·ṯa·ḇū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine plural | H3790 write |
| letter | אִגְּרָ֥ה | ’ig·gə·rāh | Noun - feminine singular | H104 epistle |
| against | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5922 upon, over, on account of, above, to, against |
| Jerusalem | יְרוּשְׁלֶ֑ם | yə·rū·šə·lem | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3390 Jerusalem |
| to King | מַלְכָּ֖א | mal·kā | Noun - masculine singular determinate | H4430 king |
| Artaxerxes | לְאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֥שְׂתְּא | lə·’ar·taḥ·šaśt | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H783 Artaxerxes |
| as follows | כְּנֵֽמָא׃ | kə·nê·mā | Adverb | H3660 accordingly, as follows |
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