Ezra
Ezra 7:12
12Artaxerxes, king of kings.
To Ezra the priest, the scribe of the Law of the God of heaven:
Greetings.d
Footnotes
- d 7:12 Aramaic Perfect now (probably a greeting)
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artaxerxes | אַ֨רְתַּחְשַׁ֔סְתְּא | ’ar·taḥ·šast | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H783 Artaxerxes |
| king | מֶ֖לֶךְ | me·leḵ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4430 king |
| of kings | מַלְכַיָּ֑א | mal·ḵay·yā | Noun - masculine plural determinate | H4430 king |
| To Ezra | לְעֶזְרָ֣א | lə·‘ez·rā | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H5831 Ezra |
| the priest | כָ֠הֲנָא | ḵā·hă·nā | Noun - masculine singular determinate | H3549 priest |
| the scribe | סָפַ֨ר | sā·p̄ar | Noun - masculine singular construct | H5613 secretary, scribe |
| of the Law | דָּתָ֜א | dā·ṯā | Noun - feminine singular determinate | H1882 decree, law |
| of | דִּֽי־ | dî- | Pronoun - relative | H1768 who, which, that |
| the God | אֱלָ֧הּ | ’ĕ·lāh | Noun - masculine singular construct | H426 god, God |
| of heaven | שְׁמַיָּ֛א | šə·may·yā | Noun - masculine plural determinate | H8065 heavens |
| Greetings | גְּמִ֖יר | gə·mîr | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular | H1585 complete |
Cross-references
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.