8 occurrences

'Letter' in the Bible

Later, in the days of [King] Artaxerxes, Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel and the rest of their associates wrote to Artaxerxes king of Persia; and the text of the letter was written in Aramaic and translated from Aramaic.

Verse ConceptsCompanionsArtaxerxes The KingLanguagesLettersLanguages Mentioned In ScriptureAramaic LanguageTimes Of People

Rehum the [Persian] commander [of the Samaritans] and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter against Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the king as follows—

Verse ConceptsArtaxerxes The KingOfficersNamed Gentile Rulers

this is a copy of the letter which they sent to him:“To King Artaxerxes from your servants, the men in the region west of the [Euphrates] River; and now:

Verse ConceptsArtaxerxes The KingServanthood, In SocietyCopies Of DocumentsBeyond The RiverBeyond The Euphrates

The document which you sent to us has been translated and read before me.

Verse ConceptsLiteracyReading Other Matter

Then as soon as the copy of King Artaxerxes’ document was read before Rehum and Shimshai the scribe, and their colleagues, they went up hurriedly to Jerusalem to the Jews, and made them stop [work] by force of arms.

Verse ConceptsArtaxerxes The KingJews, TheHasty ActionReading Other Matter

But the eye of their God was on the elders of the Jews, so they [Tattenai and the others] did not stop them until a report could come before Darius, and then an answer was returned by letter concerning it.

Verse ConceptsJews, TheWatchfulness, DivineGod Seeing The Righteous

This is a copy of the letter that Tattenai, governor of the province west of the [Euphrates] River, and Shethar-bozenai and his associates, the officials who were west of the River, sent to Darius the king.

Verse ConceptsGovernorsCopies Of DocumentsBeyond The RiverNamed Gentile Rulers

Now this is a copy of the decree that King Artaxerxes gave to Ezra the priest, the scribe [who was] learned in the words of the commandments of the Lord and of His statutes to Israel:

Verse ConceptsJudaismLettersArtaxerxes The KingCopies Of Documents

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Root Form
Definition
Usage
אגּרא 
'igg@ra' (Aramaic) 
Usage: 3

אגּרת 
'iggereth 
Usage: 10

נשׁתּון 
Nisht@van 
Usage: 2

נשׁתּון 
Nisht@van (Aramaic) 
Usage: 3

ספרה ספר 
Cepher 
Usage: 186

פּתגּם 
Pithgam (Aramaic) 
Usage: 6

γράμμα 
Gramma 
Usage: 12

ἐπιστέλλω 
Epistello 
Usage: 3

ἐπιστολή 
Epistole 
Usage: 24