ʼiggᵉrâʼ — H104

H104 · Hebrew — אגרא

Pronunciation: ig-er-aw'

Definition

feminine noun

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

  1. letter, missive (Aramaic loan-word used in last OT books)

Usually translated as

letter

Origin

(Aramaic) of Persian origin

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

ʼiggᵉrâʼ occurs 3 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Ezra (3)

Strong's Lexicon — I