Occurrences
ʼiggereth occurs 10 times in the King James.
Distribution of the word across the Bible: 2 Chronicles (2), Nehemiah (6), Esther (2)
- 2 Chronicles 30:1 — And Hezekiah sent to all Israel and Judah, and wrote letters (אִגְּרוֹת֙) also to Ephraim and Manasseh, that they should come to the house of the LORD at Jerusalem, to keep the passover unto the LORD God of Israel.
- 2 Chronicles 30:6 — So the posts went with the letters (בָּֽאִגְּר֜וֹת) from the king and his princes throughout all Israel and Judah, and according to the commandment of the king, saying, Ye children of Israel, turn again unto the LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, and he will return to the remnant of you, that are escaped out of the hand of the kings of Assyria.
- Nehemiah 2:7 — Moreover I said unto the king, If it please the king, let letters (אִגְּרוֹת֙) be given me to the governors beyond the river, that they may convey me over till I come into Judah;
- Nehemiah 2:8 — And a letter (וְאִגֶּ֡רֶת) unto Asaph the keeper of the king’s forest, that he may give me timber to make beams for the gates of the palace which appertained to the house, and for the wall of the city, and for the house that I shall enter into. And the king granted me, according to the good hand of my God upon me.
- Nehemiah 2:9 — Then I came to the governors beyond the river, and gave them the king’s letters (אִגְּר֣וֹת). Now the king had sent captains of the army and horsemen with me.
- Nehemiah 6:5 — Then sent Sanballat his servant unto me in like manner the fifth time with an open letter (וְאִגֶּ֥רֶת) in his hand;
- Nehemiah 6:17 — Moreover in those days the nobles of Judah sent many letters (אִגְּרֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔ם) unto Tobiah, and the letters of Tobiah came unto them.
- Nehemiah 6:19 — Also they reported his good deeds before me, and uttered my words to him. And Tobiah sent letters (אִגְּר֛וֹת) to put me in fear.
- Esther 9:26 — Wherefore they called these days Purim after the name of Pur. Therefore for all the words of this letter (הָאִגֶּ֣רֶת), and of that which they had seen concerning this matter, and which had come unto them,
- Esther 9:29 — Then Esther the queen, the daughter of Abihail, and Mordecai the Jew, wrote with all authority, to confirm this second letter (אִגֶּ֧רֶת) of Purim.