Ezra 4:7
Old Testament • 19 words with Strong's data
"And in the days of Artaxerxes wrote Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of their companions, unto Artaxerxes king of Persia; and the writing of the letter was written in the Syrian tongue, and interpreted in the Syrian tongue."
Word-by-Word Analysis
יוֹם
yôwm
a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso...
אַרְתַּחְשַׁשְׁתָּא
ʼArtachshashtâʼ
Artachshasta (or Artaxerxes), a title (rather than name) of several Persian kings
כָּתַב
kâthab
to grave, by implication, to write (describe, inscribe, prescribe, subscribe)
מִתְרְדָת
Mithrᵉdâth
Mithredath, the name of two Persians
טָבְאֵל
ṭâbᵉʼêl
Tabeel, the name of a Syrian and of a Persian
יֶתֶר
yether
properly, an overhanging, i.e. (by implication) an excess, superiority, remainder; also a small rope (as hanging free)
כְּנָת
kᵉnâth
{a colleague (as having the same title)}
אַרְתַּחְשַׁשְׁתָּא
ʼArtachshashtâʼ
Artachshasta (or Artaxerxes), a title (rather than name) of several Persian kings
פָּרַס
Pâraç
Paras (i.e. Persia), an Eastern country, including its inhabitants
כָּתָב
kâthâb
something written, i.e. a writing, record or book
אִגְּרָא
ʼiggᵉrâʼ
an epistle (as carried by a state courier or postman)
כָּתַב
kâthab
to grave, by implication, to write (describe, inscribe, prescribe, subscribe)
לָשׁוֹן
lâshôwn
the tongue (of man or animals), used literally (as the instrument of licking, eating, or speech), and figuratively (speech, an ingot, a fork of flame,...
פָּתַר
pâthar
to open up, i.e. (figuratively) interpret (a dream)
לָשׁוֹן
lâshôwn
the tongue (of man or animals), used literally (as the instrument of licking, eating, or speech), and figuratively (speech, an ingot, a fork of flame,...
Key Terms in This Verse
אַרְתַּחְשַׁשְׁתָּא ʼArtachshashtâʼ
Artachshasta (or Artaxerxes), a title (rather than name) of several Persian kings
Study H783 →אַרְתַּחְשַׁשְׁתָּא ʼArtachshashtâʼ
Artachshasta (or Artaxerxes), a title (rather than name) of several Persian kings
Study H783 →פָּרַס Pâraç
Paras (i.e. Persia), an Eastern country, including its inhabitants
Study H6539 →Cross References
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The copy of the letter that Tatnai, governor on this side the river, and Shetharboznai, and his companions the Apharsachites, which were on this side the river, sent unto Darius the king:
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