אִגֶּרֶת
Used: 10 times · Key: 107 · BDB: אִגֶּ֫רֶת
Glosses
letters (5); a.letter (2); the.letter (2)
Meaning (OSHB)
letter tree →
Meaning (BDB 1906)
n.f. letter, letter-missive tree →
The whole BDB entry
n.f. letter, letter-missive (late, prob. loan-word, As. egirtu DlW)—abs. Ne 2:8 + 2 textual; cstr. Est 9:29; pl. אִגְּרוֹת abs. 2 Ch 30:1 + 3 textual; cstr. Ne 2:9; אִגְּרֹתֵיהֶם Ne 6:17—letter, especially royal letter 2 Ch 30:1, 6 Ne 2:7, 8, 9; but also others Ne 6:5, 17, 19 Es 9:26, 29 (‖ סֵפֶר vv 20, 30; other syn. מִכְתָּב, נִשְׁתְּוָן q.v.)
Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 10 of its verses cited, 1 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (1 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 1 words shared with the BDB entry, 1 with the glosses (1 candidates)
Trees and pragmatics
Every English meaning of «אִגֶּרֶת» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.
In the verses
וַיִּשְׁלַח֩ אֵלַ֨י סַנְבַלַּ֜ט כַּדָּבָ֥ר הַזֶּ֛ה פַּ֥עַם חֲמִישִׁ֖ית אֶֽת־נַעֲר֑וֹ וְאִגֶּ֥רֶת פְּתוּחָ֖ה בְּיָדֽוֹ׃
Word for word: and he.sent to me Sanballat according to the.manner (the) this a.time fifth (et) servant his and a.letter open [was].in hand his
JPS 1917: Then sent Sanballat his servant unto me in like manner the fifth time with an open letter in his hand;
גַּ֣ם ׀ בַּיָּמִ֣ים הָהֵ֗ם מַרְבִּ֞ים חֹרֵ֤י יְהוּדָה֙ אִגְּרֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔ם הוֹלְכ֖וֹת עַל־טוֹבִיָּ֑ה וַאֲשֶׁ֥ר לְטוֹבִיָּ֖ה בָּא֥וֹת אֲלֵיהֶֽם׃
Word for word: also in the days (the) those [were].multiplying the.nobles of.Judah letters their [which.were].going to Tobiah and.[those] which [belonged].to Tobiah [were].coming to them
JPS 1917: Moreover in those days the nobles of Judah sent many letters unto Tobiah, and the letters of Tobiah came unto them.
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