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אִגֶּרֶת

Strong’s: H107

Associated OET lemmas: אִגֶּרֶת

Authors: Reinier de Blois

Form 1

Part of speech: nsf

Sense 1: letter

Semantic domains: Scrolls (001004001014)

Core domains: Writing (191); Communication (041); Authority (015)

Definition: = written document; ► composed by government official and used to communicate instructions or information to other people

Show passage in OET: CH2 30:1

OET-RV CH2 30:1

30 Then King Hizkiyah (Hezekiah) sent invitations to all of Yisrael (Israel) and Yehudah (Judah) (including Efrayim (Ephraim) and Menasheh (Manasseh)) to come to Yahweh’s temple,

OET-LV CH2 30:1

30 And_ Ḩizqiy^yāh _he _sent to all _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) and_Yəhūdāh/(Yihudah) and_also letters he _wrote to ʼEfrayim and_Mənashsheh to_come to_the _house _of YHWH in_Yərūshālaim/(Jerusalem) for_doing a _passover to/for_YHWH the _god _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel).

Show passage in OET: CH2 30:6

OET-RV CH2 30:6

6 Runners took the letters from the king and his officials, going to all of Yisrael and Yehudah with the king’s command: “Descendants of Yisrael, return to Yahweh, the god of Avraham, Yitshak (Isaac), and Yisrael, and he’ll return to you—the group that escaped from the control of the Assyrian kings.

OET-LV CH2 30:6

6 And_ the_runners _they _went with_letters from_the _hand _of the_king and_officials _of_his in_all Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) and_Yəhūdāh/(Yihudah) and_according_to _the _command _of the_king to_say Oh _people _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) return to YHWH the _god _of ʼAⱱrāhām Yiʦḩāq/(Isaac) and_Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) so_that _he _may _return to the _escaped_remnant which_remains to/for_you(pl) from_the _palm _of the _kings _of ʼAshshūr.

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All 10 recorded passages for this sense

CH2: OET CH2 30:1 · OET CH2 30:6

NEH: OET NEH 2:7–9 · OET NEH 6:5 · OET NEH 6:17 · OET NEH 6:19

EST: OET EST 9:26 · OET EST 9:29