Quick Definition
letter
Strong's Definition
an epistle (as carried by a state courier or postman)
Derivation: (Aramaic) of Persian origin;
KJV Usage: letter.
TWOT Reference: 2557
Outline of Biblical Usage
1) letter, missive (Aramaic loan-word used in last OT books)
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
letter, missive (Aramaic loan-word used in last OT books)
Aramaic of ig.ge.ret (אִגֶּ֫רֶת "letter" H0107)
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
אִגְּרָא (Aramaic)
iggerâ
BDB Definition:
1) letter, missive (Aramaic loan-word used in last OT books)
Part of Speech: noun feminine
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: of Persian origin
Same Word by TWOT Number: 2557
Total KJV Occurrences: 3
