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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Ezra 4:8 - Shimshai
Ezra 4:8 - Rehum the chancellor and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter against Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the king in this sort:
| Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rehum | H7348 | רְחוּם |
[Proper Name Masculine] {Rechum} the name of a Persian and of three Israelites |
| the chancellor | H2942 | טְעֵם |
[Noun Masculine] from {H2939 } and equivalent to H2941; properly flavor; figuratively judgment (both subjectively and objectively); hence account (both subjectively and objectively) |
| and Shimshai | H8124 | שִׁמְשַׁי |
[Proper Name Masculine] from H8122; sunny; {Shimshai} a Samaritan |
| the scribe | H5613 | סָפֵר |
[Noun Masculine] from the same as H5609; a scribe (secular or sacred) |
| wrote | H3790 | כְּתַב |
[Verb] corresponding to H3789 |
| a | H2298 | חַד |
[Adjective] corresponding to H2297; as cardinal one; as article single; as ordinal first; adverbially at once |
| letter | H104 | אִגְּרָא |
[Noun Feminine] of Persian origin; an epistle (as carried by a state courier or postman) |
| against | H5922 | עַל |
[Preposition] corresponding to H5921 |
| Jerusalem | H3390 | יְרוּשָׁלֵם |
[Proper Name Location] corresponding to H3389 |
| to Artaxerxes | H783 | אַרְתַּחְשַׁשְׁתָּא |
[Proper Name Masculine] Artachshasta (or {Artaxerxes}) a title (rather than name) of several Persian kings |
| the king | H4430 | מֶלֶךְ |
[Noun Masculine] corresponding to H4428; a king |
| in this sort | H3660 | כְּנֵמָא |
[Adverb] corresponding to H3644; so or thus |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.