What does אִגֶּרֶת (ʾigeret) mean in the Bible?
אִגֶּרֶת (ʾigeret) is a Hebrew word meaning "an epistle".
Hebrew · H107
אִגֶּרֶת
An epistle
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אִגֶּרֶת H107
Pronunciation ʾigeret
What does אִגֶּרֶת (ʾigeret) mean in the Bible?
אִגֶּרֶת (ʾigeret) is a Hebrew word meaning "an epistle".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H107?
The BSB source-word alignment has 10 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include letters (4), letter (3), And may I have a letter (1), may letters (1), with letters (1).
Where does אִגֶּרֶת (ʾigeret) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 2 Chronicles 30:1. Its strongest book concentrations include Nehemiah (6), 2 Chronicles (2), Esther (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It letters 4× 2 Chronicles 30:1, Nehemiah 2:9, Nehemiah 6:17, Nehemiah 6:19
letter 3× Nehemiah 6:5, Esther 9:26, Esther 9:29
And may I have a letter 1× Nehemiah 2:8
may letters 1× Nehemiah 2:7
with letters 1× 2 Chronicles 30:6
Show sample aligned rows
2 Chronicles 30:1 אִגְּרוֹת֙ to letters Noun - feminine plural 2 Chronicles 30:6 בָּֽאִגְּר֜וֹת to with letters Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine plural Nehemiah 2:7 אִגְּרוֹת֙ to may letters Noun - feminine plural Nehemiah 2:8 וְאִגֶּ֡רֶת to And may I have a letter Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular Nehemiah 2:9 אִגְּר֣וֹת to letters Noun - feminine plural construct Nehemiah 6:5 וְאִגֶּ֥רֶת to letter Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct Nehemiah 6:17 אִגְּרֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔ם to letters Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural Nehemiah 6:19 אִגְּר֛וֹת to letters Noun - feminine plural Esther 9:26 הָאִגֶּ֣רֶת to letter Article | Noun - feminine singular Esther 9:29 אִגֶּ֧רֶת to letter Noun - feminine singular construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row 2 Chronicles 30:1
Aligned rows 10
Books represented 3
2 Chronicles 2 Nehemiah 6 Esther 2
Source forms
אִגְּרוֹת֙ 2x ’ig·gə·rō·wṯ 2 Chronicles 30:1, Nehemiah 2:7
אִגְּר֣וֹת 1x ’ig·gə·rō·wṯ Nehemiah 2:9
אִגְּר֛וֹת 1x ’ig·gə·rō·wṯ Nehemiah 6:19
אִגֶּ֧רֶת 1x ’ig·ge·reṯ Esther 9:29
אִגְּרֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔ם 1x ’ig·gə·rō·ṯê·hem Nehemiah 6:17
בָּֽאִגְּר֜וֹת 1x bā·’ig·gə·rō·wṯ 2 Chronicles 30:6
הָאִגֶּ֣רֶת 1x hā·’ig·ge·reṯ Esther 9:26
וְאִגֶּ֡רֶת 1x wə·’ig·ge·reṯ Nehemiah 2:8
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine plural 3x 2 Chronicles 30:1, Nehemiah 2:7, Nehemiah 6:19
Article | Noun - feminine singular 1x Esther 9:26
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular 1x Nehemiah 2:8
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct 1x Nehemiah 6:5
Noun - feminine plural construct 1x Nehemiah 2:9
Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural 1x Nehemiah 6:17
Noun - feminine singular construct 1x Esther 9:29
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine plural 1x 2 Chronicles 30:6
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. an epistle
Source Gloss
an epistle
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
an epistle BDB: letter Usage: letter.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
אִגֶּרֶת is built from this root:
אִגְּרָא H104
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain