אִגְּרָא
ʼiggᵉrâʼ · ig-er-aw'
an epistle (as carried by a state courier or postman)
Lexicon
Derivation: (Aramaic) of Persian origin;
an epistle (as carried by a state courier or postman)
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: letter.
Letters
- אAlef1
Picture: ox head
- Concrete
- ox · bull · cattle
- Extended
- strength · leader · first · the one in front
- גGimel3
Picture: throwing stick (or camel)
- Concrete
- staff · throw stick · camel · foot
- Extended
- to carry · to gather up · walking · pride lifted up
- רResh200
Picture: a human head
- Concrete
- head · face · person
- Extended
- first · top · beginning · chief · the highest
- אAlef1
Picture: ox head
- Concrete
- ox · bull · cattle
- Extended
- strength · leader · first · the one in front
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
strength, the leader › to carry, to lift up › the head, the highest › strength, the leader
Strength, the leader that works to carry, to lift up of the head, the highest of strength, the leader.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of אִגְּרָא above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
3 occurrences · 3 OT · 0 NT · 3 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- of the letter2 · 67%
- letter1 · 33%
Where it is used, by book.
- Ezra3
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.