Rehum the chancellor and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter against Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the king in this sort:
Rehum the Chancellour, and Shimſhai the || Scribe, wrote a letter againſt Ieruſalem, to Artaxerxes the king, in this ſort:
אִגְּרָא , feminine noun, ʾiggəraʾ — a letter (value 205)
H104,
אִגְּרָא ʼiggerâʼ, ig-er-aw'; (Aramaic) of Persian origin; an epistle (as carried by a state courier or postman):—letter.letter, missive (Aramaic loan-word used in last OT books)
Used in 3 Verses, 1 Book 3  Occurrence Count
אַרְתַּחְשַׁשְׁתָּא , proper masculine noun, ʾartahshashtaʾ — a son and successor of Xerxes, king of Persia (value 1610)
H783,
אַרְתַּחְשַׁשְׁתָּא ʼArtachshashtâʼ, ar-takh-shash-taw'; or אַרְתַּחְשַׁשְׁתְּא ʼArtachshashteʼ; or by permutation אַרְתַּחְשַׁסְתְּא ʼArtachshaçteʼ; of foreign origin; Artachshasta (or Artaxerxes), a title (rather than name) of several Persian kings:—Artaxerxes.Artaxerxes = "I will make the spoiled to boil: I will stir myself (in) winter"
son and successor of Xerxes as emperor of Persia, 465-424 BC
Used in 14 Verses, 2 Books 15  Occurrence Count
בְּעֵל , masculine noun, bəʿeyl — owner, lord (value 102)
H1169,
בְּעֵל beʻêl, beh-ale'; (Aramaic) corresponding to H1167:— chancellor.Used in 3 Verses, 1 Book 3  Occurrence Count
חַד , adjective, had — one (value 12)
H2298,
חַד chad, khad; (Aramaic) corresponding to H2297; as card. one; as article single; as an ordinal, first; adverbially, at once:—a, first, one, together.one (number)
one
a (indefinite article)
Used in 14 Verses, 2 Books 14  Occurrence Count
טְעֵם , masculine noun, təʿeym — taste, judgment, command (value 119)
H2942,
טְעֵם ṭeʻêm, teh-ame'; (Aramaic) from H2939, and equivalent to H2941; properly, flavor; figuratively, judgment (both subjective and objective); hence, account (both subjectively and objectively):— chancellor, command, commandment, decree, regard, taste, wisdom.decree, taste, judgment, command
taste
judgment, discretion
report
command
Used in 24 Verses, 2 Books 24  Occurrence Count
יְרוּשָׁלֵם , proper locative noun, yərushaleym — the capital city of all Isr (value 586)
H3390,
יְרוּשָׁלֵם Yerûwshâlêm, yer-oo-shaw-lame'; (Chaldee) corresponding to H3389:—Jerusalem.Jerusalem = "teaching of peace"
the chief city of Palestine and capital of the united kingdom and the nation of Judah after the split
Used in 25 Verses, 2 Books 26  Occurrence Count
כְּנֵמָא , adverb, kəneymaʾ — accordingly, as follows (value 111)
H3660,
כְּנֵמָא kenêmâʼ, ken-ay-maw'; (Aramaic) corresponding to H3644; so or thus:—so, (in) this manner (sort), thus.thus, so, accordingly, as follows
Used in 5 Verses, 1 Book 5  Occurrence Count
כְּתַב , verb, kətav — to write (value 422)
H3790,
כְּתַב kethab, keth-ab'; (Aramaic) corresponding to H3789:—write(-ten).to write
(P'al) to write, to be written
Used in 7 Verses, 2 Books 8  Occurrence Count
מֶלֶךְ , masculine noun, melekh — king (value 90)
H4430,
מֶלֶךְ melek, meh'-lek; (Aramaic) corresponding to H4428; a king:—king, royal.Used in 131 Verses, 2 Books 176  Occurrence Count
סָפֵר , masculine noun, safeyr — a secretary, scribe (value 340)
H5613,
סָפֵר çâphêr, saw-fare'; (Aramaic) from the same as H5609; a scribe (secular or sacred):—scribe.Used in 6 Verses, 1 Book 6  Occurrence Count
עַל , preposition, ʿal — upon, over, above (value 100)
H5922,
עַל ʻal, al; (Aramaic) corresponding to H5921:—about, against, concerning, for, (there-) fore, from, in, × more, of, (there-, up-) on, (in-) to, why with.upon, over, on account of, above, to, against
upon, over, on account of, regarding, concerning, on behalf of
over (with verbs of ruling)
above, beyond (in comparison)
to, against (of direction)
Used in 86 Verses, 2 Books 101  Occurrence Count
רְחוּם , proper masculine noun, rəhum — "compassion", the name of several Israelites (value 254)
H7348,
רְחוּם Rechûwm, rekh-oom'; a form of H7349; Rechum, the name of a Persian and of three Israelites:—Rehum.Rehum = "compassion"
an man who returned from exile with Zerubbabel
also 'Nehum'
a commander who wrote a letter to the king Artaxerxes in which he opposed the rebuilding of Jerusalem
a Levite of the family of Bani who assisted in rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem
one of the chiefs of the people who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah
a priest who returned from exile with Zerubbabel
Used in 8 Verses, 2 Books 8  Occurrence Count
שִׁמְשַׁי , proper masculine noun, shimshay — a scribe who opposed Isr (value 650)
H8124,
שִׁמְשַׁי Shimshay, shim-shah'-ee; (Aramaic) from H8122; sunny; Shimshai, a Samaritan:—Shimshai.Shimshai = "sunny"
the scribe for Rehum, the satrap of Judea for the Persian government
Used in 4 Verses, 1 Book 4  Occurrence Count
| Ezra 4:8Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| Rehum the chancellor and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter against Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the king in this sort: |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| רְח֣וּם בְּעֵל־טְעֵ֗ם וְשִׁמְשַׁי֙ סָֽפְרָ֔א כְּתַ֛בוּ אִגְּרָ֥ה חֲדָ֖ה עַל־יְרוּשְׁלֶ֑ם לְאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֥שְׂתְּא מַלְכָּ֖א כְּנֵֽמָא׃ |
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| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| Rehum |
H7348rəhum |
רְחוּם |
254 |
| the chancellor |
H1169bəʿeyl |
בְּעֵל |
102 |
| and Shimshai |
H8124shimshay |
שִׁמְשַׁי |
650 |
| the scribe |
H5613safeyr |
סָפֵר |
340 |
| wrote |
H3790kətav |
כְּתַב |
422 |
| a |
H2298had |
חַד |
12 |
| letter |
H104ʾiggəraʾ |
אִגְּרָא |
205 |
| against |
H5922ʿal |
עַל |
100 |
| Jerusalem |
H3390yərushaleym |
יְרוּשָׁלֵם |
586 |
| to Artaxerxes |
H783ʾartahshashtaʾ |
אַרְתַּחְשַׁשְׁתָּא |
1610 |
| the king |
H4430melekh |
מֶלֶךְ |
90 |
| in this sort: |
H3660kəneymaʾ |
כְּנֵמָא |
111 |
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