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It is used in the context of messages sent between individuals or groups, often carrying important information, instructions, or decrees.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Israel, letters were a primary means of communication over long distances. They were often written on papyrus, parchment, or clay tablets. The use of letters was common among kings, officials, and prophets to convey messages, commands, or divine revelations. The practice of writing letters was influenced by neighboring cultures, such as the Egyptians and Mesopotamians, who also utilized written correspondence extensively.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from the same as <a href="/hebrew/94.htm">Agur</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a letter<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>letter (4), letters (6).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">אִגֶּ֫רֶת</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun feminine</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>letter, letter-missive</b></font> (late, probably loan-word, Assyrian <i><em>egirtu</em></i> Dl<sup>W</sup>) — absolute <a href="/interlinear/nehemiah/2-8.htm">Nehemiah 2:8</a> 2t.; construct <a href="/interlinear/esther/9-29.htm">Esther 9:29</a>; plural <font class="hebrew2">אִגְּרוֺת</font> absolute 2 Chronicles 30:1 3t.; construct <a href="/interlinear/nehemiah/2-9.htm">Nehemiah 2:9</a>; <font class="hebrew2">אִגְּרֹתֵיהֶם</font> <a href="/interlinear/nehemiah/6-17.htm">Nehemiah 6:17</a> — <em>letter</em>, especially royal letter 2 Chronicles 30:1,6; <a href="/interlinear/nehemiah/2-7.htm">Nehemiah 2:7</a>,8,9; but also others <a href="/interlinear/nehemiah/6-5.htm">Nehemiah 6:5</a>,17,19; <a href="/interlinear/esther/9-26.htm">Esther 9:26</a>,29 ("" <font class="hebrew2">סֵפֶר</font> <a href="/interlinear/esther/9-20.htm">Esther 9:20</a>; <a href="/interlinear/esther/9-30.htm">Esther 9:30</a>; other synonym <font class="hebrew2">מִכְתָּב</font>, <font class="hebrew2">נִשְׁתְּוָן</font> q. v.) <p><font class="hebrew2">אֲגַרְטָל</font> see <font class="hebrew2">גרטל</font>. <p><font class="hebrew2">אֶגְרֹף</font> see <font class="hebrew2">גרף</font>. <p><font class="hebrew2">אֵד</font>, <font class="hebrew2">אוֺדוֺת</font>, <font class="hebrew2">אֹדוֺת</font> see <font class="hebrew2">אוד</font>.<br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>letter <p>Feminine of <a href="/hebrew/104.htm">'iggra'</a>; an epistle -- letter. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/104.htm">'iggra'</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>אִגְּר֛וֹת אִגְּר֣וֹת אִגְּרֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔ם אִגְּרוֹת֙ אִגֶּ֧רֶת אגרות אגרת אגרתיהם בָּֽאִגְּר֜וֹת באגרות הָאִגֶּ֣רֶת האגרת וְאִגֶּ֡רֶת וְאִגֶּ֥רֶת ואגרת ’ig·ge·reṯ ’ig·gə·rō·ṯê·hem ’ig·gə·rō·wṯ ’iggereṯ ’iggərōṯêhem ’iggərōwṯ bā’iggərōwṯ bā·’ig·gə·rō·wṯ baiggeRot hā’iggereṯ hā·’ig·ge·reṯ haigGeret igGeret iggerOt iggeRoteiHem veigGeret wə’iggereṯ wə·’ig·ge·reṯ<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/2_chronicles/30-1.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Chronicles 30:1</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_chronicles/30.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וִֽיהוּדָ֗ה וְגַֽם־ <b> אִגְּרוֹת֙ </b> כָּתַב֙ עַל־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_chronicles/30.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and wrote <span class="itali">letters</span> also<br><a href="/kjvs/2_chronicles/30.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and wrote <span class="itali">letters</span> also to Ephraim<br><a href="/interlinear/2_chronicles/30-1.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and Judah also <span class="itali">letters</span> and wrote unto<p><b><a href="/text/2_chronicles/30-6.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Chronicles 30:6</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_chronicles/30.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וַיֵּלְכוּ֩ הָרָצִ֨ים <b> בָּֽאִגְּר֜וֹת </b> מִיַּ֧ד הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_chronicles/30.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and Judah <span class="itali">with the letters</span> from the hand<br><a href="/kjvs/2_chronicles/30.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> went <span class="itali">with the letters</span> from<br><a href="/interlinear/2_chronicles/30-6.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> went the couriers <span class="itali">the letters</span> the hand of the king<p><b><a href="/text/nehemiah/2-7.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Nehemiah 2:7</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/nehemiah/2.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ ט֔וֹב <b> אִגְּרוֹת֙ </b> יִתְּנוּ־ לִ֔י</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/nehemiah/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> the king, <span class="itali">let letters</span> be given<br><a href="/kjvs/nehemiah/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the king, <span class="itali">let letters</span> be given<br><a href="/interlinear/nehemiah/2-7.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the king please <span class="itali">letters</span> be given for<p><b><a href="/text/nehemiah/2-8.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Nehemiah 2:8</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/nehemiah/2.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> <b> וְאִגֶּ֡רֶת </b> אֶל־ אָסָף֩</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/nehemiah/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">and a letter</span> to Asaph the keeper<br><a href="/kjvs/nehemiah/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">And a letter</span> unto Asaph the keeper<br><a href="/interlinear/nehemiah/2-8.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> <span class="itali">letter</span> to Asaph<p><b><a href="/text/nehemiah/2-9.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Nehemiah 2:9</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/nehemiah/2.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">לָהֶ֔ם אֵ֖ת <b> אִגְּר֣וֹת </b> הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/nehemiah/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> them the king's <span class="itali">letters.</span> Now the king<br><a href="/kjvs/nehemiah/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> them the king's <span class="itali">letters.</span> Now the king<br><a href="/interlinear/nehemiah/2-9.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the River and gave <span class="itali">letters</span> the king's had sent<p><b><a href="/text/nehemiah/6-5.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Nehemiah 6:5</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/nehemiah/6.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אֶֽת־ נַעֲר֑וֹ <b> וְאִגֶּ֥רֶת </b> פְּתוּחָ֖ה בְּיָדֽוֹ׃</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/nehemiah/6.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> time with an open <span class="itali">letter</span> in his hand.<br><a href="/kjvs/nehemiah/6.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> time with an open <span class="itali">letter</span> in his hand;<br><a href="/interlinear/nehemiah/6-5.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> A fifth his servant <span class="itali">letter</span> an open his hand<p><b><a href="/text/nehemiah/6-17.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Nehemiah 6:17</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/nehemiah/6.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">חֹרֵ֤י יְהוּדָה֙ <b> אִגְּרֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔ם </b> הוֹלְכ֖וֹת עַל־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/nehemiah/6.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> days many <span class="itali">letters</span> went from the nobles<br><a href="/kjvs/nehemiah/6.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> many <span class="itali">letters</span> unto Tobiah,<br><a href="/interlinear/nehemiah/6-17.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the nobles of Judah <span class="itali">letters</span> went unto<p><b><a href="/text/nehemiah/6-19.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Nehemiah 6:19</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/nehemiah/6.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">מוֹצִיאִ֖ים ל֑וֹ <b> אִגְּר֛וֹת </b> שָׁלַ֥ח טוֹבִיָּ֖ה</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/nehemiah/6.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> sent <span class="itali">letters</span> to frighten<br><a href="/kjvs/nehemiah/6.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> sent <span class="itali">letters</span> to put me in fear.<br><a href="/interlinear/nehemiah/6-19.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> become and reported <span class="itali">letters</span> sent Tobiah<p><b><a href="/text/esther/9-26.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Esther 9:26</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/esther/9.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">כָּל־ דִּבְרֵ֖י <b> הָאִגֶּ֣רֶת </b> הַזֹּ֑את וּמָֽה־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/esther/9.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> in this <span class="itali">letter,</span> both what<br><a href="/kjvs/esther/9.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> Therefore for all the words <span class="itali">of this letter,</span> and [of that] which they had seen<br><a href="/interlinear/esther/9-26.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> all manner of the instructions <span class="itali">letter</span> both what<p><b><a href="/text/esther/9-29.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Esther 9:29</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/esther/9.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">לְקַיֵּ֗ם אֵ֣ת <b> אִגֶּ֧רֶת </b> הַפּוּרִ֛ים הַזֹּ֖את</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/esther/9.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> this second <span class="itali">letter</span> about Purim.<br><a href="/kjvs/esther/9.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> this second <span class="itali">letter</span> of Purim.<br><a href="/interlinear/esther/9-29.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> authority to confirm <span class="itali">letter</span> Purim likewise<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_107.htm">10 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_107.htm">Strong's Hebrew 107<br>10 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/baiggerot_107.htm">bā·’ig·gə·rō·wṯ — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/haiggeret_107.htm">hā·’ig·ge·reṯ — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/iggeret_107.htm">’ig·ge·reṯ — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/iggerot_107.htm">’ig·gə·rō·wṯ — 4 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/iggeroteihem_107.htm">’ig·gə·rō·ṯê·hem — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/veiggeret_107.htm">wə·’ig·ge·reṯ — 2 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div 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