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Ezra

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Rehum the chancellor and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter against Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the king in this sort:

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
Rehum Rehum Noun H7348 רְח֣וּם re·chum
Analysis:
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chancellor chancellor Noun H1169 בְּעֵל־ be·'el-
and Shimshai Shimshai Noun H8124 וְשִׁמְשַׁי֙ ve·shim·shai
the scribe scribe Noun H5613 סָֽפְרָ֔א sa·fe·ra,
wrote write Verb H3790 כְּתַ֛בוּ ke·ta·vu
letter letter Noun H104 אִגְּרָ֥ה ig·ge·rah
against about Prepostion H5922 עַל־ al-
Jerusalem Chald Noun H3390 יְרוּשְׁלֶ֑ם ye·ru·she·lem;
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the king king Noun H4430 מַלְכָּ֖א mal·ka
to Artaxerxes Artaxerxes Noun H783 לְאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֥שְׂתְּא le·'ar·tach·shas·te
in this sort so Adverb H3660 כְּנֵֽמָא׃ ke·ne·ma.

Locations

Jerusalem

JERUSALEMje-roo'-sa-lem:I. THE NAME1. In Cuneiform2. In Hebrew3. In Greek and Latin4. The Meaning of Jerusalem5. Other NamesII. GEOLOGY, CLIMATE AND SPRINGS1. Geology2. Climate and Rainfall3. The Natural SpringsIII. THE NATURAL SITE1. The Mountains Around2. The Valleys3. The HillsIV. GENERAL TOPOGRAPHY OF JERUSALEM1. Description of Josephus2. Summary of the... View Details

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Rehum

Rehum [N] [H] [S] merciful.  One of "the children of the province" who returned from the Captivity ( Ezra 2:2 ); the same as "Nehum" ( Nehemiah 7:7 ).    The "chancellor" of Artaxerxes, who sought to stir him up against the Jews ( Ezra 4:8-24 ) and prevent the rebuilding of the walls and the temple of Jerusalem.    A Levite ( Ne... View Details

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King James Bible Rehum the chancellor and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter against Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the king in this sort:
Hebrew Greek English Rehum the chancellor commander and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter against Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the king in this sort:King Artaxerxes, as follows--
New American Standard Bible 1995 Rehum the chancellor commander and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter against Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the king in this sort:King Artaxerxes, as follows--