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ʾiggᵊrāʾ אִגְּרָא ‘letter’ (Aramaic)

Etymology?: of Persian origin

ʾiggᵊrāʾ n, f
1) letter, missive (Aramaic loan-word used in last OT books)

Mentioned in Ezra 4:8, 4:11, 5:6

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