Ezra 4:15

With the Hebrew and Aramaic beneath

Ezra 4:15, word by word

someone may investigateיְבַקַּרyevakar

search, inquire

To search, to inquire carefully (Aramaic), for example in the archives of the kingdom.

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in the bookסְפַרsefar

book, scroll

Book, written scroll (Aramaic). Related to the Hebrew "sefer".

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of the memorialsדָּכְרָנַיָּdachranaya

record, memorial

Memorial, record (Aramaic): what is left written to be remembered. Related to the Hebrew "zikaron".

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of your fathersאֲבָהָתָavahata

father

Father (Aramaic). It is the same word as the Hebrew "av". In the plural, "fathers", also the ancestors.

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and you will findתְהַשְׁכַּחtehashkach

find

To find, to discover (Aramaic).

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and knowתִנְדַּעtinda

know

To know something, to find out about it (in Aramaic).

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thatדָךְdach

that, this

That, this (Aramaic).

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cityקִרְיְתָkiryta

city

City (Aramaic). Related to the Hebrew "qirya".

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is a rebelliousמָרָדָאmarada

rebellious

Rebellious (Aramaic).

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causing harmמְהַנְזְקַתmehanzkat

suffer harm, cause harm

To suffer harm; in its causative form, to cause harm (Aramaic).

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to kingsמַלְכִיןmalchin

king

King (Aramaic). The same word as the Hebrew "melech".

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and provincesמְדִנָןmedinan

province

Province (Aramaic): a region of the empire with its own government. The same word as the Hebrew "medina".

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and that they have been makingעָבְדִיןavdin

do, make

To do, to make (Aramaic). Its Hebrew relative "avad" means "to serve, to work".

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seditionאֶשְׁתַּדּוּרeshtadur

sedition, revolt

Sedition, revolt (Aramaic): rising up against the one who rules.

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within itגַוַּgava

midst, within

The middle, the inside (Aramaic): "within".

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the daysיוֹמָתyomat

day

Day (Aramaic). The same word as the Hebrew "yom".

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of oldעָלְמָalma

antiquity, forever

Distant time, backward or forward: "of old", "forever" (Aramaic). Related to the Hebrew "olam".

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was laid wasteהָחָרְבַתhacharvat

lay waste, destroy

To ruin, to destroy (Aramaic). Related to the Hebrew "charav", "to lie in ruins".

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Translation note

“The book of the memorials”: the official records of the kingdom.

The context