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And in the reignוּבְמַלְכוּתof Ahasuerus,אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁat the beginningבִּתְחִלַּתof his reign,מַלְכוּתוֹthey wroteכָּתְבוּan accusationשִׂטְנָהagainstעַלthe inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵיof Judahיְהוּדָהand Jerusalem.וִירוּשָׁלִָם
Ezra 4:6
Study it in the app“And in the reign of Ahasuerus, at the beginning of his reign, they wrote an accusation against the inhabitants of Judah and Jerusalem.”
With the Hebrew and Aramaic beneath
Ezra 4:6, word by word
- And in the reignמַלְכוּתmalchut
reign
A reign, or what belongs to a king: his rule and dignity.
Where else “malchut” appears- of Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁachashverosh
Ahasuerus
Ahasuerus: the Hebrew name of a king of Persia. In Ezra 4:6 and in the book of Esther; Strong identifies him there with Xerxes.
Where else “achashverosh” appears- at the beginningתְחִלַּתtechilat
beginning
Beginning, start; "at first".
Where else “techilat” appears- they wroteכָּתְבוּkatvu
write
To put words in writing, in a book or tablet, so that they last.
Where else “katvu” appears- an accusationשִׂטְנָהsitna
accusation
Accusation: a writing of one who opposes another. From the same root as "satan", "adversary".
Where else “sitna” appears- the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵיyoshve
dwell
To make one's home in a place.
Where else “yoshve” appears- of Judahיְהוּדָהyehuda
Judah
Judah, the fourth son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later the southern kingdom; King David came from it. The name sounds like "give thanks". Borne also by other Israelites.
Where else “yehuda” appears- and Jerusalemירוּשָׁלִָםyrushalaim
Jerusalem
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Places in this verse
Jerusalem
Today: Old City of Jerusalem
A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.
David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).
The context
5and hiring counselors against them to frustrate their counsel all the days of Cyrus king of Persia, and until the reign of Darius king of Persia.
6 · This verse (above)
7And in the days of Artaxerxes Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of his companions wrote to Artaxerxes king of Persia; and the writing of the letter was written in Aramaic and translated in Aramaic.