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Rehumרְחוּםthe commanderבְּעֵל טְעֵםand Shimshaiוְשִׁמְשַׁיthe scribeסָפְרָאwroteכְּתַבוּa letterאִגְּרָה חֲדָהagainstעַלJerusalemיְרוּשְׁלֶםto Artaxerxesלְאַרְתַּחְשַׁשְׂתְּאthe kingמַלְכָּאas follows:כְּנֵמָא
Ezra 4:8
Study it in the app“Rehum the commander and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter against Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the king as follows:”
With the Hebrew and Aramaic beneath
Ezra 4:8, word by word
- Rehumרְחוּםrechum
Rehum
Rehum: the name of several people: one of those who returned with Zerubbabel, a Levite and a leader of Nehemiah's time, and a Persian official who wrote against Jerusalem.
Where else “rechum” appears- the commanderבְּעֵלbeel
owner, master
Owner, lord (Aramaic); the same word as the Hebrew "baal". "Master of the order" is the title of a high official: the commander.
Where else “beel” appears- the commanderטְעֵםteem
commander
The one who holds a high office and gives orders to others.
Where else “teem” appears- and Shimshaiשִׁמְשַׁיshimshay
Shimshai
Shimshai: the name of the scribe who signed with Rehum the letter against Jerusalem.
Where else “shimshay” appears- the scribeסָפְרָsafra
scribe
Scribe (Aramaic): one who writes and keeps the documents; secretary.
Where else “safra” appears- wroteכְּתַבוּketavu
write
To write (Aramaic). Related to the Hebrew "katav".
Where else “ketavu” appears- a letterאִגְּרָהigra
letter
Letter (Aramaic): an official writing carried by a messenger of the kingdom.
Where else “igra” appears- a letterחֲדָהchada
one
The number one; also used to say "a" or "a single".
Where else “chada” appears- Jerusalemיְרוּשְׁלֶםyerushlem
Jerusalem
Jerusalem (the Aramaic form of the name).
Where else “yerushlem” appears- to Artaxerxesאַרְתַּחְשַׁשְׂתְּאartachshast
Artaxerxes
Artaxerxes: a name borne by several kings of Persia. In Ezra and Nehemiah, the king under whom the building was stopped and, later, the one who sent Ezra and Nehemiah.
Where else “artachshast” appears- the kingמַלְכָּmalka
king
King (Aramaic). The same word as the Hebrew "melech".
Where else “malka” appears- as followsכְּנֵמָאkenema
thus, so
Thus, in this way (Aramaic).
Where else “kenema” appears
Translation note
“The commander”: the Aramaic says “master of the order,” the title of a high official.
The context
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.
8 · This verse (above)
9Then Rehum the commander and Shimshai the scribe and the rest of their companions: the Dinaites, the Apharsathchites, the Tarpelites, the Apharsites, the men of Erech, the Babylonians, the men of Susa, the Dehaites, the Elamites,