The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon

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אִגְּרָה‏ n.f. letter

letter Com. Ezra5:6 : פַּרְשֶׁגֶן אִגַּרְתָּא‏ a transcription of the letter. decree Syr, LJLA. TgEsth² 8:5(0) : יתכתב כתבא למבטל<א> ית איגרתא‏ let a document be written to cancel the decree.

contract, document OA^East, Gal, Syr, JBA, LJLA. writ of divorce JLAtg, Gal, PTA, Syr, BabMBK, JBAg. TgJ Is50:1 : אֵידָא הִיא אִגְרַת פִיטוּרִין דִיהַבִית לִכנֵישָתְכוֹן‏ . TN Deut24:1 : ויכתב לה אגרת שיבוקין‏ he should write a divorce document for her .

Page refs. in other dictionaries: DJPA: 48a; DJBA: 110b; Jastrow: 45; Levy Ch-W: 1:10; Tal Sam: 7a; DNWSI: 12; DJA: 29a; Cook,Qumran: 7;

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