ig.g.ra denotes a written communication sent to a king or presented as its copy in Ezra.

The attested use denotes a written communication in official correspondence: it is written to Artaxerxes in Ezra 4:8 and identified as a copy of communications sent to Artaxerxes and Darius in Ezra 4:11 and Ezra 5:6.

1. Official written communication · dominant

   In Ezra 4:8, the absolute singular form occurs in the clause about Rehum and Shimshai writing to Artaxerxes; the APB renders the verse as writing “one letter” upon Jerusalem to the king. In Ezra 4:11 and Ezra 5:6, determined singular forms introduce a copy of a communication sent to Artaxerxes and Darius respectively; the APB renders each as “the copy of the letter.”

   Ezra 4:8Ezra 4:11Ezra 5:6

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across Ezra 4:8, Ezra 4:11, and Ezra 5:6, the APB presents the communication as “one letter” or “the copy of the letter.” These phrases confirm the verse-level setting rather than isolate a precise English equivalent.