Lexicon
שִׂטְנָה
sit.nah
H7855
H:N-F Hebrew

accusation

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sit.nah denotes a written charge directed against the inhabitants of Judah and Jerusalem.

The attested use denotes a charge set down in writing against the dwellers of Judah and Jerusalem.

Senses in use

  1. A written charge against a community · dominant

    In Ezra 4:6, the feminine singular absolute noun occurs in the clause describing what was written against the dwellers of Judah and Jerusalem; the APB renders the clause “they wrote an accusation upon the dwellers of Judah and Jerusalem.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Ezra 4:6, the APB presents the clause as “they wrote an accusation upon the dwellers of Judah and Jerusalem.” This identifies the clause's presentation rather than a precise token-by-token rendering.

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