- *rᵉḥûm*
- proper noun - Rehum
- *bᵉʿēl*
- noun, masculine singular construct - lord of/master of
- *ṭᵉʿēm*
- noun, masculine singular - decree/command
- *wᵉšimšay*
- waw-conjunction + proper noun - and Shimshai
- *sāpᵉrāʾ*
- noun, masculine singular with Aramaic definite article - the scribe
- *kᵉtabû*
- peal perfect, 3rd plural - they wrote
- *ʾiggᵉrāh*
- noun, feminine singular - letter
- *ḥădāh*
- numeral, feminine singular - one
- *yᵉrûšᵉlem*
- proper noun - Jerusalem
- *lᵉʾartaḥšaśtᵉʾ*
- preposition + proper noun - to Artaxerxes
- *malkāʾ*
- noun, masculine singular with Aramaic definite article - the king
- *kᵉnēmāʾ*
- adverb - as follows/thus