Berean Original

Esther

Chapter 2

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אַחַר֙

אַחַר֙


’a·ḥar

Some time later

Hebrew Adverb
Strongs 310
BSB/Thayers
1) after the following part, behind (of place), hinder, afterwards (of time)
1a) as an adverb
1a1) behind (of place)
1a2) afterwards (of time)
1b) as a preposition
1b1) behind, after (of place)
1b2) after (of time)
1b3) besides
1c) as a conjunction
1c) after that
1d) as a substantive
1d1) hinder part
1e) with other prepositions
1e1) from behind
1e2) from following after
הַדְּבָרִ֣ים

הַדְּבָרִ֣ים


had·də·ḇā·rîm

. . . ,

Hebrew Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strongs 1697
BSB/Thayers
1) speech, word, speaking, thing 
1a) speech
1b) saying, utterance
1c) word, words
1d) business, occupation, acts, matter, case, something, manner (by extension)
הָאֵ֔לֶּה

הָאֵ֔לֶּה


hā·’êl·leh

. . .

Hebrew Article | Pronoun - common plural
Strongs 428
BSB/Thayers
1) these 
1a) used before antecedent
1b) used following antecedent
חֲמַ֖ת

חֲמַ֖ת


ḥă·maṯ

when the anger

Hebrew Noun - feminine singular construct
Strongs 2534
BSB/Thayers
1) heat, rage, hot displeasure, indignation, anger, wrath, poison, bottles 
1a) heat
1a1) fever
1a2) venom, poison (fig.)
1b) burning anger, rage
הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ

הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ


ham·me·leḵ

of King

Hebrew Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strongs 4428
BSB/Thayers
1) king
אֲחַשְׁוֵר֑וֹשׁ

אֲחַשְׁוֵר֑וֹשׁ


’ă·ḥaš·wê·rō·wōš

Xerxes

Hebrew Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strongs 325
BSB/Thayers
Ahasuerus = |I will be silent and poor|
1) title of the king of Persia, probably Xerxes
כְּשֹׁ֕ךְ

כְּשֹׁ֕ךְ


kə·šōḵ

had subsided ,

Hebrew Preposition-k | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strongs 7918
BSB/Thayers
1) to subside, abate, decrease 
1a) (Qal) to abate
1b) (Hiphil) to allay
זָכַ֤ר

זָכַ֤ר


zā·ḵar

he remembered

Hebrew Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strongs 2142
BSB/Thayers
1) to remember, recall, call to mind 
1a) (Qal) to remember, recall
1b) (Niphal) to be brought to remembrance, be remembered, be thought of, be brought to mind
1c) (Hiphil)
1c1) to cause to remember, remind
1c2) to cause to be remembered, keep in remembrance
1c3) to mention
1c4) to record
1c5) to make a memorial, make remembrance
אֶת־

אֶת־


’eṯ-

-

Hebrew Direct object marker
Strongs 853
BSB/Thayers
1) sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative
וַשְׁתִּי֙

וַשְׁתִּי֙


waš·tî

Vashti

Hebrew Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strongs 2060
BSB/Thayers
Vashti = |beautiful|
1) the queen, wife of Ahasuerus, whom he divorced for disobeying his orders
וְאֵ֣ת

וְאֵ֣ת


wə·’êṯ

and

Hebrew Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker
Strongs 853
BSB/Thayers
1) sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative
אֲשֶׁר־

אֲשֶׁר־


’ă·šer-

what

Hebrew Pronoun - relative
Strongs 834
BSB/Thayers
1) (relative part.) 
1a) which, who
1b) that which
2) (conj)
2a) that (in obj clause)
2b) when
2c) since
2d) as
2e) conditional if
עָשָׂ֔תָה

עָשָׂ֔תָה


‘ā·śā·ṯāh

she had done ,

Hebrew Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular
Strongs 6213
BSB/Thayers
1) to do, fashion, accomplish, make 
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to do, work, make, produce
1a1a) to do
1a1b) to work
1a1c) to deal (with)
1a1d) to act, act with effect, effect
1a2) to make
1a2a) to make
1a2b) to produce
1a2c) to prepare
1a2d) to make (an offering)
1a2e) to attend to, put in order
1a2f) to observe, celebrate
1a2g) to acquire (property)
1a2h) to appoint, ordain, institute
1a2i) to bring about
1a2j) to use
1a2k) to spend, pass
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to be done
1b2) to be made
1b3) to be produced
1b4) to be offered
1b5) to be observed
1b6) to be used
1c) (Pual) to be made
2) (Piel) to press, squeeze
וְאֵ֥ת

וְאֵ֥ת


wə·’êṯ

and

Hebrew Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker
Strongs 853
BSB/Thayers
1) sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative
אֲשֶׁר־

אֲשֶׁר־


’ă·šer-

what

Hebrew Pronoun - relative
Strongs 834
BSB/Thayers
1) (relative part.) 
1a) which, who
1b) that which
2) (conj)
2a) that (in obj clause)
2b) when
2c) since
2d) as
2e) conditional if
נִגְזַ֖ר

נִגְזַ֖ר


niḡ·zar

had been decreed

Hebrew Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strongs 1504
BSB/Thayers
1) to cut, divide, cut down, cut off, cut in two, snatch, decree 
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to cut in two, divide
1a2) to cut down
1a3) to cut off, destroy, exterminate
1a4) to decree
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to be cut off, separated, excluded
1b2) to be destroyed, cut off
1b3) to be decreed
עָלֶֽיהָ׃

עָלֶֽיהָ׃


‘ā·le·hā

against her .

Hebrew Preposition | third person feminine singular
Strongs 5921
BSB/Thayers
prep
1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against
1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards
1b) above, beyond, over (of excess)
1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence)
1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition)
1e) over (of suspension or extension)
1f) by, adjoining, next, at, over, around (of contiguity or proximity)
1g) down upon, upon, on, from, up upon, up to, towards, over towards, to, against (with verbs of motion)
1h) to (as a dative)
conj
2) because that, because, notwithstanding, although
2
הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ

הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ


ham·me·leḵ

Then the king’s

Hebrew Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strongs 4428
BSB/Thayers
1) king
נַעֲרֵֽי־

נַעֲרֵֽי־


na·‘ă·rê-

attendants

Hebrew Noun - masculine plural construct
Strongs 5288
BSB/Thayers
1) a boy, lad, servant, youth, retainer 
1a) boy, lad, youth
1b) servant, retainer
מְשָׁרְתָ֑יו

מְשָׁרְתָ֑יו


mə·šā·rə·ṯāw

. . .

Hebrew Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strongs 8334
BSB/Thayers
1) (Piel) to minister, serve, minister to
וַיֹּאמְר֥וּ

וַיֹּאמְר֥וּ


way·yō·mə·rū

proposed ,

Hebrew Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strongs 559
BSB/Thayers
1) to say, speak, utter 
1a) (Qal) to say, to answer, to say in one's heart, to think, to command, to promise, to intend
1b) (Niphal) to be told, to be said, to be called
1c) (Hithpael) to boast, to act proudly
1d) (Hiphil) to avow, to avouch
יְבַקְשׁ֥וּ

יְבַקְשׁ֥וּ


yə·ḇaq·šū

“ Let a search be made

Hebrew Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strongs 1245
BSB/Thayers
1) to seek, require, desire, exact, request 
1a) (Piel)
1a1) to seek to find
1a2) to seek to secure
1a3) to seek the face
1a4) to desire, demand
1a5) to require, exact
1a6) to ask, request
1b) (Pual) to be sought
טוֹב֥וֹת

טוֹב֥וֹת


ṭō·w·ḇō·wṯ

for beautiful

Hebrew Adjective - feminine plural construct
Strongs 2896
BSB/Thayers
adj 
1) good, pleasant, agreeable
1a) pleasant, agreeable (to the senses)
1b) pleasant (to the higher nature)
1c) good, excellent (of its kind)
1d) good, rich, valuable in estimation
1e) good, appropriate, becoming
1f) better (comparative)
1g) glad, happy, prosperous (of man's sensuous nature)
1h) good understanding (of man's intellectual nature)
1i) good, kind, benign
1j) good, right (ethical)
n m
2) a good thing, benefit, welfare
2a) welfare, prosperity, happiness
2b) good things (collective)
2c) good, benefit
2d) moral good
n f
3) welfare, benefit, good things
3a) welfare, prosperity, happiness
3b) good things (collective)
3c) bounty
מַרְאֶֽה׃

מַרְאֶֽה׃


mar·’eh

. . .

Hebrew Noun - masculine singular
Strongs 4758
BSB/Thayers
1) sight, appearance, vision 
1a) sight, phenomenon, spectacle, appearance, vision
1b) what is seen
1c) a vision (supernatural)
1d) sight, vision (power of seeing)
נְעָר֥וֹת

נְעָר֥וֹת


nə·‘ā·rō·wṯ

young

Hebrew Noun - feminine plural
Strongs 5291
BSB/Thayers
1) girl, damsel, female servant 
1a) girl, damsel, little girl
1a1) of young woman, marriageable young woman, concubine, prostitute
1b) maid, female attendant, female servant
בְּתוּל֖וֹת

בְּתוּל֖וֹת


bə·ṯū·lō·wṯ

virgins

Hebrew Noun - feminine plural
Strongs 1330
BSB/Thayers
1) virgin
לַמֶּ֛לֶךְ

לַמֶּ֛לֶךְ


lam·me·leḵ

for the king ,

Hebrew Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strongs 4428
BSB/Thayers
1) king
3
הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ

הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ


ham·me·leḵ

and let the king

Hebrew Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strongs 4428
BSB/Thayers
1) king
וְיַפְקֵ֨ד

וְיַפְקֵ֨ד


wə·yap̄·qêḏ

appoint

Hebrew Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular
Strongs 6485
BSB/Thayers
v 
1) to attend to, muster, number, reckon, visit, punish, appoint, look after, care for
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to pay attention to, observe
1a2) to attend to
1a3) to seek, look about for
1a4) to seek in vain, need, miss, lack
1a5) to visit
1a6) to visit upon, punish
1a7) to pass in review, muster, number
1a8) to appoint, assign, lay upon as a charge, deposit
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to be sought, be needed, be missed, be lacking
1b2) to be visited
1b3) to be visited upon
1b4) to be appointed
1b5) to be watched over
1c) (Piel) to muster, call up
1d) (Pual) to be passed in review, be caused to miss, be called, be called to account
1e) (Hiphil)
1e1) to set over, make overseer, appoint an overseer
1e2) to commit, entrust, commit for care, deposit
1f) (Hophal)
1f1) to be visited
1f2) to be deposited
1f3) to be made overseer, be entrusted
1g) (Hithpael) numbered
1h) (Hothpael) numbered
n m pl abstr
2) musterings, expenses
פְּקִידִים֮

פְּקִידִים֮


pə·qî·ḏîm

commissioners

Hebrew Noun - masculine plural
Strongs 6496
BSB/Thayers
1) commissioner, deputy, overseer, officer
בְּכָל־

בְּכָל־


bə·ḵāl

in each

Hebrew Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strongs 3605
BSB/Thayers
1) all, the whole 
1a) all, the whole of
1b) any, each, every, anything
1c) totality, everything
מְדִינ֣וֹת

מְדִינ֣וֹת


mə·ḏî·nō·wṯ

province

Hebrew Noun - feminine plural construct
Strongs 4082
BSB/Thayers
1) province, district 
1a) district
1b) province
מַלְכוּתוֹ֒

מַלְכוּתוֹ֒


mal·ḵū·ṯōw

of his kingdom

Hebrew Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strongs 4438
BSB/Thayers
1) royalty, royal power, reign, kingdom, sovereign power 
1a) royal power, dominion
1b) reign
1c) kingdom, realm
וְיִקְבְּצ֣וּ

וְיִקְבְּצ֣וּ


wə·yiq·bə·ṣū

to assemble

Hebrew Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strongs 6908
BSB/Thayers
1) to gather, assemble 
1a) (Qal) to gather, collect, assemble
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to assemble, gather
1b2) to be gathered
1c) (Piel) to gather, gather together, take away
1d) (Pual) to be gathered together
1e) (Hithpael) to gather together, be gathered together
אֶת־

אֶת־


’eṯ-

-

Hebrew Direct object marker
Strongs 853
BSB/Thayers
1) sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative
כָּל־

כָּל־


kāl-

all

Hebrew Noun - masculine singular construct
Strongs 3605
BSB/Thayers
1) all, the whole 
1a) all, the whole of
1b) any, each, every, anything
1c) totality, everything
טוֹבַ֨ת

טוֹבַ֨ת


ṭō·w·ḇaṯ

the beautiful

Hebrew Adjective - feminine singular construct
Strongs 2896
BSB/Thayers
adj 
1) good, pleasant, agreeable
1a) pleasant, agreeable (to the senses)
1b) pleasant (to the higher nature)
1c) good, excellent (of its kind)
1d) good, rich, valuable in estimation
1e) good, appropriate, becoming
1f) better (comparative)
1g) glad, happy, prosperous (of man's sensuous nature)
1h) good understanding (of man's intellectual nature)
1i) good, kind, benign
1j) good, right (ethical)
n m
2) a good thing, benefit, welfare
2a) welfare, prosperity, happiness
2b) good things (collective)
2c) good, benefit
2d) moral good
n f
3) welfare, benefit, good things
3a) welfare, prosperity, happiness
3b) good things (collective)
3c) bounty
מַרְאֶ֜ה

מַרְאֶ֜ה


mar·’eh

. . .

Hebrew Noun - masculine singular
Strongs 4758
BSB/Thayers
1) sight, appearance, vision 
1a) sight, phenomenon, spectacle, appearance, vision
1b) what is seen
1c) a vision (supernatural)
1d) sight, vision (power of seeing)
נַעֲרָֽה־

נַעֲרָֽה־


na·‘ă·rāh-

young

Hebrew Noun - feminine singular
Strongs 5291
BSB/Thayers
1) girl, damsel, female servant 
1a) girl, damsel, little girl
1a1) of young woman, marriageable young woman, concubine, prostitute
1b) maid, female attendant, female servant
בְ֠תוּלָה

בְ֠תוּלָה


ḇə·ṯū·lāh

women

Hebrew Noun - feminine singular
Strongs 1330
BSB/Thayers
1) virgin
אֶל־

אֶל־


’el-

into

Hebrew Preposition
Strongs 413
BSB/Thayers
1) to, toward, unto (of motion) 
2) into (limit is actually entered)
2a) in among
3) toward (of direction, not necessarily physical motion)
4) against (motion or direction of a hostile character)
5) in addition to, to
6) concerning, in regard to, in reference to, on account of
7) according to (rule or standard)
8) at, by, against (of one's presence)
9) in between, in within, to within, unto (idea of motion to)
בֵּ֣ית

בֵּ֣ית


bêṯ

the harem

Hebrew Noun - masculine singular construct
Strongs 1004
BSB/Thayers
nm 
1) house
1a) house, dwelling habitation
1b) shelter or abode of animals
1c) human bodies (fig.)
1d) of Sheol
1e) of abode of light and darkness
1f) of land of Ephraim
2) place
3) receptacle
4) home, house as containing a family
5) household, family
5a) those belonging to the same household
5b) family of descendants, descendants as organized body
6) household affairs
7) inwards (metaph.)
8) (TWOT) temple
adv
9) on the inside
prep
10) within
הַנָּשִׁ֔ים

הַנָּשִׁ֔ים


han·nā·šîm

. . .

Hebrew Article | Noun - feminine plural
Strongs 802
BSB/Thayers
1) woman, wife, female 
1a) woman (opposite of man)
1b) wife (woman married to a man)
1c) female (of animals)
1d) each, every (pronoun)
אֶל־

אֶל־


’el-

at

Hebrew Preposition
Strongs 413
BSB/Thayers
1) to, toward, unto (of motion) 
2) into (limit is actually entered)
2a) in among
3) toward (of direction, not necessarily physical motion)
4) against (motion or direction of a hostile character)
5) in addition to, to
6) concerning, in regard to, in reference to, on account of
7) according to (rule or standard)
8) at, by, against (of one's presence)
9) in between, in within, to within, unto (idea of motion to)
הַבִּירָה֙

הַבִּירָה֙


hab·bî·rāh

the citadel

Hebrew Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strongs 1002
BSB/Thayers
1) palace, castle 
2) temple
שׁוּשַׁ֤ן

שׁוּשַׁ֤ן


šū·šan

of Susa .

Hebrew Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strongs 7800
BSB/Thayers
Shushan or Susa = |lily|
1) the winter residence of the Persian kings; located on the river Ulai or Choaspes
אֶל־

אֶל־


’el-

Let them be placed

Hebrew Preposition
Strongs 413
BSB/Thayers
1) to, toward, unto (of motion) 
2) into (limit is actually entered)
2a) in among
3) toward (of direction, not necessarily physical motion)
4) against (motion or direction of a hostile character)
5) in addition to, to
6) concerning, in regard to, in reference to, on account of
7) according to (rule or standard)
8) at, by, against (of one's presence)
9) in between, in within, to within, unto (idea of motion to)
יַ֥ד

יַ֥ד


yaḏ

under the care

Hebrew Noun - feminine singular construct
Strongs 3027
BSB/Thayers
1) hand 
1a) hand (of man)
1b) strength, power (fig.)
1c) side (of land), part, portion (metaph.) (fig.)
1d) (various special, technical senses)
1d1) sign, monument
1d2) part, fractional part, share
1d3) time, repetition
1d4) axle-trees, axle
1d5) stays, support (for laver)
1d6) tenons (in tabernacle)
1d7) a phallus, a hand (meaning unsure)
1d8) wrists
הֵגֶ֛א

הֵגֶ֛א


hê·ḡe

of Hegai ,

Hebrew Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strongs 1896
BSB/Thayers
Hegai or Hege = |eunuch|
1) one of the eunuchs of the court of Ahasuerus
הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ

הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ


ham·me·leḵ

the king’s

Hebrew Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strongs 4428
BSB/Thayers
1) king
סְרִ֥יס

סְרִ֥יס


sə·rîs

eunuch

Hebrew Noun - masculine singular construct
Strongs 5631
BSB/Thayers
1) official, eunuch
שֹׁמֵ֣ר

שֹׁמֵ֣ר


šō·mêr

in charge of

Hebrew Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strongs 8104
BSB/Thayers
1) to keep, guard, observe, give heed 
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to keep, have charge of
1a2) to keep, guard, keep watch and ward, protect, save life
1a2a) watch, watchman (participle)
1a3) to watch for, wait for
1a4) to watch, observe
1a5) to keep, retain, treasure up (in memory)
1a6) to keep (within bounds), restrain
1a7) to observe, celebrate, keep (sabbath or covenant or commands), perform (vow)
1a8) to keep, preserve, protect
1a9) to keep, reserve
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to be on one's guard, take heed, take care, beware
1b2) to keep oneself, refrain, abstain
1b3) to be kept, be guarded
1c) (Piel) to keep, pay heed
1d) (Hithpael) to keep oneself from
הַנָּשִׁ֑ים

הַנָּשִׁ֑ים


han·nā·šîm

the women ,

Hebrew Article | Noun - feminine plural
Strongs 802
BSB/Thayers
1) woman, wife, female 
1a) woman (opposite of man)
1b) wife (woman married to a man)
1c) female (of animals)
1d) each, every (pronoun)
וְנָת֖וֹן

וְנָת֖וֹן


wə·nā·ṯō·wn

and let [them] be given

Hebrew Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute
Strongs 5414
BSB/Thayers
1) to give, put, set 
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to give, bestow, grant, permit, ascribe, employ, devote, consecrate, dedicate, pay wages, sell, exchange, lend, commit, entrust, give over, deliver up, yield produce, occasion, produce, requite to, report, mention, utter, stretch out, extend
1a2) to put, set, put on, put upon, set, appoint, assign, designate
1a3) to make, constitute
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to be given, be bestowed, be provided, be entrusted to, be granted to, be permitted, be issued, be published, be uttered, be assigned
1b2) to be set, be put, be made, be inflicted
1c) (Hophal)
1c1) to be given, be bestowed, be given up, be delivered up
1c2) to be put upon
תַּמְרוּקֵיהֶֽן׃

תַּמְרוּקֵיהֶֽן׃


tam·rū·qê·hen

beauty treatments .

Hebrew Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine plural
Strongs 8562
BSB/Thayers
1) a scraping, rubbing 
2) (CLBL) remedy (for an injury)
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וְהַֽנַּעֲרָ֗ה

וְהַֽנַּעֲרָ֗ה


wə·han·na·‘ă·rāh

Then let the young woman

Hebrew Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strongs 5291
BSB/Thayers
1) girl, damsel, female servant 
1a) girl, damsel, little girl
1a1) of young woman, marriageable young woman, concubine, prostitute
1b) maid, female attendant, female servant
אֲשֶׁ֤ר

אֲשֶׁ֤ר


’ă·šer

who

Hebrew Pronoun - relative
Strongs 834
BSB/Thayers
1) (relative part.) 
1a) which, who
1b) that which
2) (conj)
2a) that (in obj clause)
2b) when
2c) since
2d) as
2e) conditional if
תִּיטַב֙

תִּיטַב֙


tî·ṭaḇ

pleases

Hebrew Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strongs 3190
BSB/Thayers
1) to be good, be pleasing, be well, be glad 
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to be glad, be joyful
1a2) to be well placed
1a3) to be well for, be well with, go well with
1a4) to be pleasing, be pleasing to
1b) (Hiphil)
1b1) to make glad, rejoice
1b2) to do good to, deal well with
1b3) to do well, do thoroughly
1b4) to make a thing good or right or beautiful
1b5) to do well, do right
בְּעֵינֵ֣י

בְּעֵינֵ֣י


bə·‘ê·nê

. . .

Hebrew Preposition-b | Noun - cdc
Strongs 5869
BSB/Thayers
1) eye 
1a) eye
1a1) of physical eye
1a2) as showing mental qualities
1a3) of mental and spiritual faculties (fig.)
2) spring, fountain
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ

הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ


ham·me·leḵ

the king

Hebrew Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strongs 4428
BSB/Thayers
1) king
תִּמְלֹ֖ךְ

תִּמְלֹ֖ךְ


tim·lōḵ

become queen

Hebrew Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strongs 4427
BSB/Thayers
1) to be or become king or queen, reign 
1a) (Qal) to be or become king or queen, reign
1b) (Hiphil) to make one king or queen, cause to reign
1c) (Hophal) to be made king or queen
2) to counsel, advise
2a) (Niphal) to consider
תַּ֣חַת

תַּ֣חַת


ta·ḥaṯ

in place

Hebrew Preposition
Strongs 8478
BSB/Thayers
1) the under part, beneath, instead of, as, for, for the sake of, flat, unto, where, whereas n m 
1a) the under part adv accus
1b) beneath prep
1c) under, beneath
1c1) at the foot of (idiom)
1c2) sweetness, subjection, woman, being burdened or oppressed (fig)
1c3) of subjection or conquest
1d) what is under one, the place in which one stands
1d1) in one's place, the place in which one stands (idiom with reflexive pronoun)
1d2) in place of, instead of (in transferred sense)
1d3) in place of, in exchange or return for (of things mutually interchanged)
conj
1e) instead of, instead of that
1f) in return for that, because that in compounds
1g) in, under, into the place of (after verbs of motion)
1h) from under, from beneath, from under the hand of, from his place, under, beneath
וַשְׁתִּ֑י

וַשְׁתִּ֑י


waš·tî

of Vashti . ”

Hebrew Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strongs 2060
BSB/Thayers
Vashti = |beautiful|
1) the queen, wife of Ahasuerus, whom he divorced for disobeying his orders
הַדָּבָ֛ר

הַדָּבָ֛ר


had·dā·ḇār

This suggestion

Hebrew Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strongs 1697
BSB/Thayers
1) speech, word, speaking, thing 
1a) speech
1b) saying, utterance
1c) word, words
1d) business, occupation, acts, matter, case, something, manner (by extension)
וַיִּיטַ֧ב

וַיִּיטַ֧ב


way·yî·ṭaḇ

pleased

Hebrew Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strongs 3190
BSB/Thayers
1) to be good, be pleasing, be well, be glad 
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to be glad, be joyful
1a2) to be well placed
1a3) to be well for, be well with, go well with
1a4) to be pleasing, be pleasing to
1b) (Hiphil)
1b1) to make glad, rejoice
1b2) to do good to, deal well with
1b3) to do well, do thoroughly
1b4) to make a thing good or right or beautiful
1b5) to do well, do right
בְּעֵינֵ֥י

בְּעֵינֵ֥י


bə·‘ê·nê

. . .

Hebrew Preposition-b | Noun - cdc
Strongs 5869
BSB/Thayers
1) eye 
1a) eye
1a1) of physical eye
1a2) as showing mental qualities
1a3) of mental and spiritual faculties (fig.)
2) spring, fountain
הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ

הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ


ham·me·leḵ

the king ,

Hebrew Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strongs 4428
BSB/Thayers
1) king
וַיַּ֥עַשׂ

וַיַּ֥עַשׂ


way·ya·‘aś

and he acted

Hebrew Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strongs 6213
BSB/Thayers
1) to do, fashion, accomplish, make 
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to do, work, make, produce
1a1a) to do
1a1b) to work
1a1c) to deal (with)
1a1d) to act, act with effect, effect
1a2) to make
1a2a) to make
1a2b) to produce
1a2c) to prepare
1a2d) to make (an offering)
1a2e) to attend to, put in order
1a2f) to observe, celebrate
1a2g) to acquire (property)
1a2h) to appoint, ordain, institute
1a2i) to bring about
1a2j) to use
1a2k) to spend, pass
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to be done
1b2) to be made
1b3) to be produced
1b4) to be offered
1b5) to be observed
1b6) to be used
1c) (Pual) to be made
2) (Piel) to press, squeeze
כֵּֽן׃ס

כֵּֽן׃ס


kên

accordingly .

Hebrew Adverb
Strongs 3651
BSB/Thayers
adv 
1) so, therefore, thus
1a) thus, so
1b) just so
1c) therefore
1d) so...as (paired with adv)
1e) then
1f) forasmuch as (in phrase)
1g) (with prep)
1g1) therefore, this being so (specific)
1g2) hitherto
1g3) therefore, on this ground (general)
1g4) afterwards
1g5) in such case
adj
2) right, just, honest, true, veritable
2a) right, just, honest
2b) correct
2c) true, veritable
2d) true!, right!, correct! (in assent)
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הָיָ֖ה

הָיָ֖ה


hā·yāh

[Now] there was

Hebrew Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strongs 1961
BSB/Thayers
1) to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out 
1a) (Qal)
1a1) -----
1a1a) to happen, fall out, occur, take place, come about, come to pass
1a1b) to come about, come to pass
1a2) to come into being, become
1a2a) to arise, appear, come
1a2b) to become
1a2b1) to become
1a2b2) to become like
1a2b3) to be instituted, be established
1a3) to be
1a3a) to exist, be in existence
1a3b) to abide, remain, continue (with word of place or time)
1a3c) to stand, lie, be in, be at, be situated (with word of locality)
1a3d) to accompany, be with
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to occur, come to pass, be done, be brought about
1b2) to be done, be finished, be gone
הַבִּירָ֑ה

הַבִּירָ֑ה


hab·bî·rāh

at the citadel

Hebrew Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strongs 1002
BSB/Thayers
1) palace, castle 
2) temple
בְּשׁוּשַׁ֣ן

בְּשׁוּשַׁ֣ן


bə·šū·šan

of Susa

Hebrew Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strongs 7800
BSB/Thayers
Shushan or Susa = |lily|
1) the winter residence of the Persian kings; located on the river Ulai or Choaspes
יְהוּדִ֔י

יְהוּדִ֔י


yə·hū·ḏî

a Jewish

Hebrew Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strongs 3064
BSB/Thayers
1) Jew
אִ֣ישׁ

אִ֣ישׁ


’îš

man

Hebrew Noun - masculine singular
Strongs 376
BSB/Thayers
1) man 
1a) man, male (in contrast to woman, female)
1b) husband
1c) human being, person (in contrast to God)
1d) servant
1e) mankind
1f) champion
1g) great man
2) whosoever
3) each (adjective)
אִ֥ישׁ

אִ֥ישׁ


’îš

Hebrew Noun - masculine singular
Strongs 376
BSB/Thayers
1) man 
1a) man, male (in contrast to woman, female)
1b) husband
1c) human being, person (in contrast to God)
1d) servant
1e) mankind
1f) champion
1g) great man
2) whosoever
3) each (adjective)
יְמִינִֽי׃

יְמִינִֽי׃


yə·mî·nî

from the tribe of Benjamin

Hebrew Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strongs 1145
BSB/Thayers
Benjamite = |a son of the right hand|
1) one of the tribe of Benjamin
וּשְׁמ֣וֹ

וּשְׁמ֣וֹ


ū·šə·mōw

named

Hebrew Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strongs 8034
BSB/Thayers
1) name 
1a) name
1b) reputation, fame, glory
1c) the Name (as designation of God)
1d) memorial, monument
מָרְדֳּכַ֗י

מָרְדֳּכַ֗י


mā·rə·do·ḵay

Mordecai

Hebrew Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strongs 4782
BSB/Thayers
Mordecai = |little man| or |worshipper of Mars|
1) cousin and adoptive father of queen Esther; son of Jair of the tribe of Benjamin; deliverer under Divine providence of the children of Israel from the destruction plotted by Haman the chief minister of Ahasuerus; institutor of the feast of Purim
2) a Jew who returned from exile with Zerubbabel
בֶּ֣ן

בֶּ֣ן


ben

son

Hebrew Noun - masculine singular construct
Strongs 1121
BSB/Thayers
1) son, grandson, child, member of a group 
1a) son, male child
1b) grandson
1c) children (pl. - male and female)
1d) youth, young men (pl.)
1e) young (of animals)
1f) sons (as characterisation, i.e. sons of injustice [for un- righteous men] or sons of God [for angels]
1g) people (of a nation) (pl.)
1h) of lifeless things, i.e. sparks, stars, arrows (fig.)
1i) a member of a guild, order, class
יָאִ֧יר

יָאִ֧יר


yā·’îr

of Jair ,

Hebrew Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strongs 2971
BSB/Thayers
Jair = |he enlightens|
1) a descendant of Manasseh who conquered many towns during the time of the conquest
2) the Gileadite, a judge of Israel for 22 years during the time of the judges; father of 30 sons
3) a Benjamite, son of Kish, and father of Mordecai
4) father of Elhanan, one of David's mighty warriors
בֶּן־

בֶּן־


ben-

the son

Hebrew Noun - masculine singular construct
Strongs 1121
BSB/Thayers
1) son, grandson, child, member of a group 
1a) son, male child
1b) grandson
1c) children (pl. - male and female)
1d) youth, young men (pl.)
1e) young (of animals)
1f) sons (as characterisation, i.e. sons of injustice [for un- righteous men] or sons of God [for angels]
1g) people (of a nation) (pl.)
1h) of lifeless things, i.e. sparks, stars, arrows (fig.)
1i) a member of a guild, order, class
שִׁמְעִ֛י

שִׁמְעִ֛י


šim·‘î

of Shimei ,

Hebrew Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strongs 8096
BSB/Thayers
Shimei or Shimhi or Shimi or Shimea = |renowned|
1) a Benjamite, son of Gera of the house of Saul in the time of David
2) a Benjamite, son of Elah and commissariat officer in the time of Solomon
3) the Ramathite in charge of the vineyards of David
4) son of Gershon and grandson of Levi
5) a Levite, son of Jeduthun and chief of the 10th division of singers in the time of David
6) a Levite of the sons of Heman who took part in the purification of the temple in the time of king Hezekiah of Judah
7) a Levite, brother of Cononiah in charge of receiving the tithes and offerings in the reign of king Hezekiah of Judah
8) a Levite who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra
9) a Judaite, son of Pedaiah and brother of Zerubbabel
10) a Simeonite, son of Zacchur
11) a Reubenite, son of Gog and father of Micah
12) one of the sons of Hashum who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra
13) one of the sons of Bani who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra
14) a Benjamite, son of Kish, father of Jair, and grandfather of Mordecai in the time of Esther
15) a Levite, son of Jahath, grandson of Gershon, and great grandson of Levi
16) Benjamite, father of Adaiah, Beraiah, and Shimrath. Spelled 'Shimhi'
בֶּן־

בֶּן־


ben-

the son

Hebrew Noun - masculine singular construct
Strongs 1121
BSB/Thayers
1) son, grandson, child, member of a group 
1a) son, male child
1b) grandson
1c) children (pl. - male and female)
1d) youth, young men (pl.)
1e) young (of animals)
1f) sons (as characterisation, i.e. sons of injustice [for un- righteous men] or sons of God [for angels]
1g) people (of a nation) (pl.)
1h) of lifeless things, i.e. sparks, stars, arrows (fig.)
1i) a member of a guild, order, class
קִ֖ישׁ

קִ֖ישׁ


qîš

of Kish .

Hebrew Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strongs 7027
BSB/Thayers
Kish = |bent|
1) a Benjamite of the family of Matri, father of king Saul
2) an ancestor of Mordecai
3) son of Gibeon and brother of Abdon, Zur, Baal, Ner, Nadab, Gedor, Ahio, Zechariah, and Mikloth; uncle of Kish the father of king Saul
4) a Merarite Levite, son of Mahli and grandson of Merari the progenitor of the family
5) a Merarite Levite, son of Abdi in the time of king Hezekiah of Judah
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אֲשֶׁ֤ר

אֲשֶׁ֤ר


’ă·šer

He

Hebrew Pronoun - relative
Strongs 834
BSB/Thayers
1) (relative part.) 
1a) which, who
1b) that which
2) (conj)
2a) that (in obj clause)
2b) when
2c) since
2d) as
2e) conditional if
הָגְלָה֙

הָגְלָה֙


hā·ḡə·lāh

had been carried into exile

Hebrew Verb - Hofal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strongs 1540
BSB/Thayers
1) to uncover, remove 
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to uncover
1a2) to remove, depart
1a3) to go into exile
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) (reflexive)
1b1a) to uncover oneself
1b1b) to discover or show oneself
1b1c) to reveal himself (of God)
1b2) (passive)
1b2a) to be uncovered
1b2b) to be disclosed, be discovered
1b2c) to be revealed
1b3) to be removed
1c) (Piel)
1c1) to uncover (nakedness)
1c1a) nakedness
1c1b) general
1c2) to disclose, discover, lay bare
1c3) to make known, show, reveal
1d) (Pual) to be uncovered
1e) (Hiphil) to carry away into exile, take into exile
1f) (Hophal) to be taken into exile
1g) (Hithpael)
1g1) to be uncovered
1g2) to reveal oneself
מִיר֣וּשָׁלַ֔יִם

מִיר֣וּשָׁלַ֔יִם


mî·rū·šā·la·yim

from Jerusalem

Hebrew Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strongs 3389
BSB/Thayers
Jerusalem = |teaching of peace| 
1) the chief city of Palestine and capital of the united kingdom and the nation of Judah after the split
נְבוּכַדְנֶאצַּ֖ר

נְבוּכַדְנֶאצַּ֖ר


nə·ḇū·ḵaḏ·neṣ·ṣar

by Nebuchadnezzar

Hebrew Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strongs 5019
BSB/Thayers
Nebuchadnezzar or Nebuchadrezzar = |may Nebo protect the crown|
1) the great king of Babylon who captured Jerusalem and carried Judah captive
מֶ֥לֶךְ

מֶ֥לֶךְ


me·leḵ

king

Hebrew Noun - masculine singular construct
Strongs 4428
BSB/Thayers
1) king
בָּבֶֽל׃

בָּבֶֽל׃


bā·ḇel

of Babylon

Hebrew Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strongs 894
BSB/Thayers
Babel or Babylon = |confusion (by mixing)|
1) Babel or Babylon, the ancient site and/or capital of Babylonia (modern Hillah) situated on the Euphrates
עִם־

עִם־


‘im-

among

Hebrew Preposition
Strongs 5973
BSB/Thayers
1) with 
1a) with
1b) against
1c) toward
1d) as long as
1e) beside, except
1f) in spite of
הַגֹּלָה֙

הַגֹּלָה֙


hag·gō·lāh

those taken captive

Hebrew Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strongs 1473
BSB/Thayers
1) exiles, exile, captivity 
1a) exiles (coll)
1b) exile, captivity (abstract)
אֲשֶׁ֣ר

אֲשֶׁ֣ר


’ă·šer

-

Hebrew Pronoun - relative
Strongs 834
BSB/Thayers
1) (relative part.) 
1a) which, who
1b) that which
2) (conj)
2a) that (in obj clause)
2b) when
2c) since
2d) as
2e) conditional if
הָגְלְתָ֔ה

הָגְלְתָ֔ה


hā·ḡə·lə·ṯāh

-

Hebrew Verb - Hofal - Perfect - third person feminine singular
Strongs 1540
BSB/Thayers
1) to uncover, remove 
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to uncover
1a2) to remove, depart
1a3) to go into exile
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) (reflexive)
1b1a) to uncover oneself
1b1b) to discover or show oneself
1b1c) to reveal himself (of God)
1b2) (passive)
1b2a) to be uncovered
1b2b) to be disclosed, be discovered
1b2c) to be revealed
1b3) to be removed
1c) (Piel)
1c1) to uncover (nakedness)
1c1a) nakedness
1c1b) general
1c2) to disclose, discover, lay bare
1c3) to make known, show, reveal
1d) (Pual) to be uncovered
1e) (Hiphil) to carry away into exile, take into exile
1f) (Hophal) to be taken into exile
1g) (Hithpael)
1g1) to be uncovered
1g2) to reveal oneself
עִ֖ם

עִ֖ם


‘im

with

Hebrew Preposition
Strongs 5973
BSB/Thayers
1) with 
1a) with
1b) against
1c) toward
1d) as long as
1e) beside, except
1f) in spite of
יְכָנְיָ֣ה

יְכָנְיָ֣ה


yə·ḵā·nə·yāh

Jeconiah

Hebrew Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strongs 3204
BSB/Thayers
Jeconiah = |Jehovah will establish|
1) son of king Jehoiakim of Judah and king of Judah for 3 months and 10 days before he surrendered to Nebuchadnezzar and was taken captive to Babylon where he was imprisoned for the next 36 years; released at the death of Nebuchadnezzar and lived in Babylon until his death
1a) primary spelling 'Jehoiachin'
מֶֽלֶךְ־

מֶֽלֶךְ־


me·leḵ-

king

Hebrew Noun - masculine singular construct
Strongs 4428
BSB/Thayers
1) king
יְהוּדָ֑ה

יְהוּדָ֑ה


yə·hū·ḏāh

of Judah

Hebrew Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strongs 3063
BSB/Thayers
Judah = |praised|
1) the son of Jacob by Leah
2) the tribe descended from Judah the son of Jacob
3) the territory occupied by the tribe of Judah
4) the kingdom comprised of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin which occupied the southern part of Canaan after the nation split upon the death of Solomon
5) a Levite in Ezra's time
6) an overseer of Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah
7) a Levite musician in the time of Nehemiah
8) a priest in the time of Nehemiah
אֲשֶׁ֣ר

אֲשֶׁ֣ר


’ă·šer

-

Hebrew Pronoun - relative
Strongs 834
BSB/Thayers
1) (relative part.) 
1a) which, who
1b) that which
2) (conj)
2a) that (in obj clause)
2b) when
2c) since
2d) as
2e) conditional if
הֶגְלָ֔ה

הֶגְלָ֔ה


heḡ·lāh

- .

Hebrew Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strongs 1540
BSB/Thayers
1) to uncover, remove 
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to uncover
1a2) to remove, depart
1a3) to go into exile
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) (reflexive)
1b1a) to uncover oneself
1b1b) to discover or show oneself
1b1c) to reveal himself (of God)
1b2) (passive)
1b2a) to be uncovered
1b2b) to be disclosed, be discovered
1b2c) to be revealed
1b3) to be removed
1c) (Piel)
1c1) to uncover (nakedness)
1c1a) nakedness
1c1b) general
1c2) to disclose, discover, lay bare
1c3) to make known, show, reveal
1d) (Pual) to be uncovered
1e) (Hiphil) to carry away into exile, take into exile
1f) (Hophal) to be taken into exile
1g) (Hithpael)
1g1) to be uncovered
1g2) to reveal oneself
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וַיְהִ֨י

וַיְהִ֨י


way·hî

And [Mordecai]

Hebrew Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strongs 1961
BSB/Thayers
1) to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out 
1a) (Qal)
1a1) -----
1a1a) to happen, fall out, occur, take place, come about, come to pass
1a1b) to come about, come to pass
1a2) to come into being, become
1a2a) to arise, appear, come
1a2b) to become
1a2b1) to become
1a2b2) to become like
1a2b3) to be instituted, be established
1a3) to be
1a3a) to exist, be in existence
1a3b) to abide, remain, continue (with word of place or time)
1a3c) to stand, lie, be in, be at, be situated (with word of locality)
1a3d) to accompany, be with
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to occur, come to pass, be done, be brought about
1b2) to be done, be finished, be gone
אֹמֵ֜ן

אֹמֵ֜ן


’ō·mên

had brought up

Hebrew Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strongs 539
BSB/Thayers
1) to support, confirm, be faithful 
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to support, confirm, be faithful, uphold, nourish
1a1a) foster-father (subst.)
1a1b) foster-mother, nurse
1a1c) pillars, supporters of the door
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to be established, be faithful, be carried, make firm
1b1a) to be carried by a nurse
1b1b) made firm, sure, lasting
1b1c) confirmed, established, sure
1b1d) verified, confirmed
1b1e) reliable, faithful, trusty
1c) (Hiphil)
1c1) to stand firm, to trust, to be certain, to believe in
1c1a) stand firm
1c1b) trust, believe
אֶת־

אֶת־


’eṯ-

-

Hebrew Direct object marker
Strongs 853
BSB/Thayers
1) sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative
הֲדַסָּ֗ה

הֲדַסָּ֗ה


hă·ḏas·sāh

Hadassah

Hebrew Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strongs 1919
BSB/Thayers
Hadassah = |myrtle|
1) queen Esther's Jewish name
הִ֤יא

הִ֤יא


(that is ,

Hebrew Pronoun - third person feminine singular
Strongs 1931
BSB/Thayers
pron 3p s
1) he, she, it
1a) himself (with emphasis)
1b) resuming subj with emphasis
1c) (with minimum emphasis following predicate)
1d) (anticipating subj)
1e) (emphasising predicate)
1f) that, it (neuter) demons pron
2) that (with article)
אֶסְתֵּר֙

אֶסְתֵּר֙


’es·têr

Esther ),

Hebrew Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strongs 635
BSB/Thayers
Esther = |star|
1) the queen of Persia, heroine of the book of Esther-daughter of Abihail, cousin and adopted daughter of Mordecai, of the tribe of Benjamin, made queen by king Ahasuerus to replace divorced queen, Vashti.
בַּת־

בַּת־


baṯ-

the daughter

Hebrew Noun - feminine singular construct
Strongs 1323
BSB/Thayers
n f
1) daughter
1a) daughter, girl, adopted daughter, daughter-in-law, sister, granddaughters, female child, cousin
1a1) as polite address
n pr f
1a2) as designation of women of a particular place
2) young women, women
1a3) as personification
1a4) daughter-villages
1a5) description of character
דֹּד֔וֹ

דֹּד֔וֹ


dō·ḏōw

of his uncle ,

Hebrew Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strongs 1730
BSB/Thayers
1) beloved, love, uncle 
1a) loved one, beloved
1b) uncle
1c) love (pl. abstract)
כִּ֛י

כִּ֛י


because

Hebrew Conjunction
Strongs 3588
BSB/Thayers
1) that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since 
1a) that
1a1) yea, indeed
1b) when (of time)
1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force)
1c) because, since (causal connection)
1d) but (after negative)
1e) that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if
1f) but rather, but
1g) except that
1h) only, nevertheless
1i) surely
1j) that is
1k) but if
1l) for though
1m) forasmuch as, for therefore
אֵ֥ין

אֵ֥ין


’ên

she did not

Hebrew Adverb
Strongs 369
BSB/Thayers
1) nothing, not, nought n 
1a) nothing, nought neg
1b) not
1c) to have not (of possession) adv
1d) without w/prep
1e) for lack of
לָ֖הּ

לָ֖הּ


lāh

have

Hebrew Preposition | third person feminine singular
Strongs
BSB/Thayers

                        
אָ֣ב

אָ֣ב


’āḇ

a father

Hebrew Noun - masculine singular
Strongs 1
BSB/Thayers
1) father of an individual 
2) of God as father of his people
3) head or founder of a household, group, family, or clan
4) ancestor
4a) grandfather, forefathers -- of person
4b) of people
5) originator or patron of a class, profession, or art
6) of producer, generator (fig.)
7) of benevolence and protection (fig.)
8) term of respect and honour
9) ruler or chief (spec.)
וָאֵ֑ם

וָאֵ֑ם


wā·’êm

or mother .

Hebrew Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular
Strongs 517
BSB/Thayers
1) mother 
1a) of humans
1b) of Deborah's relationship to the people (fig.)
1c) of animals
2) point of departure or division
וְהַנַּעֲרָ֤ה

וְהַנַּעֲרָ֤ה


wə·han·na·‘ă·rāh

The young woman

Hebrew Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strongs 5291
BSB/Thayers
1) girl, damsel, female servant 
1a) girl, damsel, little girl
1a1) of young woman, marriageable young woman, concubine, prostitute
1b) maid, female attendant, female servant
יְפַת־

יְפַת־


yə·p̄aṯ-

was lovely

Hebrew Adjective - feminine singular construct
Strongs 3303
BSB/Thayers
1) fair, beautiful, handsome
תֹּ֙אַר֙

תֹּ֙אַר֙


tō·’ar

in form

Hebrew Noun - masculine singular
Strongs 8389
BSB/Thayers
1) shape, form, outline, figure, appearance
וְטוֹבַ֣ת

וְטוֹבַ֣ת


wə·ṭō·w·ḇaṯ

and

Hebrew Conjunctive waw | Adjective - feminine singular construct
Strongs 2896
BSB/Thayers
adj 
1) good, pleasant, agreeable
1a) pleasant, agreeable (to the senses)
1b) pleasant (to the higher nature)
1c) good, excellent (of its kind)
1d) good, rich, valuable in estimation
1e) good, appropriate, becoming
1f) better (comparative)
1g) glad, happy, prosperous (of man's sensuous nature)
1h) good understanding (of man's intellectual nature)
1i) good, kind, benign
1j) good, right (ethical)
n m
2) a good thing, benefit, welfare
2a) welfare, prosperity, happiness
2b) good things (collective)
2c) good, benefit
2d) moral good
n f
3) welfare, benefit, good things
3a) welfare, prosperity, happiness
3b) good things (collective)
3c) bounty
מַרְאֶ֔ה

מַרְאֶ֔ה


mar·’eh

appearance ,

Hebrew Noun - masculine singular
Strongs 4758
BSB/Thayers
1) sight, appearance, vision 
1a) sight, phenomenon, spectacle, appearance, vision
1b) what is seen
1c) a vision (supernatural)
1d) sight, vision (power of seeing)
אָבִ֙יהָ֙

אָבִ֙יהָ֙


’ā·ḇî·hā

and when her father

Hebrew Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular
Strongs 1
BSB/Thayers
1) father of an individual 
2) of God as father of his people
3) head or founder of a household, group, family, or clan
4) ancestor
4a) grandfather, forefathers -- of person
4b) of people
5) originator or patron of a class, profession, or art
6) of producer, generator (fig.)
7) of benevolence and protection (fig.)
8) term of respect and honour
9) ruler or chief (spec.)
וְאִמָּ֔הּ

וְאִמָּ֔הּ


wə·’im·māh

and mother

Hebrew Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular
Strongs 517
BSB/Thayers
1) mother 
1a) of humans
1b) of Deborah's relationship to the people (fig.)
1c) of animals
2) point of departure or division
וּבְמ֤וֹת

וּבְמ֤וֹת


ū·ḇə·mō·wṯ

had died ,

Hebrew Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strongs 4194
BSB/Thayers
1) death, dying, Death (personified), realm of the dead 
1a) death
1b) death by violence (as a penalty)
1c) state of death, place of death
מָרְדֳּכַ֛י

מָרְדֳּכַ֛י


mā·rə·do·ḵay

Mordecai

Hebrew Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strongs 4782
BSB/Thayers
Mordecai = |little man| or |worshipper of Mars|
1) cousin and adoptive father of queen Esther; son of Jair of the tribe of Benjamin; deliverer under Divine providence of the children of Israel from the destruction plotted by Haman the chief minister of Ahasuerus; institutor of the feast of Purim
2) a Jew who returned from exile with Zerubbabel
לְקָחָ֧הּ

לְקָחָ֧הּ


lə·qā·ḥāh

had taken her in

Hebrew Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | third person feminine singular
Strongs 3947
BSB/Thayers
1) to take, get, fetch, lay hold of, seize, receive, acquire, buy, bring, marry, take a wife, snatch, take away 
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to take, take in the hand
1a2) to take and carry along
1a3) to take from, take out of, take, carry away, take away
1a4) to take to or for a person, procure, get, take possession of, select, choose, take in marriage, receive, accept
1a5) to take up or upon, put upon
1a6) to fetch
1a7) to take, lead, conduct
1a8) to take, capture, seize
1a9) to take, carry off 1a10) to take (vengeance)
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to be captured
1b2) to be taken away, be removed
1b3) to be taken, brought unto
1c) (Pual)
1c1) to be taken from or out of
1c2) to be stolen from
1c3) to be taken captive
1c4) to be taken away, be removed
1d) (Hophal)
1d1) to be taken unto, be brought unto
1d2) to be taken out of
1d3) to be taken away
1e) (Hithpael)
1e1) to take hold of oneself
1e2) to flash about (of lightning)
ל֖וֹ

ל֖וֹ


lōw

as his own

Hebrew Preposition | third person masculine singular
Strongs
BSB/Thayers

                        
לְבַֽת׃

לְבַֽת׃


lə·ḇaṯ

daughter .

Hebrew Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular
Strongs 1323
BSB/Thayers
n f
1) daughter
1a) daughter, girl, adopted daughter, daughter-in-law, sister, granddaughters, female child, cousin
1a1) as polite address
n pr f
1a2) as designation of women of a particular place
2) young women, women
1a3) as personification
1a4) daughter-villages
1a5) description of character
8
יַ֥ד

יַ֥ד


yaḏ

the care

Hebrew Noun - feminine singular construct
Strongs 3027
BSB/Thayers
1) hand 
1a) hand (of man)
1b) strength, power (fig.)
1c) side (of land), part, portion (metaph.) (fig.)
1d) (various special, technical senses)
1d1) sign, monument
1d2) part, fractional part, share
1d3) time, repetition
1d4) axle-trees, axle
1d5) stays, support (for laver)
1d6) tenons (in tabernacle)
1d7) a phallus, a hand (meaning unsure)
1d8) wrists
הֵגַ֖י

הֵגַ֖י


hê·ḡay

of Hegai ,

Hebrew Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strongs 1896
BSB/Thayers
Hegai or Hege = |eunuch|
1) one of the eunuchs of the court of Ahasuerus
שֹׁמֵ֥ר

שֹׁמֵ֥ר


šō·mêr

the custodian

Hebrew Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strongs 8104
BSB/Thayers
1) to keep, guard, observe, give heed 
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to keep, have charge of
1a2) to keep, guard, keep watch and ward, protect, save life
1a2a) watch, watchman (participle)
1a3) to watch for, wait for
1a4) to watch, observe
1a5) to keep, retain, treasure up (in memory)
1a6) to keep (within bounds), restrain
1a7) to observe, celebrate, keep (sabbath or covenant or commands), perform (vow)
1a8) to keep, preserve, protect
1a9) to keep, reserve
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to be on one's guard, take heed, take care, beware
1b2) to keep oneself, refrain, abstain
1b3) to be kept, be guarded
1c) (Piel) to keep, pay heed
1d) (Hithpael) to keep oneself from
הַנָּשִֽׁים׃

הַנָּשִֽׁים׃


han·nā·šîm

of the women .

Hebrew Article | Noun - feminine plural
Strongs 802
BSB/Thayers
1) woman, wife, female 
1a) woman (opposite of man)
1b) wife (woman married to a man)
1c) female (of animals)
1d) each, every (pronoun)
וַיְהִ֗י

וַיְהִ֗י


way·hî

When

Hebrew Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strongs 1961
BSB/Thayers
1) to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out 
1a) (Qal)
1a1) -----
1a1a) to happen, fall out, occur, take place, come about, come to pass
1a1b) to come about, come to pass
1a2) to come into being, become
1a2a) to arise, appear, come
1a2b) to become
1a2b1) to become
1a2b2) to become like
1a2b3) to be instituted, be established
1a3) to be
1a3a) to exist, be in existence
1a3b) to abide, remain, continue (with word of place or time)
1a3c) to stand, lie, be in, be at, be situated (with word of locality)
1a3d) to accompany, be with
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to occur, come to pass, be done, be brought about
1b2) to be done, be finished, be gone
הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙

הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙


ham·me·leḵ

the king’s

Hebrew Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strongs 4428
BSB/Thayers
1) king
דְּבַר־

דְּבַר־


də·ḇar-

command

Hebrew Noun - masculine singular construct
Strongs 1697
BSB/Thayers
1) speech, word, speaking, thing 
1a) speech
1b) saying, utterance
1c) word, words
1d) business, occupation, acts, matter, case, something, manner (by extension)
וְדָת֔וֹ

וְדָת֔וֹ


wə·ḏā·ṯōw

and edict

Hebrew Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strongs 1881
BSB/Thayers
1) decree, law, edict, regulation, usage 
1a) decree, edict, commission
1b) law, rule
בְּהִשָּׁמַ֤ע

בְּהִשָּׁמַ֤ע


bə·hiš·šā·ma‘

had been proclaimed ,

Hebrew Preposition-b | Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct
Strongs 8085
BSB/Thayers
v 
1) to hear, listen to, obey
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to hear (perceive by ear)
1a2) to hear of or concerning
1a3) to hear (have power to hear)
1a4) to hear with attention or interest, listen to
1a5) to understand (language)
1a6) to hear (of judicial cases)
1a7) to listen, give heed
1a7a) to consent, agree
1a7b) to grant request
1a8) to listen to, yield to
1a9) to obey, be obedient
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to be heard (of voice or sound)
1b2) to be heard of
1b3) to be regarded, be obeyed
1c) (Piel) to cause to hear, call to hear, summon
1d) (Hiphil)
1d1) to cause to hear, tell, proclaim, utter a sound
1d2) to sound aloud (musical term)
1d3) to make proclamation, summon
1d4) to cause to be heard
n m
2) sound
רַבּ֛וֹת

רַבּ֛וֹת


rab·bō·wṯ

many

Hebrew Adjective - feminine plural
Strongs 7227
BSB/Thayers
adj 
1) much, many, great
1a) much
1b) many
1c) abounding in
1d) more numerous than
1e) abundant, enough
1f) great
1g) strong
1h) greater than
adv
1i) much, exceedingly
n m
2) captain, chief
נְעָר֥וֹת

נְעָר֥וֹת


nə·‘ā·rō·wṯ

young women

Hebrew Noun - feminine plural
Strongs 5291
BSB/Thayers
1) girl, damsel, female servant 
1a) girl, damsel, little girl
1a1) of young woman, marriageable young woman, concubine, prostitute
1b) maid, female attendant, female servant
וּֽבְהִקָּבֵ֞ץ

וּֽבְהִקָּבֵ֞ץ


ū·ḇə·hiq·qā·ḇêṣ

gathered

Hebrew Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct
Strongs 6908
BSB/Thayers
1) to gather, assemble 
1a) (Qal) to gather, collect, assemble
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to assemble, gather
1b2) to be gathered
1c) (Piel) to gather, gather together, take away
1d) (Pual) to be gathered together
1e) (Hithpael) to gather together, be gathered together
אֶל־

אֶל־


’el-

at

Hebrew Preposition
Strongs 413
BSB/Thayers
1) to, toward, unto (of motion) 
2) into (limit is actually entered)
2a) in among
3) toward (of direction, not necessarily physical motion)
4) against (motion or direction of a hostile character)
5) in addition to, to
6) concerning, in regard to, in reference to, on account of
7) according to (rule or standard)
8) at, by, against (of one's presence)
9) in between, in within, to within, unto (idea of motion to)
הַבִּירָ֖ה

הַבִּירָ֖ה


hab·bî·rāh

the citadel

Hebrew Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strongs 1002
BSB/Thayers
1) palace, castle 
2) temple
שׁוּשַׁ֥ן

שׁוּשַׁ֥ן


šū·šan

of Susa

Hebrew Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strongs 7800
BSB/Thayers
Shushan or Susa = |lily|
1) the winter residence of the Persian kings; located on the river Ulai or Choaspes
אֶל־

אֶל־


’el-

under

Hebrew Preposition
Strongs 413
BSB/Thayers
1) to, toward, unto (of motion) 
2) into (limit is actually entered)
2a) in among
3) toward (of direction, not necessarily physical motion)
4) against (motion or direction of a hostile character)
5) in addition to, to
6) concerning, in regard to, in reference to, on account of
7) according to (rule or standard)
8) at, by, against (of one's presence)
9) in between, in within, to within, unto (idea of motion to)
יַ֣ד

יַ֣ד


yaḏ

the care

Hebrew Noun - feminine singular construct
Strongs 3027
BSB/Thayers
1) hand 
1a) hand (of man)
1b) strength, power (fig.)
1c) side (of land), part, portion (metaph.) (fig.)
1d) (various special, technical senses)
1d1) sign, monument
1d2) part, fractional part, share
1d3) time, repetition
1d4) axle-trees, axle
1d5) stays, support (for laver)
1d6) tenons (in tabernacle)
1d7) a phallus, a hand (meaning unsure)
1d8) wrists
הֵגָ֑י

הֵגָ֑י


hê·ḡāy

of Hegai .

Hebrew Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strongs 1896
BSB/Thayers
Hegai or Hege = |eunuch|
1) one of the eunuchs of the court of Ahasuerus
אֶסְתֵּר֙

אֶסְתֵּר֙


’es·têr

Esther

Hebrew Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strongs 635
BSB/Thayers
Esther = |star|
1) the queen of Persia, heroine of the book of Esther-daughter of Abihail, cousin and adopted daughter of Mordecai, of the tribe of Benjamin, made queen by king Ahasuerus to replace divorced queen, Vashti.
וַתִּלָּקַ֤ח

וַתִּלָּקַ֤ח


wat·til·lā·qaḥ

was also taken

Hebrew Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strongs 3947
BSB/Thayers
1) to take, get, fetch, lay hold of, seize, receive, acquire, buy, bring, marry, take a wife, snatch, take away 
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to take, take in the hand
1a2) to take and carry along
1a3) to take from, take out of, take, carry away, take away
1a4) to take to or for a person, procure, get, take possession of, select, choose, take in marriage, receive, accept
1a5) to take up or upon, put upon
1a6) to fetch
1a7) to take, lead, conduct
1a8) to take, capture, seize
1a9) to take, carry off 1a10) to take (vengeance)
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to be captured
1b2) to be taken away, be removed
1b3) to be taken, brought unto
1c) (Pual)
1c1) to be taken from or out of
1c2) to be stolen from
1c3) to be taken captive
1c4) to be taken away, be removed
1d) (Hophal)
1d1) to be taken unto, be brought unto
1d2) to be taken out of
1d3) to be taken away
1e) (Hithpael)
1e1) to take hold of oneself
1e2) to flash about (of lightning)
אֶל־

אֶל־


’el-

to

Hebrew Preposition
Strongs 413
BSB/Thayers
1) to, toward, unto (of motion) 
2) into (limit is actually entered)
2a) in among
3) toward (of direction, not necessarily physical motion)
4) against (motion or direction of a hostile character)
5) in addition to, to
6) concerning, in regard to, in reference to, on account of
7) according to (rule or standard)
8) at, by, against (of one's presence)
9) in between, in within, to within, unto (idea of motion to)
בֵּ֣ית

בֵּ֣ית


bêṯ

the palace

Hebrew Noun - masculine singular construct
Strongs 1004
BSB/Thayers
nm 
1) house
1a) house, dwelling habitation
1b) shelter or abode of animals
1c) human bodies (fig.)
1d) of Sheol
1e) of abode of light and darkness
1f) of land of Ephraim
2) place
3) receptacle
4) home, house as containing a family
5) household, family
5a) those belonging to the same household
5b) family of descendants, descendants as organized body
6) household affairs
7) inwards (metaph.)
8) (TWOT) temple
adv
9) on the inside
prep
10) within
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ

הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ


ham·me·leḵ

. . .

Hebrew Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strongs 4428
BSB/Thayers
1) king
אֶל־

אֶל־


’el-

and placed under

Hebrew Preposition
Strongs 413
BSB/Thayers
1) to, toward, unto (of motion) 
2) into (limit is actually entered)
2a) in among
3) toward (of direction, not necessarily physical motion)
4) against (motion or direction of a hostile character)
5) in addition to, to
6) concerning, in regard to, in reference to, on account of
7) according to (rule or standard)
8) at, by, against (of one's presence)
9) in between, in within, to within, unto (idea of motion to)
9
הַנַּעֲרָ֣ה

הַנַּעֲרָ֣ה


han·na·‘ă·rāh

And the young woman

Hebrew Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strongs 5291
BSB/Thayers
1) girl, damsel, female servant 
1a) girl, damsel, little girl
1a1) of young woman, marriageable young woman, concubine, prostitute
1b) maid, female attendant, female servant
וַתִּיטַ֨ב

וַתִּיטַ֨ב


wat·tî·ṭaḇ

pleased him

Hebrew Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strongs 3190
BSB/Thayers
1) to be good, be pleasing, be well, be glad 
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to be glad, be joyful
1a2) to be well placed
1a3) to be well for, be well with, go well with
1a4) to be pleasing, be pleasing to
1b) (Hiphil)
1b1) to make glad, rejoice
1b2) to do good to, deal well with
1b3) to do well, do thoroughly
1b4) to make a thing good or right or beautiful
1b5) to do well, do right
בְעֵינָיו֮

בְעֵינָיו֮


ḇə·‘ê·nāw

. . .

Hebrew Preposition-b | Noun - cdc | third person masculine singular
Strongs 5869
BSB/Thayers
1) eye 
1a) eye
1a1) of physical eye
1a2) as showing mental qualities
1a3) of mental and spiritual faculties (fig.)
2) spring, fountain
וַתִּשָּׂ֣א

וַתִּשָּׂ֣א


wat·tiś·śā

and obtained

Hebrew Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strongs 5375
BSB/Thayers
1) to lift, bear up, carry, take 
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to lift, lift up
1a2) to bear, carry, support, sustain, endure
1a3) to take, take away, carry off, forgive
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to be lifted up, be exalted
1b2) to lift oneself up, rise up
1b3) to be borne, be carried
1b4) to be taken away, be carried off, be swept away
1c) (Piel)
1c1) to lift up, exalt, support, aid, assist
1c2) to desire, long (fig.)
1c3) to carry, bear continuously
1c4) to take, take away
1d) (Hithpael) to lift oneself up, exalt oneself
1e) (Hiphil)
1e1) to cause one to bear (iniquity)
1e2) to cause to bring, have brought
לְפָנָיו֒

לְפָנָיו֒


lə·p̄ā·nāw

his

Hebrew Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strongs 6440
BSB/Thayers
1) face 
1a) face, faces
1b) presence, person
1c) face (of seraphim or cherubim)
1d) face (of animals)
1e) face, surface (of ground)
1f) as adv of loc/temp
1f1) before and behind, toward, in front of, forward, formerly, from beforetime, before
1g) with prep
1g1) in front of, before, to the front of, in the presence of, in the face of, at the face or front of, from the presence of, from before, from before the face of
חֶ֣סֶד

חֶ֣סֶד


ḥe·seḏ

favor ,

Hebrew Noun - masculine singular
Strongs 2617
BSB/Thayers
1) goodness, kindness, faithfulness 
2) a reproach, shame
וַ֠יְבַהֵל

וַ֠יְבַהֵל


way·ḇa·hêl

so he quickly

Hebrew Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strongs 926
BSB/Thayers
1) to disturb, alarm, terrify, hurry, be disturbed, be anxious, be afraid, be hurried, be nervous 
1a) (Niphal)
1a1) to be disturbed, dismayed, terrified, anxious
1a2) to be in haste, be hasty
1b) (Piel)
1b1) to make haste, act hastily, be hurried, be hastened
1b2) to dismay, terrify
1c) (Pual)
1c1) to hasten
1c2) hastened, hastily gained (part.)
1d) (Hiphil)
1d1) to hasten, hurry, make haste
1d2) to dismay, terrify
אֶת־

אֶת־


’eṯ-

Hebrew Direct object marker
Strongs 853
BSB/Thayers
1) sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative
לָתֵ֣ת

לָתֵ֣ת


lā·ṯêṯ

provided

Hebrew Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strongs 5414
BSB/Thayers
1) to give, put, set 
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to give, bestow, grant, permit, ascribe, employ, devote, consecrate, dedicate, pay wages, sell, exchange, lend, commit, entrust, give over, deliver up, yield produce, occasion, produce, requite to, report, mention, utter, stretch out, extend
1a2) to put, set, put on, put upon, set, appoint, assign, designate
1a3) to make, constitute
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to be given, be bestowed, be provided, be entrusted to, be granted to, be permitted, be issued, be published, be uttered, be assigned
1b2) to be set, be put, be made, be inflicted
1c) (Hophal)
1c1) to be given, be bestowed, be given up, be delivered up
1c2) to be put upon
לָ֔הּ

לָ֔הּ


lāh

her

Hebrew Preposition | third person feminine singular
Strongs
BSB/Thayers

                        
תַּמְרוּקֶ֤יהָ

תַּמְרוּקֶ֤יהָ


tam·rū·qe·hā

with beauty treatments

Hebrew Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular
Strongs 8562
BSB/Thayers
1) a scraping, rubbing 
2) (CLBL) remedy (for an injury)
וְאֶת־

וְאֶת־


wə·’eṯ-

-

Hebrew Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker
Strongs 853
BSB/Thayers
1) sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative
מָנוֹתֶ֙הָ֙

מָנוֹתֶ֙הָ֙


mā·nō·w·ṯe·hā

and the special diet

Hebrew Noun - feminine plural construct | third person feminine singular
Strongs 4490
BSB/Thayers
1) part, portion
וְאֵת֙

וְאֵת֙


wə·’êṯ

- .

Hebrew Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker
Strongs 853
BSB/Thayers
1) sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative
לָֽתֶת־

לָֽתֶת־


lā·ṯeṯ-

He assigned

Hebrew Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strongs 5414
BSB/Thayers
1) to give, put, set 
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to give, bestow, grant, permit, ascribe, employ, devote, consecrate, dedicate, pay wages, sell, exchange, lend, commit, entrust, give over, deliver up, yield produce, occasion, produce, requite to, report, mention, utter, stretch out, extend
1a2) to put, set, put on, put upon, set, appoint, assign, designate
1a3) to make, constitute
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to be given, be bestowed, be provided, be entrusted to, be granted to, be permitted, be issued, be published, be uttered, be assigned
1b2) to be set, be put, be made, be inflicted
1c) (Hophal)
1c1) to be given, be bestowed, be given up, be delivered up
1c2) to be put upon
לָ֖הּ

לָ֖הּ


lāh

to her

Hebrew Preposition | third person feminine singular
Strongs
BSB/Thayers

                        
שֶׁ֣בַע

שֶׁ֣בַע


še·ḇa‘

seven

Hebrew Number - feminine singular
Strongs 7651
BSB/Thayers
1) seven (cardinal number) 
1a) as ordinal number
1b) in combination-17, 700 etc
הָרְאֻי֥וֹת

הָרְאֻי֥וֹת


hā·rə·’u·yō·wṯ

select

Hebrew Article | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine plural
Strongs 7200
BSB/Thayers
1) to see, look at, inspect, perceive, consider 
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to see
1a2) to see, perceive
1a3) to see, have vision
1a4) to look at, see, regard, look after, see after, learn about, observe, watch, look upon, look out, find out
1a5) to see, observe, consider, look at, give attention to, discern, distinguish
1a6) to look at, gaze at
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to appear, present oneself
1b2) to be seen
1b3) to be visible
1c) (Pual) to be seen
1d) (Hiphil)
1d1) to cause to see, show
1d2) to cause to look intently at, behold, cause to gaze at
1e) (Hophal)
1e1) to be caused to see, be shown
1e2) to be exhibited to
1f) (Hithpael) to look at each other, face
הַנְּעָר֔וֹת

הַנְּעָר֔וֹת


han·nə·‘ā·rō·wṯ

maidservants

Hebrew Article | Noun - feminine plural
Strongs 5291
BSB/Thayers
1) girl, damsel, female servant 
1a) girl, damsel, little girl
1a1) of young woman, marriageable young woman, concubine, prostitute
1b) maid, female attendant, female servant
מִבֵּ֣ית

מִבֵּ֣ית


mib·bêṯ

from the palace

Hebrew Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strongs 1004
BSB/Thayers
nm 
1) house
1a) house, dwelling habitation
1b) shelter or abode of animals
1c) human bodies (fig.)
1d) of Sheol
1e) of abode of light and darkness
1f) of land of Ephraim
2) place
3) receptacle
4) home, house as containing a family
5) household, family
5a) those belonging to the same household
5b) family of descendants, descendants as organized body
6) household affairs
7) inwards (metaph.)
8) (TWOT) temple
adv
9) on the inside
prep
10) within
הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ

הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ


ham·me·leḵ

. . .

Hebrew Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strongs 4428
BSB/Thayers
1) king
וַיְשַׁנֶּ֧הָ

וַיְשַׁנֶּ֧הָ


way·šan·ne·hā

and transferred her

Hebrew Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person feminine singular
Strongs 8138
BSB/Thayers
1) to repeat, do again, change, alter 
1a) (Qal) to change
1b) (Niphal) to be repeated
1c) (Piel) to change, alter
1d) (Hithpael) to disguise oneself
וְאֶת־

וְאֶת־


wə·’eṯ-

-

Hebrew Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker
Strongs 853
BSB/Thayers
1) sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative
נַעֲרוֹתֶ֛יהָ

נַעֲרוֹתֶ֛יהָ


na·‘ă·rō·w·ṯe·hā

with them

Hebrew Noun - feminine plural construct | third person feminine singular
Strongs 5291
BSB/Thayers
1) girl, damsel, female servant 
1a) girl, damsel, little girl
1a1) of young woman, marriageable young woman, concubine, prostitute
1b) maid, female attendant, female servant
לְט֖וֹב

לְט֖וֹב


lə·ṭō·wḇ

to the best

Hebrew Preposition-l | Adjective - masculine singular construct
Strongs 2896
BSB/Thayers
adj 
1) good, pleasant, agreeable
1a) pleasant, agreeable (to the senses)
1b) pleasant (to the higher nature)
1c) good, excellent (of its kind)
1d) good, rich, valuable in estimation
1e) good, appropriate, becoming
1f) better (comparative)
1g) glad, happy, prosperous (of man's sensuous nature)
1h) good understanding (of man's intellectual nature)
1i) good, kind, benign
1j) good, right (ethical)
n m
2) a good thing, benefit, welfare
2a) welfare, prosperity, happiness
2b) good things (collective)
2c) good, benefit
2d) moral good
n f
3) welfare, benefit, good things
3a) welfare, prosperity, happiness
3b) good things (collective)
3c) bounty
בֵּ֥ית

בֵּ֥ית


bêṯ

place

Hebrew Noun - masculine singular construct
Strongs 1004
BSB/Thayers
nm 
1) house
1a) house, dwelling habitation
1b) shelter or abode of animals
1c) human bodies (fig.)
1d) of Sheol
1e) of abode of light and darkness
1f) of land of Ephraim
2) place
3) receptacle
4) home, house as containing a family
5) household, family
5a) those belonging to the same household
5b) family of descendants, descendants as organized body
6) household affairs
7) inwards (metaph.)
8) (TWOT) temple
adv
9) on the inside
prep
10) within
הַנָּשִֽׁים׃

הַנָּשִֽׁים׃


han·nā·šîm

in the harem .

Hebrew Article | Noun - feminine plural
Strongs 802
BSB/Thayers
1) woman, wife, female 
1a) woman (opposite of man)
1b) wife (woman married to a man)
1c) female (of animals)
1d) each, every (pronoun)
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אֶסְתֵּ֔ר

אֶסְתֵּ֔ר


’es·têr

Esther

Hebrew Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strongs 635
BSB/Thayers
Esther = |star|
1) the queen of Persia, heroine of the book of Esther-daughter of Abihail, cousin and adopted daughter of Mordecai, of the tribe of Benjamin, made queen by king Ahasuerus to replace divorced queen, Vashti.
אֶת־

אֶת־


’eṯ-

-

Hebrew Direct object marker
Strongs 853
BSB/Thayers
1) sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative
לֹא־

לֹא־


lō-

did not

Hebrew Adverb - Negative particle
Strongs 3808
BSB/Thayers
1) not, no 
1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition)
1b) not (with modifier-negation)
1c) nothing (subst)
1d) without (with particle)
1e) before (of time)
הִגִּ֣ידָה

הִגִּ֣ידָה


hig·gî·ḏāh

reveal

Hebrew Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person feminine singular
Strongs 5046
BSB/Thayers
1) to be conspicuous, tell, make known 
1a) (Hiphil) to tell, declare
1a1) to tell, announce, report
1a2) to declare, make known, expound
1a3) to inform of
1a4) to publish, declare, proclaim
1a5) to avow, acknowledge, confess
1a5a) messenger (participle)
1b) (Hophal) to be told, be announced, be reported
עַמָּ֖הּ

עַמָּ֖הּ


‘am·māh

her people

Hebrew Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular
Strongs 5971
BSB/Thayers
1) nation, people 
1a) people, nation
1b) persons, members of one's people, compatriots, country-men
2) kinsman, kindred
וְאֶת־

וְאֶת־


wə·’eṯ-

or

Hebrew Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker
Strongs 853
BSB/Thayers
1) sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative
מֽוֹלַדְתָּ֑הּ

מֽוֹלַדְתָּ֑הּ


mō·w·laḏ·tāh

her lineage ,

Hebrew Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular
Strongs 4138
BSB/Thayers
1) kindred, birth, offspring, relatives 
1a) kindred
1b) birth, circumstances of birth
1c) one born, begotten, issue, offspring, female offspring
כִּ֧י

כִּ֧י


because

Hebrew Conjunction
Strongs 3588
BSB/Thayers
1) that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since 
1a) that
1a1) yea, indeed
1b) when (of time)
1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force)
1c) because, since (causal connection)
1d) but (after negative)
1e) that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if
1f) but rather, but
1g) except that
1h) only, nevertheless
1i) surely
1j) that is
1k) but if
1l) for though
1m) forasmuch as, for therefore
מָרְדֳּכַ֛י

מָרְדֳּכַ֛י


mā·rə·do·ḵay

Mordecai

Hebrew Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strongs 4782
BSB/Thayers
Mordecai = |little man| or |worshipper of Mars|
1) cousin and adoptive father of queen Esther; son of Jair of the tribe of Benjamin; deliverer under Divine providence of the children of Israel from the destruction plotted by Haman the chief minister of Ahasuerus; institutor of the feast of Purim
2) a Jew who returned from exile with Zerubbabel
צִוָּ֥ה

צִוָּ֥ה


ṣiw·wāh

had instructed

Hebrew Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strongs 6680
BSB/Thayers
1) to command, charge, give orders, lay charge, give charge to, order 
1a)(Piel)
1a1) to lay charge upon
1a2) to give charge to, give command to
1a3) to give charge unto
1a4) to give charge over, appoint
1a5) to give charge, command
1a6) to charge, command
1a7) to charge, commission
1a8) to command, appoint, ordain (of divine act)
1b) (Pual) to be commanded
עָלֶ֖יהָ

עָלֶ֖יהָ


‘ā·le·hā

her

Hebrew Preposition | third person feminine singular
Strongs 5921
BSB/Thayers
prep
1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against
1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards
1b) above, beyond, over (of excess)
1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence)
1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition)
1e) over (of suspension or extension)
1f) by, adjoining, next, at, over, around (of contiguity or proximity)
1g) down upon, upon, on, from, up upon, up to, towards, over towards, to, against (with verbs of motion)
1h) to (as a dative)
conj
2) because that, because, notwithstanding, although
אֲשֶׁ֥ר

אֲשֶׁ֥ר


’ă·šer

Hebrew Pronoun - relative
Strongs 834
BSB/Thayers
1) (relative part.) 
1a) which, who
1b) that which
2) (conj)
2a) that (in obj clause)
2b) when
2c) since
2d) as
2e) conditional if
לֹא־

לֹא־


lō-

not

Hebrew Adverb - Negative particle
Strongs 3808
BSB/Thayers
1) not, no 
1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition)
1b) not (with modifier-negation)
1c) nothing (subst)
1d) without (with particle)
1e) before (of time)
תַגִּֽיד׃

תַגִּֽיד׃


ṯag·gîḏ

to do so .

Hebrew Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strongs 5046
BSB/Thayers
1) to be conspicuous, tell, make known 
1a) (Hiphil) to tell, declare
1a1) to tell, announce, report
1a2) to declare, make known, expound
1a3) to inform of
1a4) to publish, declare, proclaim
1a5) to avow, acknowledge, confess
1a5a) messenger (participle)
1b) (Hophal) to be told, be announced, be reported
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וּבְכָל־

וּבְכָל־


ū·ḇə·ḵāl

And every day

Hebrew Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strongs 3605
BSB/Thayers
1) all, the whole 
1a) all, the whole of
1b) any, each, every, anything
1c) totality, everything
י֣וֹם

י֣וֹם


yō·wm

. . .

Hebrew Noun - masculine singular
Strongs 3117
BSB/Thayers
1) day, time, year 
1a) day (as opposed to night)
1b) day (24 hour period)
1b1) as defined by evening and morning in Genesis 1
1b2) as a division of time
1b2a) a working day, a day's journey
1c) days, lifetime (pl.)
1d) time, period (general)
1e) year
1f) temporal references
1f1) today
1f2) yesterday
1f3) tomorrow
וָי֔וֹם

וָי֔וֹם


wā·yō·wm

. . .

Hebrew Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular
Strongs 3117
BSB/Thayers
1) day, time, year 
1a) day (as opposed to night)
1b) day (24 hour period)
1b1) as defined by evening and morning in Genesis 1
1b2) as a division of time
1b2a) a working day, a day's journey
1c) days, lifetime (pl.)
1d) time, period (general)
1e) year
1f) temporal references
1f1) today
1f2) yesterday
1f3) tomorrow
מָרְדֳּכַי֙

מָרְדֳּכַי֙


mā·rə·do·ḵay

Mordecai

Hebrew Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strongs 4782
BSB/Thayers
Mordecai = |little man| or |worshipper of Mars|
1) cousin and adoptive father of queen Esther; son of Jair of the tribe of Benjamin; deliverer under Divine providence of the children of Israel from the destruction plotted by Haman the chief minister of Ahasuerus; institutor of the feast of Purim
2) a Jew who returned from exile with Zerubbabel
מִתְהַלֵּ֔ךְ

מִתְהַלֵּ֔ךְ


miṯ·hal·lêḵ

would walk back and forth

Hebrew Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine singular
Strongs 1980
BSB/Thayers
1) to go, walk, come 
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to go, walk, come, depart, proceed, move, go away
1a2) to die, live, manner of life (fig.)
1b) (Piel)
1b1) to walk
1b2) to walk (fig.)
1c) (Hithpael)
1c1) to traverse
1c2) to walk about
1d) (Niphal) to lead, bring, lead away, carry, cause to walk
לִפְנֵ֖י

לִפְנֵ֖י


lip̄·nê

in front

Hebrew Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct
Strongs 6440
BSB/Thayers
1) face 
1a) face, faces
1b) presence, person
1c) face (of seraphim or cherubim)
1d) face (of animals)
1e) face, surface (of ground)
1f) as adv of loc/temp
1f1) before and behind, toward, in front of, forward, formerly, from beforetime, before
1g) with prep
1g1) in front of, before, to the front of, in the presence of, in the face of, at the face or front of, from the presence of, from before, from before the face of
חֲצַ֣ר

חֲצַ֣ר


ḥă·ṣar

of the court

Hebrew Noun - common singular construct
Strongs 2691
BSB/Thayers
1) court, enclosure 
1a) enclosures
1b) court
2) settled abode, settlement, village, town
בֵּית־

בֵּית־


bêṯ-

of the harem

Hebrew Noun - masculine singular construct
Strongs 1004
BSB/Thayers
nm 
1) house
1a) house, dwelling habitation
1b) shelter or abode of animals
1c) human bodies (fig.)
1d) of Sheol
1e) of abode of light and darkness
1f) of land of Ephraim
2) place
3) receptacle
4) home, house as containing a family
5) household, family
5a) those belonging to the same household
5b) family of descendants, descendants as organized body
6) household affairs
7) inwards (metaph.)
8) (TWOT) temple
adv
9) on the inside
prep
10) within
הַנָּשִׁ֑ים

הַנָּשִׁ֑ים


han·nā·šîm

. . .

Hebrew Article | Noun - feminine plural
Strongs 802
BSB/Thayers
1) woman, wife, female 
1a) woman (opposite of man)
1b) wife (woman married to a man)
1c) female (of animals)
1d) each, every (pronoun)
לָדַ֙עַת֙

לָדַ֙עַת֙


lā·ḏa·‘aṯ

to learn

Hebrew Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strongs 3045
BSB/Thayers
1) to know 
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to know
1a1a) to know, learn to know
1a1b) to perceive
1a1c) to perceive and see, find out and discern
1a1d) to discriminate, distinguish
1a1e) to know by experience
1a1f) to recognise, admit, acknowledge, confess
1a1g) to consider
1a2) to know, be acquainted with
1a3) to know (a person carnally)
1a4) to know how, be skilful in
1a5) to have knowledge, be wise
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to be made known, be or become known, be revealed
1b2) to make oneself known
1b3) to be perceived
1b4) to be instructed
1c) (Piel) to cause to know
1d) (Poal) to cause to know
1e) (Pual)
1e1) to be known
1e2) known, one known, acquaintance (participle)
1f) (Hiphil) to make known, declare
1g) (Hophal) to be made known
1h) (Hithpael) to make oneself known, reveal oneself
אֶת־

אֶת־


’eṯ-

about

Hebrew Direct object marker
Strongs 853
BSB/Thayers
1) sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative
אֶסְתֵּ֔ר

אֶסְתֵּ֔ר


’es·têr

Esther’s

Hebrew Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strongs 635
BSB/Thayers
Esther = |star|
1) the queen of Persia, heroine of the book of Esther-daughter of Abihail, cousin and adopted daughter of Mordecai, of the tribe of Benjamin, made queen by king Ahasuerus to replace divorced queen, Vashti.
שְׁל֣וֹם

שְׁל֣וֹם


šə·lō·wm

welfare

Hebrew Noun - masculine singular construct
Strongs 7965
BSB/Thayers
1) completeness, soundness, welfare, peace 
1a) completeness (in number)
1b) safety, soundness (in body)
1c) welfare, health, prosperity
1d) peace, quiet, tranquillity, contentment
1e) peace, friendship
1e1) of human relationships
1e2) with God especially in covenant relationship
1f) peace (from war)
1g) peace (as adjective)
וּמַה־

וּמַה־


ū·mah-

and what

Hebrew Conjunctive waw | Interrogative
Strongs 4100
BSB/Thayers
interr pron
1) what, how, of what kind
1a) (interrogative)
1a1) what?
1a2) of what kind
1a3) what? (rhetorical)
1a4) whatsoever, whatever, what
1b) (adverb)
1b1) how, how now
1b2) why
1b3) how! (exclamation)
1c) (with prep)
1c1) wherein?, whereby?, wherewith?, by what means?
1c2) because of what?
1c3) the like of what?
1c3a) how much?, how many?, how often?
1c3b) for how long?
1c4) for what reason?, why?, to what purpose?
1c5) until when?, how long?, upon what?, wherefore?
indef pron
2) anything, aught, what may
יֵּעָשֶׂ֖ה

יֵּעָשֶׂ֖ה


yê·‘ā·śeh

was happening

Hebrew Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strongs 6213
BSB/Thayers
1) to do, fashion, accomplish, make 
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to do, work, make, produce
1a1a) to do
1a1b) to work
1a1c) to deal (with)
1a1d) to act, act with effect, effect
1a2) to make
1a2a) to make
1a2b) to produce
1a2c) to prepare
1a2d) to make (an offering)
1a2e) to attend to, put in order
1a2f) to observe, celebrate
1a2g) to acquire (property)
1a2h) to appoint, ordain, institute
1a2i) to bring about
1a2j) to use
1a2k) to spend, pass
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to be done
1b2) to be made
1b3) to be produced
1b4) to be offered
1b5) to be observed
1b6) to be used
1c) (Pual) to be made
2) (Piel) to press, squeeze
בָּֽהּ׃

בָּֽהּ׃


bāh

to her .

Hebrew Preposition | third person feminine singular
Strongs
BSB/Thayers

                        
12
שְׁנֵ֣ים

שְׁנֵ֣ים


šə·nêm

In the twelve

Hebrew Number - md
Strongs 8147
BSB/Thayers
1) two 
1a) two (the cardinal number)
1a1) two, both, double, twice
1b) second (the ordinal number)
1c) in combination with other numbers
1d) both (a dual number)
עָשָׂ֣ר

עָשָׂ֣ר


‘ā·śār

. . .

Hebrew Number - masculine singular construct
Strongs 6240
BSB/Thayers
1) ten, -teen (in combination with other numbers) 
1a) used only in combination to make the numbers 11-19
חֹ֔דֶשׁ

חֹ֔דֶשׁ


ḥō·ḏeš

months

Hebrew Noun - masculine singular
Strongs 2320
BSB/Thayers
1) the new moon, month, monthly 
1a) the first day of the month
1b) the lunar month
כִּ֛י

כִּ֛י


. . .

Hebrew Conjunction
Strongs 3588
BSB/Thayers
1) that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since 
1a) that
1a1) yea, indeed
1b) when (of time)
1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force)
1c) because, since (causal connection)
1d) but (after negative)
1e) that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if
1f) but rather, but
1g) except that
1h) only, nevertheless
1i) surely
1j) that is
1k) but if
1l) for though
1m) forasmuch as, for therefore
כֵּ֥ן

כֵּ֥ן


kên

. . .

Hebrew Adverb
Strongs 3651
BSB/Thayers
adv 
1) so, therefore, thus
1a) thus, so
1b) just so
1c) therefore
1d) so...as (paired with adv)
1e) then
1f) forasmuch as (in phrase)
1g) (with prep)
1g1) therefore, this being so (specific)
1g2) hitherto
1g3) therefore, on this ground (general)
1g4) afterwards
1g5) in such case
adj
2) right, just, honest, true, veritable
2a) right, just, honest
2b) correct
2c) true, veritable
2d) true!, right!, correct! (in assent)
יִמְלְא֖וּ

יִמְלְא֖וּ


yim·lə·’ū

. . .

Hebrew Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strongs 4390
BSB/Thayers
1) to fill, be full 
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to be full
1a1a) fulness, abundance (participle)
1a1b) to be full, be accomplished, be ended
1a2) to consecrate, fill the hand
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to be filled, be armed, be satisfied
1b2) to be accomplished, be ended
1c) (Piel)
1c1) to fill
1c2) to satisfy
1c3) to fulfil, accomplish, complete
1c4) to confirm
1d) (Pual) to be filled
1e) (Hithpael) to mass themselves against
יְמֵ֣י

יְמֵ֣י


yə·mê

. . .

Hebrew Noun - masculine plural construct
Strongs 3117
BSB/Thayers
1) day, time, year 
1a) day (as opposed to night)
1b) day (24 hour period)
1b1) as defined by evening and morning in Genesis 1
1b2) as a division of time
1b2a) a working day, a day's journey
1c) days, lifetime (pl.)
1d) time, period (general)
1e) year
1f) temporal references
1f1) today
1f2) yesterday
1f3) tomorrow
נַעֲרָ֨ה

נַעֲרָ֨ה


na·‘ă·rāh

before [her]

Hebrew Noun - feminine singular
Strongs 5291
BSB/Thayers
1) girl, damsel, female servant 
1a) girl, damsel, little girl
1a1) of young woman, marriageable young woman, concubine, prostitute
1b) maid, female attendant, female servant
וְנַעֲרָ֜ה

וְנַעֲרָ֜ה


wə·na·‘ă·rāh

. . .

Hebrew Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular
Strongs 5291
BSB/Thayers
1) girl, damsel, female servant 
1a) girl, damsel, little girl
1a1) of young woman, marriageable young woman, concubine, prostitute
1b) maid, female attendant, female servant
תֹּר֩

תֹּר֩


tōr

turn

Hebrew Noun - masculine singular construct
Strongs 8447
BSB/Thayers
1) circlet, plait, turn (of hair or gold) 
2) (CLBL) succession, order
וּבְהַגִּ֡יעַ

וּבְהַגִּ֡יעַ


ū·ḇə·hag·gî·a‘

. . .

Hebrew Conjunctive waw, Preposition | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct
Strongs 5060
BSB/Thayers
1) to touch, reach, strike 
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to touch
1a2) to strike
1a3) to reach, extend to
1a4) to be stricken
1a4a) stricken (participle)
1b) (Niphal) to be stricken, be defeated
1c) (Piel) to strike
1d) (Pual) to be stricken (by disease)
1e) (Hiphil) to cause to touch, reach, approach, arrive
1e1) to cause to touch, apply
1e2) to reach, extend, attain, arrive, come
1e3) to approach (of time)
1e4) to befall (of fate)
לָב֣וֹא׀

לָב֣וֹא׀


lā·ḇō·w

to go

Hebrew Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strongs 935
BSB/Thayers
1) to go in, enter, come, go, come in 
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to enter, come in
1a2) to come
1a2a) to come with
1a2b) to come upon, fall or light upon, attack (enemy)
1a2c) to come to pass
1a3) to attain to
1a4) to be enumerated
1a5) to go
1b) (Hiphil)
1b1) to lead in
1b2) to carry in
1b3) to bring in, cause to come in, gather, cause to come, bring near, bring against, bring upon
1b4) to bring to pass
1c) (Hophal)
1c1) to be brought, brought in
1c2) to be introduced, be put
אֶל־

אֶל־


’el-

to

Hebrew Preposition
Strongs 413
BSB/Thayers
1) to, toward, unto (of motion) 
2) into (limit is actually entered)
2a) in among
3) toward (of direction, not necessarily physical motion)
4) against (motion or direction of a hostile character)
5) in addition to, to
6) concerning, in regard to, in reference to, on account of
7) according to (rule or standard)
8) at, by, against (of one's presence)
9) in between, in within, to within, unto (idea of motion to)
הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ

הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ


ham·me·leḵ

King

Hebrew Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strongs 4428
BSB/Thayers
1) king
אֲחַשְׁוֵר֗וֹשׁ

אֲחַשְׁוֵר֗וֹשׁ


’ă·ḥaš·wê·rō·wōš

Xerxes ,

Hebrew Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strongs 325
BSB/Thayers
Ahasuerus = |I will be silent and poor|
1) title of the king of Persia, probably Xerxes
מִקֵּץ֩

מִקֵּץ֩


miq·qêṣ

. . .

Hebrew Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular
Strongs 7093
BSB/Thayers
1) end 
1a) end, at the end of (of time)
1b) end (of space)
הֱי֨וֹת

הֱי֨וֹת


hĕ·yō·wṯ

. . .

Hebrew Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strongs 1961
BSB/Thayers
1) to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out 
1a) (Qal)
1a1) -----
1a1a) to happen, fall out, occur, take place, come about, come to pass
1a1b) to come about, come to pass
1a2) to come into being, become
1a2a) to arise, appear, come
1a2b) to become
1a2b1) to become
1a2b2) to become like
1a2b3) to be instituted, be established
1a3) to be
1a3a) to exist, be in existence
1a3b) to abide, remain, continue (with word of place or time)
1a3c) to stand, lie, be in, be at, be situated (with word of locality)
1a3d) to accompany, be with
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to occur, come to pass, be done, be brought about
1b2) to be done, be finished, be gone
לָ֜הּ

לָ֜הּ


lāh

Hebrew Preposition | third person feminine singular
Strongs
BSB/Thayers

                        
הַנָּשִׁים֙

הַנָּשִׁים֙


han·nā·šîm

the harem

Hebrew Article | Noun - feminine plural
Strongs 802
BSB/Thayers
1) woman, wife, female 
1a) woman (opposite of man)
1b) wife (woman married to a man)
1c) female (of animals)
1d) each, every (pronoun)
כְּדָ֤ת

כְּדָ֤ת


kə·ḏāṯ

regulation required

Hebrew Preposition-k | Noun - feminine singular construct
Strongs 1881
BSB/Thayers
1) decree, law, edict, regulation, usage 
1a) decree, edict, commission
1b) law, rule
הַנָּשִֽׁים׃

הַנָּשִֽׁים׃


han·nā·šîm

each young woman

Hebrew Article | Noun - feminine plural
Strongs 802
BSB/Thayers
1) woman, wife, female 
1a) woman (opposite of man)
1b) wife (woman married to a man)
1c) female (of animals)
1d) each, every (pronoun)
מְרוּקֵיהֶ֑ן

מְרוּקֵיהֶ֑ן


mə·rū·qê·hen

to receive beauty treatments

Hebrew Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine plural
Strongs 4795
BSB/Thayers
1) scraping, rubbing 
1a) of year of preparation of girls for the harem; bodily rubbings
בְּשֶׁ֣מֶן

בְּשֶׁ֣מֶן


bə·še·men

with oil

Hebrew Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strongs 8081
BSB/Thayers
1) fat, oil 
1a) fat, fatness
1b) oil, olive oil
1b1) as staple, medicament or unguent
1b2) for anointing
1c) fat (of fruitful land, valleys) (metaph)
הַמֹּ֔ר

הַמֹּ֔ר


ham·mōr

of myrrh

Hebrew Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strongs 4753
BSB/Thayers
1) myrrh 
1a) an Arabian gum from the bark of a tree, used in sacred oil and in perfume
שִׁשָּׁ֤ה

שִׁשָּׁ֤ה


šiš·šāh

for six

Hebrew Number - masculine singular
Strongs 8337
BSB/Thayers
1) six 
1a) six (cardinal number)
1b) sixth (ordinal number)
1c) in combination with other numbers
חֳדָשִׁים֙

חֳדָשִׁים֙


ḥo·ḏā·šîm

months ,

Hebrew Noun - masculine plural
Strongs 2320
BSB/Thayers
1) the new moon, month, monthly 
1a) the first day of the month
1b) the lunar month
בַּבְּשָׂמִ֔ים

בַּבְּשָׂמִ֔ים


bab·bə·śā·mîm

and then with perfumes

Hebrew Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strongs 1314
BSB/Thayers
1) spice, balsam, balsam tree, perfume 
2) (TWOT) sweet, sweet smell, sweet odour
וּבְתַמְרוּקֵ֖י

וּבְתַמְרוּקֵ֖י


ū·ḇə·ṯam·rū·qê

and cosmetics

Hebrew Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct
Strongs 8562
BSB/Thayers
1) a scraping, rubbing 
2) (CLBL) remedy (for an injury)
וְשִׁשָּׁ֤ה

וְשִׁשָּׁ֤ה


wə·šiš·šāh

for another six

Hebrew Conjunctive waw | Number - masculine singular
Strongs 8337
BSB/Thayers
1) six 
1a) six (cardinal number)
1b) sixth (ordinal number)
1c) in combination with other numbers
חֳדָשִׁים֙

חֳדָשִׁים֙


ḥo·ḏā·šîm

months .

Hebrew Noun - masculine plural
Strongs 2320
BSB/Thayers
1) the new moon, month, monthly 
1a) the first day of the month
1b) the lunar month
13
וּבָזֶ֕ה

וּבָזֶ֕ה


ū·ḇā·zeh

When

Hebrew Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Pronoun - masculine singular
Strongs 2088
BSB/Thayers
1) this, this one, here, which, this...that, the one...the other, another, such 
1a) (alone)
1a1) this one
1a2) this...that, the one...the other, another
1b) (appos to subst)
1b1) this
1c) (as predicate)
1c1) this, such
1d) (enclitically)
1d1) then
1d2) who, whom
1d3) how now, what now
1d4) what now
1d5) wherefore now
1d6) behold here
1d7) just now
1d8) now, now already
1e) (poetry)
1e1) wherein, which, those who
1f) (with prefixes)
1f1) in this (place) here, then
1f2) on these conditions, herewith, thus provided, by, through this, for this cause, in this matter
1f3) thus and thus
1f4) as follows, things such as these, accordingly, to that effect, in like manner, thus and thus
1f5) from here, hence, on one side...on the other side
1f6) on this account
1f7) in spite of this, which, whence, how
הַֽנַּעֲרָ֖ה

הַֽנַּעֲרָ֖ה


han·na·‘ă·rāh

the young woman

Hebrew Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strongs 5291
BSB/Thayers
1) girl, damsel, female servant 
1a) girl, damsel, little girl
1a1) of young woman, marriageable young woman, concubine, prostitute
1b) maid, female attendant, female servant
בָּאָ֣ה

בָּאָ֣ה


bā·’āh

would go

Hebrew Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular
Strongs 935
BSB/Thayers
1) to go in, enter, come, go, come in 
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to enter, come in
1a2) to come
1a2a) to come with
1a2b) to come upon, fall or light upon, attack (enemy)
1a2c) to come to pass
1a3) to attain to
1a4) to be enumerated
1a5) to go
1b) (Hiphil)
1b1) to lead in
1b2) to carry in
1b3) to bring in, cause to come in, gather, cause to come, bring near, bring against, bring upon
1b4) to bring to pass
1c) (Hophal)
1c1) to be brought, brought in
1c2) to be introduced, be put
אֶל־

אֶל־


’el-

to

Hebrew Preposition
Strongs 413
BSB/Thayers
1) to, toward, unto (of motion) 
2) into (limit is actually entered)
2a) in among
3) toward (of direction, not necessarily physical motion)
4) against (motion or direction of a hostile character)
5) in addition to, to
6) concerning, in regard to, in reference to, on account of
7) according to (rule or standard)
8) at, by, against (of one's presence)
9) in between, in within, to within, unto (idea of motion to)
הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ

הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ


ham·me·leḵ

the king ,

Hebrew Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strongs 4428
BSB/Thayers
1) king
אֵת֩

אֵת֩


’êṯ

-

Hebrew Direct object marker
Strongs 853
BSB/Thayers
1) sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative
יִנָּ֤תֵֽן

יִנָּ֤תֵֽן


yin·nā·ṯên

she was given

Hebrew Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strongs 5414
BSB/Thayers
1) to give, put, set 
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to give, bestow, grant, permit, ascribe, employ, devote, consecrate, dedicate, pay wages, sell, exchange, lend, commit, entrust, give over, deliver up, yield produce, occasion, produce, requite to, report, mention, utter, stretch out, extend
1a2) to put, set, put on, put upon, set, appoint, assign, designate
1a3) to make, constitute
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to be given, be bestowed, be provided, be entrusted to, be granted to, be permitted, be issued, be published, be uttered, be assigned
1b2) to be set, be put, be made, be inflicted
1c) (Hophal)
1c1) to be given, be bestowed, be given up, be delivered up
1c2) to be put upon
לָהּ֙

לָהּ֙


lāh

Hebrew Preposition | third person feminine singular
Strongs
BSB/Thayers

                        
כָּל־

כָּל־


kāl-

whatever

Hebrew Noun - masculine singular construct
Strongs 3605
BSB/Thayers
1) all, the whole 
1a) all, the whole of
1b) any, each, every, anything
1c) totality, everything
אֲשֶׁ֨ר

אֲשֶׁ֨ר


’ă·šer

-

Hebrew Pronoun - relative
Strongs 834
BSB/Thayers
1) (relative part.) 
1a) which, who
1b) that which
2) (conj)
2a) that (in obj clause)
2b) when
2c) since
2d) as
2e) conditional if
תֹּאמַ֜ר

תֹּאמַ֜ר


tō·mar

she requested

Hebrew Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strongs 559
BSB/Thayers
1) to say, speak, utter 
1a) (Qal) to say, to answer, to say in one's heart, to think, to command, to promise, to intend
1b) (Niphal) to be told, to be said, to be called
1c) (Hithpael) to boast, to act proudly
1d) (Hiphil) to avow, to avouch
לָב֣וֹא

לָב֣וֹא


lā·ḇō·w

to take

Hebrew Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strongs 935
BSB/Thayers
1) to go in, enter, come, go, come in 
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to enter, come in
1a2) to come
1a2a) to come with
1a2b) to come upon, fall or light upon, attack (enemy)
1a2c) to come to pass
1a3) to attain to
1a4) to be enumerated
1a5) to go
1b) (Hiphil)
1b1) to lead in
1b2) to carry in
1b3) to bring in, cause to come in, gather, cause to come, bring near, bring against, bring upon
1b4) to bring to pass
1c) (Hophal)
1c1) to be brought, brought in
1c2) to be introduced, be put
עִמָּ֔הּ

עִמָּ֔הּ


‘im·māh

with her

Hebrew Preposition | third person feminine singular
Strongs 5973
BSB/Thayers
1) with 
1a) with
1b) against
1c) toward
1d) as long as
1e) beside, except
1f) in spite of
מִבֵּ֥ית

מִבֵּ֥ית


mib·bêṯ

from the harem

Hebrew Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strongs 1004
BSB/Thayers
nm 
1) house
1a) house, dwelling habitation
1b) shelter or abode of animals
1c) human bodies (fig.)
1d) of Sheol
1e) of abode of light and darkness
1f) of land of Ephraim
2) place
3) receptacle
4) home, house as containing a family
5) household, family
5a) those belonging to the same household
5b) family of descendants, descendants as organized body
6) household affairs
7) inwards (metaph.)
8) (TWOT) temple
adv
9) on the inside
prep
10) within
הַנָּשִׁ֖ים

הַנָּשִׁ֖ים


han·nā·šîm

. . .

Hebrew Article | Noun - feminine plural
Strongs 802
BSB/Thayers
1) woman, wife, female 
1a) woman (opposite of man)
1b) wife (woman married to a man)
1c) female (of animals)
1d) each, every (pronoun)
עַד־

עַד־


‘aḏ-

to

Hebrew Preposition
Strongs 5704
BSB/Thayers
prep
1) as far as, even to, until, up to, while, as far as
1a) of space
1a1) as far as, up to, even to
1b) in combination
1b1) from...as far as, both...and (with 'min' -from)
1c) of time
1c1) even to, until, unto, till, during, end
1d) of degree
1d1) even to, to the degree of, even like
conj
2) until, while, to the point that, so that even
הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃

הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃


ham·me·leḵ

the king’s

Hebrew Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strongs 4428
BSB/Thayers
1) king
בֵּ֥ית

בֵּ֥ית


bêṯ

palace .

Hebrew Noun - masculine singular construct
Strongs 1004
BSB/Thayers
nm 
1) house
1a) house, dwelling habitation
1b) shelter or abode of animals
1c) human bodies (fig.)
1d) of Sheol
1e) of abode of light and darkness
1f) of land of Ephraim
2) place
3) receptacle
4) home, house as containing a family
5) household, family
5a) those belonging to the same household
5b) family of descendants, descendants as organized body
6) household affairs
7) inwards (metaph.)
8) (TWOT) temple
adv
9) on the inside
prep
10) within
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הִ֣יא

הִ֣יא


She

Hebrew Pronoun - third person feminine singular
Strongs 1931
BSB/Thayers
pron 3p s
1) he, she, it
1a) himself (with emphasis)
1b) resuming subj with emphasis
1c) (with minimum emphasis following predicate)
1d) (anticipating subj)
1e) (emphasising predicate)
1f) that, it (neuter) demons pron
2) that (with article)
בָאָ֗ה

בָאָ֗ה


ḇā·’āh

would go [there]

Hebrew Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular
Strongs 935
BSB/Thayers
1) to go in, enter, come, go, come in 
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to enter, come in
1a2) to come
1a2a) to come with
1a2b) to come upon, fall or light upon, attack (enemy)
1a2c) to come to pass
1a3) to attain to
1a4) to be enumerated
1a5) to go
1b) (Hiphil)
1b1) to lead in
1b2) to carry in
1b3) to bring in, cause to come in, gather, cause to come, bring near, bring against, bring upon
1b4) to bring to pass
1c) (Hophal)
1c1) to be brought, brought in
1c2) to be introduced, be put
בָּעֶ֣רֶב׀

בָּעֶ֣רֶב׀


bā·‘e·reḇ

in the evening ,

Hebrew Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strongs 6153
BSB/Thayers
1) evening, night, sunset 
1a) evening, sunset
1b) night
וּ֠בַבֹּקֶר

וּ֠בַבֹּקֶר


ū·ḇab·bō·qer

and in the morning

Hebrew Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strongs 1242
BSB/Thayers
1) morning, break of day 
1a) morning
1a1) of end of night
1a2) of coming of daylight
1a3) of coming of sunrise
1a4) of beginning of day
1a5) of bright joy after night of distress (fig.)
1b) morrow, next day, next morning
הִ֣יא

הִ֣יא


she

Hebrew Pronoun - third person feminine singular
Strongs 1931
BSB/Thayers
pron 3p s
1) he, she, it
1a) himself (with emphasis)
1b) resuming subj with emphasis
1c) (with minimum emphasis following predicate)
1d) (anticipating subj)
1e) (emphasising predicate)
1f) that, it (neuter) demons pron
2) that (with article)
שָׁבָ֞ה

שָׁבָ֞ה


šā·ḇāh

would return

Hebrew Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular
Strongs 7725
BSB/Thayers
1) to return, turn back 
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to turn back, return
1a1a) to turn back
1a1b) to return, come or go back
1a1c) to return unto, go back, come back
1a1d) of dying
1a1e) of human relations (fig)
1a1f) of spiritual relations (fig)
1a1f1) to turn back (from God), apostatise
1a1f2) to turn away (of God)
1a1f3) to turn back (to God), repent
1a1f4) turn back (from evil)
1a1g) of inanimate things
1a1h) in repetition
1b) (Polel)
1b1) to bring back
1b2) to restore, refresh, repair (fig)
1b3) to lead away (enticingly)
1b4) to show turning, apostatise
1c) (Pual) restored (participle)
1d) (Hiphil) to cause to return, bring back
1d1) to bring back, allow to return, put back, draw back, give back, restore, relinquish, give in payment
1d2) to bring back, refresh, restore
1d3) to bring back, report to, answer
1d4) to bring back, make requital, pay (as recompense)
1d5) to turn back or backward, repel, defeat, repulse, hinder, reject, refuse
1d6) to turn away (face), turn toward
1d7) to turn against
1d8) to bring back to mind
1d9) to show a turning away 1d10) to reverse, revoke
1e) (Hophal) to be returned, be restored, be brought back
1f) (Pulal) brought back
אֶל־

אֶל־


’el-

to

Hebrew Preposition
Strongs 413
BSB/Thayers
1) to, toward, unto (of motion) 
2) into (limit is actually entered)
2a) in among
3) toward (of direction, not necessarily physical motion)
4) against (motion or direction of a hostile character)
5) in addition to, to
6) concerning, in regard to, in reference to, on account of
7) according to (rule or standard)
8) at, by, against (of one's presence)
9) in between, in within, to within, unto (idea of motion to)
שֵׁנִ֔י

שֵׁנִ֔י


šê·nî

a second

Hebrew Number - ordinal masculine singular
Strongs 8145
BSB/Thayers
1) second 
1a) second (the ordinal number)
1b) again (a second time)
1c) another, other (something as distinct from something else)
בֵּ֤ית

בֵּ֤ית


bêṯ

harem

Hebrew Noun - masculine singular construct
Strongs 1004
BSB/Thayers
nm 
1) house
1a) house, dwelling habitation
1b) shelter or abode of animals
1c) human bodies (fig.)
1d) of Sheol
1e) of abode of light and darkness
1f) of land of Ephraim
2) place
3) receptacle
4) home, house as containing a family
5) household, family
5a) those belonging to the same household
5b) family of descendants, descendants as organized body
6) household affairs
7) inwards (metaph.)
8) (TWOT) temple
adv
9) on the inside
prep
10) within
הַנָּשִׁים֙

הַנָּשִׁים֙


han·nā·šîm

. . .

Hebrew Article | Noun - feminine plural
Strongs 802
BSB/Thayers
1) woman, wife, female 
1a) woman (opposite of man)
1b) wife (woman married to a man)
1c) female (of animals)
1d) each, every (pronoun)
אֶל־

אֶל־


’el-

under

Hebrew Preposition
Strongs 413
BSB/Thayers
1) to, toward, unto (of motion) 
2) into (limit is actually entered)
2a) in among
3) toward (of direction, not necessarily physical motion)
4) against (motion or direction of a hostile character)
5) in addition to, to
6) concerning, in regard to, in reference to, on account of
7) according to (rule or standard)
8) at, by, against (of one's presence)
9) in between, in within, to within, unto (idea of motion to)
יַ֧ד

יַ֧ד


yaḏ

the care

Hebrew Noun - feminine singular construct
Strongs 3027
BSB/Thayers
1) hand 
1a) hand (of man)
1b) strength, power (fig.)
1c) side (of land), part, portion (metaph.) (fig.)
1d) (various special, technical senses)
1d1) sign, monument
1d2) part, fractional part, share
1d3) time, repetition
1d4) axle-trees, axle
1d5) stays, support (for laver)
1d6) tenons (in tabernacle)
1d7) a phallus, a hand (meaning unsure)
1d8) wrists
שַֽׁעֲשְׁגַ֛ז

שַֽׁעֲשְׁגַ֛ז


ša·‘ăš·ḡaz

of Shaashgaz ,

Hebrew Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strongs 8190
BSB/Thayers
Shaashgaz = |servant of the beautiful|
1) the eunuch in the palace of Xerxes who was in charge of the women in the 2nd house
הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ

הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ


ham·me·leḵ

the king’s

Hebrew Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strongs 4428
BSB/Thayers
1) king
סְרִ֥יס

סְרִ֥יס


sə·rîs

eunuch

Hebrew Noun - masculine singular construct
Strongs 5631
BSB/Thayers
1) official, eunuch
שֹׁמֵ֣ר

שֹׁמֵ֣ר


šō·mêr

in charge of

Hebrew Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strongs 8104
BSB/Thayers
1) to keep, guard, observe, give heed 
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to keep, have charge of
1a2) to keep, guard, keep watch and ward, protect, save life
1a2a) watch, watchman (participle)
1a3) to watch for, wait for
1a4) to watch, observe
1a5) to keep, retain, treasure up (in memory)
1a6) to keep (within bounds), restrain
1a7) to observe, celebrate, keep (sabbath or covenant or commands), perform (vow)
1a8) to keep, preserve, protect
1a9) to keep, reserve
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to be on one's guard, take heed, take care, beware
1b2) to keep oneself, refrain, abstain
1b3) to be kept, be guarded
1c) (Piel) to keep, pay heed
1d) (Hithpael) to keep oneself from
הַפִּֽילַגְשִׁ֑ים

הַפִּֽילַגְשִׁ֑ים


hap·pî·laḡ·šîm

the concubines .

Hebrew Article | Noun - feminine plural
Strongs 6370
BSB/Thayers
1) concubine, paramour 
1a) concubine
1b) paramour
לֹא־

לֹא־


lō-

She would not

Hebrew Adverb - Negative particle
Strongs 3808
BSB/Thayers
1) not, no 
1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition)
1b) not (with modifier-negation)
1c) nothing (subst)
1d) without (with particle)
1e) before (of time)
תָב֥וֹא

תָב֥וֹא


ṯā·ḇō·w

return

Hebrew Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strongs 935
BSB/Thayers
1) to go in, enter, come, go, come in 
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to enter, come in
1a2) to come
1a2a) to come with
1a2b) to come upon, fall or light upon, attack (enemy)
1a2c) to come to pass
1a3) to attain to
1a4) to be enumerated
1a5) to go
1b) (Hiphil)
1b1) to lead in
1b2) to carry in
1b3) to bring in, cause to come in, gather, cause to come, bring near, bring against, bring upon
1b4) to bring to pass
1c) (Hophal)
1c1) to be brought, brought in
1c2) to be introduced, be put
עוֹד֙

עוֹד֙


‘ō·wḏ

. . .

Hebrew Adverb
Strongs 5750
BSB/Thayers
subst
1) a going round, continuance
adv
2) still, yet, again, besides
2a) still, yet (of continuance or persistence)
2b) still, yet, more (of addition or repetition)
2c) again
2d) still, moreover, besides
אֶל־

אֶל־


’el-

to

Hebrew Preposition
Strongs 413
BSB/Thayers
1) to, toward, unto (of motion) 
2) into (limit is actually entered)
2a) in among
3) toward (of direction, not necessarily physical motion)
4) against (motion or direction of a hostile character)
5) in addition to, to
6) concerning, in regard to, in reference to, on account of
7) according to (rule or standard)
8) at, by, against (of one's presence)
9) in between, in within, to within, unto (idea of motion to)
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ

הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ


ham·me·leḵ

the king

Hebrew Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strongs 4428
BSB/Thayers
1) king
כִּ֣י

כִּ֣י


unless

Hebrew Conjunction
Strongs 3588
BSB/Thayers
1) that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since 
1a) that
1a1) yea, indeed
1b) when (of time)
1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force)
1c) because, since (causal connection)
1d) but (after negative)
1e) that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if
1f) but rather, but
1g) except that
1h) only, nevertheless
1i) surely
1j) that is
1k) but if
1l) for though
1m) forasmuch as, for therefore
אִם־

אִם־


’im-

. . .

Hebrew Conjunction
Strongs 518
BSB/Thayers
1) if 
1a) conditional clauses
1a1) of possible situations
1a2) of impossible situations
1b) oath contexts
1b1) no, not
1c) if...if, whether...or, whether...or...or
1d) when, whenever
1e) since
1f) interrogative particle
1g) but rather
הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ

הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ


ham·me·leḵ

he

Hebrew Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strongs 4428
BSB/Thayers
1) king
חָפֵ֥ץ

חָפֵ֥ץ


ḥā·p̄êṣ

delighted

Hebrew Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strongs 2654
BSB/Thayers
1) to delight in, take pleasure in, desire, be pleased with 
1a) (Qal)
1a1) of men
1a1a) to take pleasure in, delight in
1a1b) to delight, desire, be pleased to do
1a2) of God
1a2a) to delight in, have pleasure in
1a2b) to be pleased to do
2) to move, bend down
2a) (Qal) to bend down
בָּ֛הּ

בָּ֛הּ


bāh

in her

Hebrew Preposition | third person feminine singular
Strongs
BSB/Thayers

                        
וְנִקְרְאָ֥ה

וְנִקְרְאָ֥ה


wə·niq·rə·’āh

and summoned her

Hebrew Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular
Strongs 7121
BSB/Thayers
1) to call, call out, recite, read, cry out, proclaim 
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to call, cry, utter a loud sound
1a2) to call unto, cry (for help), call (with name of God)
1a3) to proclaim
1a4) to read aloud, read (to oneself), read
1a5) to summon, invite, call for, call and commission, appoint, call and endow
1a6) to call, name, give name to, call by
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to call oneself
1b2) to be called, be proclaimed, be read aloud, be summoned, be named
1c) (Pual) to be called, be named, be called out, be chosen
בְשֵֽׁם׃

בְשֵֽׁם׃


ḇə·šêm

by name .

Hebrew Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular
Strongs 8034
BSB/Thayers
1) name 
1a) name
1b) reputation, fame, glory
1c) the Name (as designation of God)
1d) memorial, monument
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אֶסְתֵּ֣ר

אֶסְתֵּ֣ר


’es·têr

Now Esther

Hebrew Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strongs 635
BSB/Thayers
Esther = |star|
1) the queen of Persia, heroine of the book of Esther-daughter of Abihail, cousin and adopted daughter of Mordecai, of the tribe of Benjamin, made queen by king Ahasuerus to replace divorced queen, Vashti.
בַּת־

בַּת־


baṯ-

[was] the daughter

Hebrew Noun - feminine singular construct
Strongs 1323
BSB/Thayers
n f
1) daughter
1a) daughter, girl, adopted daughter, daughter-in-law, sister, granddaughters, female child, cousin
1a1) as polite address
n pr f
1a2) as designation of women of a particular place
2) young women, women
1a3) as personification
1a4) daughter-villages
1a5) description of character
אֲבִיחַ֣יִל

אֲבִיחַ֣יִל


’ă·ḇî·ḥa·yil

of Abihail ,

Hebrew Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strongs 32
BSB/Thayers
Abihail = |my father is might|
1) a Levite in Moses's time
2) a Gadite
3) father of Esther
4) wife of Abishur
5) wife of Rehoboam
דֹּ֣ד

דֹּ֣ד


dōḏ

the uncle

Hebrew Noun - masculine singular construct
Strongs 1730
BSB/Thayers
1) beloved, love, uncle 
1a) loved one, beloved
1b) uncle
1c) love (pl. abstract)
מָרְדֳּכַ֡י

מָרְדֳּכַ֡י


mā·rə·do·ḵay

from whom Mordecai

Hebrew Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strongs 4782
BSB/Thayers
Mordecai = |little man| or |worshipper of Mars|
1) cousin and adoptive father of queen Esther; son of Jair of the tribe of Benjamin; deliverer under Divine providence of the children of Israel from the destruction plotted by Haman the chief minister of Ahasuerus; institutor of the feast of Purim
2) a Jew who returned from exile with Zerubbabel
אֲשֶׁר֩

אֲשֶׁר֩


’ă·šer

-

Hebrew Pronoun - relative
Strongs 834
BSB/Thayers
1) (relative part.) 
1a) which, who
1b) that which
2) (conj)
2a) that (in obj clause)
2b) when
2c) since
2d) as
2e) conditional if
לָקַֽח־

לָקַֽח־


lā·qaḥ-

had adopted

Hebrew Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strongs 3947
BSB/Thayers
1) to take, get, fetch, lay hold of, seize, receive, acquire, buy, bring, marry, take a wife, snatch, take away 
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to take, take in the hand
1a2) to take and carry along
1a3) to take from, take out of, take, carry away, take away
1a4) to take to or for a person, procure, get, take possession of, select, choose, take in marriage, receive, accept
1a5) to take up or upon, put upon
1a6) to fetch
1a7) to take, lead, conduct
1a8) to take, capture, seize
1a9) to take, carry off 1a10) to take (vengeance)
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to be captured
1b2) to be taken away, be removed
1b3) to be taken, brought unto
1c) (Pual)
1c1) to be taken from or out of
1c2) to be stolen from
1c3) to be taken captive
1c4) to be taken away, be removed
1d) (Hophal)
1d1) to be taken unto, be brought unto
1d2) to be taken out of
1d3) to be taken away
1e) (Hithpael)
1e1) to take hold of oneself
1e2) to flash about (of lightning)
ל֨וֹ

ל֨וֹ


lōw

her

Hebrew Preposition | third person masculine singular
Strongs
BSB/Thayers

                        
לְבַ֜ת

לְבַ֜ת


lə·ḇaṯ

as his own daughter .

Hebrew Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular
Strongs 1323
BSB/Thayers
n f
1) daughter
1a) daughter, girl, adopted daughter, daughter-in-law, sister, granddaughters, female child, cousin
1a1) as polite address
n pr f
1a2) as designation of women of a particular place
2) young women, women
1a3) as personification
1a4) daughter-villages
1a5) description of character
תֹּר־

תֹּר־


tōr-

And when it was her turn

Hebrew Noun - masculine singular construct
Strongs 8447
BSB/Thayers
1) circlet, plait, turn (of hair or gold) 
2) (CLBL) succession, order
וּבְהַגִּ֣יעַ

וּבְהַגִּ֣יעַ


ū·ḇə·hag·gî·a‘

. . .

Hebrew Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct
Strongs 5060
BSB/Thayers
1) to touch, reach, strike 
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to touch
1a2) to strike
1a3) to reach, extend to
1a4) to be stricken
1a4a) stricken (participle)
1b) (Niphal) to be stricken, be defeated
1c) (Piel) to strike
1d) (Pual) to be stricken (by disease)
1e) (Hiphil) to cause to touch, reach, approach, arrive
1e1) to cause to touch, apply
1e2) to reach, extend, attain, arrive, come
1e3) to approach (of time)
1e4) to befall (of fate)
לָב֣וֹא

לָב֣וֹא


lā·ḇō·w

to go

Hebrew Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strongs 935
BSB/Thayers
1) to go in, enter, come, go, come in 
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to enter, come in
1a2) to come
1a2a) to come with
1a2b) to come upon, fall or light upon, attack (enemy)
1a2c) to come to pass
1a3) to attain to
1a4) to be enumerated
1a5) to go
1b) (Hiphil)
1b1) to lead in
1b2) to carry in
1b3) to bring in, cause to come in, gather, cause to come, bring near, bring against, bring upon
1b4) to bring to pass
1c) (Hophal)
1c1) to be brought, brought in
1c2) to be introduced, be put
אֶל־

אֶל־


’el-

to

Hebrew Preposition
Strongs 413
BSB/Thayers
1) to, toward, unto (of motion) 
2) into (limit is actually entered)
2a) in among
3) toward (of direction, not necessarily physical motion)
4) against (motion or direction of a hostile character)
5) in addition to, to
6) concerning, in regard to, in reference to, on account of
7) according to (rule or standard)
8) at, by, against (of one's presence)
9) in between, in within, to within, unto (idea of motion to)
הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ

הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ


ham·me·leḵ

the king ,

Hebrew Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strongs 4428
BSB/Thayers
1) king
לֹ֤א

לֹ֤א


she did not

Hebrew Adverb - Negative particle
Strongs 3808
BSB/Thayers
1) not, no 
1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition)
1b) not (with modifier-negation)
1c) nothing (subst)
1d) without (with particle)
1e) before (of time)
בִקְשָׁה֙

בִקְשָׁה֙


ḇiq·šāh

ask for

Hebrew Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person feminine singular
Strongs 1245
BSB/Thayers
1) to seek, require, desire, exact, request 
1a) (Piel)
1a1) to seek to find
1a2) to seek to secure
1a3) to seek the face
1a4) to desire, demand
1a5) to require, exact
1a6) to ask, request
1b) (Pual) to be sought
דָּבָ֔ר

דָּבָ֔ר


dā·ḇār

anything

Hebrew Noun - masculine singular
Strongs 1697
BSB/Thayers
1) speech, word, speaking, thing 
1a) speech
1b) saying, utterance
1c) word, words
1d) business, occupation, acts, matter, case, something, manner (by extension)
כִּ֠י

כִּ֠י


except

Hebrew Conjunction
Strongs 3588
BSB/Thayers
1) that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since 
1a) that
1a1) yea, indeed
1b) when (of time)
1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force)
1c) because, since (causal connection)
1d) but (after negative)
1e) that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if
1f) but rather, but
1g) except that
1h) only, nevertheless
1i) surely
1j) that is
1k) but if
1l) for though
1m) forasmuch as, for therefore
אִ֣ם

אִ֣ם


’im

. . .

Hebrew Conjunction
Strongs 518
BSB/Thayers
1) if 
1a) conditional clauses
1a1) of possible situations
1a2) of impossible situations
1b) oath contexts
1b1) no, not
1c) if...if, whether...or, whether...or...or
1d) when, whenever
1e) since
1f) interrogative particle
1g) but rather
אֶת־

אֶת־


’eṯ-

-

Hebrew Direct object marker
Strongs 853
BSB/Thayers
1) sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative
אֲשֶׁ֥ר

אֲשֶׁ֥ר


’ă·šer

what

Hebrew Pronoun - relative
Strongs 834
BSB/Thayers
1) (relative part.) 
1a) which, who
1b) that which
2) (conj)
2a) that (in obj clause)
2b) when
2c) since
2d) as
2e) conditional if
הֵגַ֥י

הֵגַ֥י


hê·ḡay

Hegai ,

Hebrew Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strongs 1896
BSB/Thayers
Hegai or Hege = |eunuch|
1) one of the eunuchs of the court of Ahasuerus
הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ

הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ


ham·me·leḵ

the king’s

Hebrew Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strongs 4428
BSB/Thayers
1) king
סְרִיס־

סְרִיס־


sə·rîs-

trusted official

Hebrew Noun - masculine singular construct
Strongs 5631
BSB/Thayers
1) official, eunuch
שֹׁמֵ֣ר

שֹׁמֵ֣ר


šō·mêr

in charge of

Hebrew Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strongs 8104
BSB/Thayers
1) to keep, guard, observe, give heed 
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to keep, have charge of
1a2) to keep, guard, keep watch and ward, protect, save life
1a2a) watch, watchman (participle)
1a3) to watch for, wait for
1a4) to watch, observe
1a5) to keep, retain, treasure up (in memory)
1a6) to keep (within bounds), restrain
1a7) to observe, celebrate, keep (sabbath or covenant or commands), perform (vow)
1a8) to keep, preserve, protect
1a9) to keep, reserve
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to be on one's guard, take heed, take care, beware
1b2) to keep oneself, refrain, abstain
1b3) to be kept, be guarded
1c) (Piel) to keep, pay heed
1d) (Hithpael) to keep oneself from
הַנָּשִׁ֑ים

הַנָּשִׁ֑ים


han·nā·šîm

the harem ,

Hebrew Article | Noun - feminine plural
Strongs 802
BSB/Thayers
1) woman, wife, female 
1a) woman (opposite of man)
1b) wife (woman married to a man)
1c) female (of animals)
1d) each, every (pronoun)
וַתְּהִ֤י

וַתְּהִ֤י


wat·tə·hî

. . .

Hebrew Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strongs 1961
BSB/Thayers
1) to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out 
1a) (Qal)
1a1) -----
1a1a) to happen, fall out, occur, take place, come about, come to pass
1a1b) to come about, come to pass
1a2) to come into being, become
1a2a) to arise, appear, come
1a2b) to become
1a2b1) to become
1a2b2) to become like
1a2b3) to be instituted, be established
1a3) to be
1a3a) to exist, be in existence
1a3b) to abide, remain, continue (with word of place or time)
1a3c) to stand, lie, be in, be at, be situated (with word of locality)
1a3d) to accompany, be with
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to occur, come to pass, be done, be brought about
1b2) to be done, be finished, be gone
יֹאמַ֛ר

יֹאמַ֛ר


yō·mar

had advised .

Hebrew Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strongs 559
BSB/Thayers
1) to say, speak, utter 
1a) (Qal) to say, to answer, to say in one's heart, to think, to command, to promise, to intend
1b) (Niphal) to be told, to be said, to be called
1c) (Hithpael) to boast, to act proudly
1d) (Hiphil) to avow, to avouch
אֶסְתֵּר֙

אֶסְתֵּר֙


’es·têr

And Esther

Hebrew Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strongs 635
BSB/Thayers
Esther = |star|
1) the queen of Persia, heroine of the book of Esther-daughter of Abihail, cousin and adopted daughter of Mordecai, of the tribe of Benjamin, made queen by king Ahasuerus to replace divorced queen, Vashti.
נֹשֵׂ֣את

נֹשֵׂ֣את


nō·śêṯ

found

Hebrew Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular construct
Strongs 5375
BSB/Thayers
1) to lift, bear up, carry, take 
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to lift, lift up
1a2) to bear, carry, support, sustain, endure
1a3) to take, take away, carry off, forgive
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to be lifted up, be exalted
1b2) to lift oneself up, rise up
1b3) to be borne, be carried
1b4) to be taken away, be carried off, be swept away
1c) (Piel)
1c1) to lift up, exalt, support, aid, assist
1c2) to desire, long (fig.)
1c3) to carry, bear continuously
1c4) to take, take away
1d) (Hithpael) to lift oneself up, exalt oneself
1e) (Hiphil)
1e1) to cause one to bear (iniquity)
1e2) to cause to bring, have brought
חֵ֔ן

חֵ֔ן


ḥên

favor

Hebrew Noun - masculine singular
Strongs 2580
BSB/Thayers
1) favour, grace, charm 
1a) favour, grace, elegance
1b) favour, acceptance
בְּעֵינֵ֖י

בְּעֵינֵ֖י


bə·‘ê·nê

in the eyes

Hebrew Preposition-b | Noun - cdc
Strongs 5869
BSB/Thayers
1) eye 
1a) eye
1a1) of physical eye
1a2) as showing mental qualities
1a3) of mental and spiritual faculties (fig.)
2) spring, fountain
כָּל־

כָּל־


kāl-

of everyone

Hebrew Noun - masculine singular construct
Strongs 3605
BSB/Thayers
1) all, the whole 
1a) all, the whole of
1b) any, each, every, anything
1c) totality, everything
רֹאֶֽיהָ׃

רֹאֶֽיהָ׃


rō·’e·hā

who saw her .

Hebrew Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular
Strongs 7200
BSB/Thayers
1) to see, look at, inspect, perceive, consider 
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to see
1a2) to see, perceive
1a3) to see, have vision
1a4) to look at, see, regard, look after, see after, learn about, observe, watch, look upon, look out, find out
1a5) to see, observe, consider, look at, give attention to, discern, distinguish
1a6) to look at, gaze at
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to appear, present oneself
1b2) to be seen
1b3) to be visible
1c) (Pual) to be seen
1d) (Hiphil)
1d1) to cause to see, show
1d2) to cause to look intently at, behold, cause to gaze at
1e) (Hophal)
1e1) to be caused to see, be shown
1e2) to be exhibited to
1f) (Hithpael) to look at each other, face
16
אֶסְתֵּ֜ר

אֶסְתֵּ֜ר


’es·têr

She

Hebrew Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strongs 635
BSB/Thayers
Esther = |star|
1) the queen of Persia, heroine of the book of Esther-daughter of Abihail, cousin and adopted daughter of Mordecai, of the tribe of Benjamin, made queen by king Ahasuerus to replace divorced queen, Vashti.
וַתִּלָּקַ֨ח

וַתִּלָּקַ֨ח


wat·til·lā·qaḥ

was taken

Hebrew Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strongs 3947
BSB/Thayers
1) to take, get, fetch, lay hold of, seize, receive, acquire, buy, bring, marry, take a wife, snatch, take away 
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to take, take in the hand
1a2) to take and carry along
1a3) to take from, take out of, take, carry away, take away
1a4) to take to or for a person, procure, get, take possession of, select, choose, take in marriage, receive, accept
1a5) to take up or upon, put upon
1a6) to fetch
1a7) to take, lead, conduct
1a8) to take, capture, seize
1a9) to take, carry off 1a10) to take (vengeance)
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to be captured
1b2) to be taken away, be removed
1b3) to be taken, brought unto
1c) (Pual)
1c1) to be taken from or out of
1c2) to be stolen from
1c3) to be taken captive
1c4) to be taken away, be removed
1d) (Hophal)
1d1) to be taken unto, be brought unto
1d2) to be taken out of
1d3) to be taken away
1e) (Hithpael)
1e1) to take hold of oneself
1e2) to flash about (of lightning)
אֶל־

אֶל־


’el-

to

Hebrew Preposition
Strongs 413
BSB/Thayers
1) to, toward, unto (of motion) 
2) into (limit is actually entered)
2a) in among
3) toward (of direction, not necessarily physical motion)
4) against (motion or direction of a hostile character)
5) in addition to, to
6) concerning, in regard to, in reference to, on account of
7) according to (rule or standard)
8) at, by, against (of one's presence)
9) in between, in within, to within, unto (idea of motion to)
הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ

הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ


ham·me·leḵ

King

Hebrew Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strongs 4428
BSB/Thayers
1) king
אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ֙

אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ֙


’ă·ḥaš·wê·rō·wōš

Xerxes

Hebrew Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strongs 325
BSB/Thayers
Ahasuerus = |I will be silent and poor|
1) title of the king of Persia, probably Xerxes
אֶל־

אֶל־


’el-

in

Hebrew Preposition
Strongs 413
BSB/Thayers
1) to, toward, unto (of motion) 
2) into (limit is actually entered)
2a) in among
3) toward (of direction, not necessarily physical motion)
4) against (motion or direction of a hostile character)
5) in addition to, to
6) concerning, in regard to, in reference to, on account of
7) according to (rule or standard)
8) at, by, against (of one's presence)
9) in between, in within, to within, unto (idea of motion to)
מַלְכוּת֔וֹ

מַלְכוּת֔וֹ


mal·ḵū·ṯōw

the royal

Hebrew Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strongs 4438
BSB/Thayers
1) royalty, royal power, reign, kingdom, sovereign power 
1a) royal power, dominion
1b) reign
1c) kingdom, realm
בֵּ֣ית

בֵּ֣ית


bêṯ

palace

Hebrew Noun - masculine singular construct
Strongs 1004
BSB/Thayers
nm 
1) house
1a) house, dwelling habitation
1b) shelter or abode of animals
1c) human bodies (fig.)
1d) of Sheol
1e) of abode of light and darkness
1f) of land of Ephraim
2) place
3) receptacle
4) home, house as containing a family
5) household, family
5a) those belonging to the same household
5b) family of descendants, descendants as organized body
6) household affairs
7) inwards (metaph.)
8) (TWOT) temple
adv
9) on the inside
prep
10) within
הָעֲשִׂירִ֖י

הָעֲשִׂירִ֖י


hā·‘ă·śî·rî

in the tenth

Hebrew Article | Number - ordinal masculine singular
Strongs 6224
BSB/Thayers
1) ordinal number 
1a) a tenth
הוּא־

הוּא־


hū-

. . .

Hebrew Pronoun - third person masculine singular
Strongs 1931
BSB/Thayers
pron 3p s
1) he, she, it
1a) himself (with emphasis)
1b) resuming subj with emphasis
1c) (with minimum emphasis following predicate)
1d) (anticipating subj)
1e) (emphasising predicate)
1f) that, it (neuter) demons pron
2) that (with article)
בַּחֹ֥דֶשׁ

בַּחֹ֥דֶשׁ


ba·ḥō·ḏeš

month ,

Hebrew Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strongs 2320
BSB/Thayers
1) the new moon, month, monthly 
1a) the first day of the month
1b) the lunar month
חֹ֣דֶשׁ

חֹ֣דֶשׁ


ḥō·ḏeš

the month

Hebrew Noun - masculine singular construct
Strongs 2320
BSB/Thayers
1) the new moon, month, monthly 
1a) the first day of the month
1b) the lunar month
טֵבֵ֑ת

טֵבֵ֑ת


ṭê·ḇêṯ

of Tebeth ,

Hebrew Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strongs 2887
BSB/Thayers
Tebeth = |goodness|
1) the 10th month of the Jewish calendar corresponding to modern Dec-Jan
שֶׁ֖בַע

שֶׁ֖בַע


še·ḇa‘

in the seventh

Hebrew Number - feminine singular
Strongs 7651
BSB/Thayers
1) seven (cardinal number) 
1a) as ordinal number
1b) in combination-17, 700 etc
בִּשְׁנַת־

בִּשְׁנַת־


biš·naṯ-

year

Hebrew Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct
Strongs 8141
BSB/Thayers
1) year 
1a) as division of time
1b) as measure of time
1c) as indication of age
1d) a lifetime (of years of life)
לְמַלְכוּתֽוֹ׃

לְמַלְכוּתֽוֹ׃


lə·mal·ḵū·ṯōw

of his reign .

Hebrew Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strongs 4438
BSB/Thayers
1) royalty, royal power, reign, kingdom, sovereign power 
1a) royal power, dominion
1b) reign
1c) kingdom, realm
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הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ

הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ


ham·me·leḵ

And the king

Hebrew Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strongs 4428
BSB/Thayers
1) king
אֶת־

אֶת־


’eṯ-

-

Hebrew Direct object marker
Strongs 853
BSB/Thayers
1) sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative
וַיֶּאֱהַ֨ב

וַיֶּאֱהַ֨ב


way·ye·’ĕ·haḇ

loved

Hebrew Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strongs 157
BSB/Thayers
1) to love 
1a) (Qal)
1a1) human love for another, includes family, and sexual
1a2) human appetite for objects such as food, drink, sleep, wisdom
1a3) human love for or to God
1a4) act of being a friend
1a4a) lover (participle)
1a4b) friend (participle)
1a5) God's love toward man
1a5a) to individual men
1a5b) to people Israel
1a5c) to righteousness
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) lovely (participle)
1b2) loveable (participle)
1c) (Piel)
1c1) friends
1c2) lovers (fig. of adulterers)
2) to like
אֶסְתֵּר֙

אֶסְתֵּר֙


’es·têr

Esther

Hebrew Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strongs 635
BSB/Thayers
Esther = |star|
1) the queen of Persia, heroine of the book of Esther-daughter of Abihail, cousin and adopted daughter of Mordecai, of the tribe of Benjamin, made queen by king Ahasuerus to replace divorced queen, Vashti.
מִכָּל־

מִכָּל־


mik·kāl

more than all

Hebrew Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strongs 3605
BSB/Thayers
1) all, the whole 
1a) all, the whole of
1b) any, each, every, anything
1c) totality, everything
הַנָּשִׁ֔ים

הַנָּשִׁ֔ים


han·nā·šîm

the [other] women ,

Hebrew Article | Noun - feminine plural
Strongs 802
BSB/Thayers
1) woman, wife, female 
1a) woman (opposite of man)
1b) wife (woman married to a man)
1c) female (of animals)
1d) each, every (pronoun)
וַתִּשָּׂא־

וַתִּשָּׂא־


wat·tiś·śā-

and she found

Hebrew Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strongs 5375
BSB/Thayers
1) to lift, bear up, carry, take 
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to lift, lift up
1a2) to bear, carry, support, sustain, endure
1a3) to take, take away, carry off, forgive
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to be lifted up, be exalted
1b2) to lift oneself up, rise up
1b3) to be borne, be carried
1b4) to be taken away, be carried off, be swept away
1c) (Piel)
1c1) to lift up, exalt, support, aid, assist
1c2) to desire, long (fig.)
1c3) to carry, bear continuously
1c4) to take, take away
1d) (Hithpael) to lift oneself up, exalt oneself
1e) (Hiphil)
1e1) to cause one to bear (iniquity)
1e2) to cause to bring, have brought
חֵ֥ן

חֵ֥ן


ḥên

grace

Hebrew Noun - masculine singular
Strongs 2580
BSB/Thayers
1) favour, grace, charm 
1a) favour, grace, elegance
1b) favour, acceptance
וָחֶ֛סֶד

וָחֶ֛סֶד


wā·ḥe·seḏ

and favor

Hebrew Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular
Strongs 2617
BSB/Thayers
1) goodness, kindness, faithfulness 
2) a reproach, shame
לְפָנָ֖יו

לְפָנָ֖יו


lə·p̄ā·nāw

in his sight

Hebrew Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strongs 6440
BSB/Thayers
1) face 
1a) face, faces
1b) presence, person
1c) face (of seraphim or cherubim)
1d) face (of animals)
1e) face, surface (of ground)
1f) as adv of loc/temp
1f1) before and behind, toward, in front of, forward, formerly, from beforetime, before
1g) with prep
1g1) in front of, before, to the front of, in the presence of, in the face of, at the face or front of, from the presence of, from before, from before the face of
מִכָּל־

מִכָּל־


mik·kāl

more than all

Hebrew Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strongs 3605
BSB/Thayers
1) all, the whole 
1a) all, the whole of
1b) any, each, every, anything
1c) totality, everything
הַבְּתוּלֹ֑ת

הַבְּתוּלֹ֑ת


hab·bə·ṯū·lōṯ

of the other virgins .

Hebrew Article | Noun - feminine plural
Strongs 1330
BSB/Thayers
1) virgin
וַיָּ֤שֶׂם

וַיָּ֤שֶׂם


way·yā·śem

So he placed

Hebrew Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strongs 7760
BSB/Thayers
1) to put, place, set, appoint, make 
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to put, set, lay, put or lay upon, lay (violent) hands on
1a2) to set, direct, direct toward
1a2a) to extend (compassion) (fig)
1a3) to set, ordain, establish, found, appoint, constitute, make, determine, fix
1a4) to set, station, put, set in place, plant, fix
1a5) to make, make for, transform into, constitute, fashion, work, bring to pass, appoint, give
1b) (Hiphil) to set or make for a sign
1c) (Hophal) to be set
מַלְכוּת֙

מַלְכוּת֙


mal·ḵūṯ

the royal

Hebrew Noun - feminine singular
Strongs 4438
BSB/Thayers
1) royalty, royal power, reign, kingdom, sovereign power 
1a) royal power, dominion
1b) reign
1c) kingdom, realm
כֶּֽתֶר־

כֶּֽתֶר־


ke·ṯer-

crown

Hebrew Noun - masculine singular construct
Strongs 3804
BSB/Thayers
1) crown
בְּרֹאשָׁ֔הּ

בְּרֹאשָׁ֔הּ


bə·rō·šāh

upon her head

Hebrew Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular
Strongs 7218
BSB/Thayers
1) head, top, summit, upper part, chief, total, sum, height, front, beginning 
1a) head (of man, animals)
1b) top, tip (of mountain)
1c) height (of stars)
1d) chief, head (of man, city, nation, place, family, priest)
1e) head, front, beginning
1f) chief, choicest, best
1g) head, division, company, band
1h) sum
וַיַּמְלִיכֶ֖הָ

וַיַּמְלִיכֶ֖הָ


way·yam·lî·ḵe·hā

and made her queen

Hebrew Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person feminine singular
Strongs 4427
BSB/Thayers
1) to be or become king or queen, reign 
1a) (Qal) to be or become king or queen, reign
1b) (Hiphil) to make one king or queen, cause to reign
1c) (Hophal) to be made king or queen
2) to counsel, advise
2a) (Niphal) to consider
תַּ֥חַת

תַּ֥חַת


ta·ḥaṯ

in place of

Hebrew Preposition
Strongs 8478
BSB/Thayers
1) the under part, beneath, instead of, as, for, for the sake of, flat, unto, where, whereas n m 
1a) the under part adv accus
1b) beneath prep
1c) under, beneath
1c1) at the foot of (idiom)
1c2) sweetness, subjection, woman, being burdened or oppressed (fig)
1c3) of subjection or conquest
1d) what is under one, the place in which one stands
1d1) in one's place, the place in which one stands (idiom with reflexive pronoun)
1d2) in place of, instead of (in transferred sense)
1d3) in place of, in exchange or return for (of things mutually interchanged)
conj
1e) instead of, instead of that
1f) in return for that, because that in compounds
1g) in, under, into the place of (after verbs of motion)
1h) from under, from beneath, from under the hand of, from his place, under, beneath
וַשְׁתִּֽי׃

וַשְׁתִּֽי׃


waš·tî

Vashti .

Hebrew Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strongs 2060
BSB/Thayers
Vashti = |beautiful|
1) the queen, wife of Ahasuerus, whom he divorced for disobeying his orders
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הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ

הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ


ham·me·leḵ

Then the king

Hebrew Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strongs 4428
BSB/Thayers
1) king
וַיַּ֨עַשׂ

וַיַּ֨עַשׂ


way·ya·‘aś

held

Hebrew Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strongs 6213
BSB/Thayers
1) to do, fashion, accomplish, make 
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to do, work, make, produce
1a1a) to do
1a1b) to work
1a1c) to deal (with)
1a1d) to act, act with effect, effect
1a2) to make
1a2a) to make
1a2b) to produce
1a2c) to prepare
1a2d) to make (an offering)
1a2e) to attend to, put in order
1a2f) to observe, celebrate
1a2g) to acquire (property)
1a2h) to appoint, ordain, institute
1a2i) to bring about
1a2j) to use
1a2k) to spend, pass
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to be done
1b2) to be made
1b3) to be produced
1b4) to be offered
1b5) to be observed
1b6) to be used
1c) (Pual) to be made
2) (Piel) to press, squeeze
גָד֗וֹל

גָד֗וֹל


ḡā·ḏō·wl

a great

Hebrew Adjective - masculine singular
Strongs 1419
BSB/Thayers
adj 
1) great
1a) large (in magnitude and extent)
1b) in number
1c) in intensity
1d) loud (in sound)
1e) older (in age)
1f) in importance
1f1) important things
1f2) great, distinguished (of men)
1f3) God Himself (of God)
subst
1g) great things
1h) haughty things
1i) greatness
n pr m
1j) (CLBL) Haggedolim, the great man?, father of Zabdiel
מִשְׁתֶּ֣ה

מִשְׁתֶּ֣ה


miš·teh

banquet ,

Hebrew Noun - masculine singular
Strongs 4960
BSB/Thayers
1) feast, drink, banquet 
1a) feast, banquet
1b) drink
אֶסְתֵּ֑ר

אֶסְתֵּ֑ר


’es·têr

Esther’s

Hebrew Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strongs 635
BSB/Thayers
Esther = |star|
1) the queen of Persia, heroine of the book of Esther-daughter of Abihail, cousin and adopted daughter of Mordecai, of the tribe of Benjamin, made queen by king Ahasuerus to replace divorced queen, Vashti.
מִשְׁתֵּ֣ה

מִשְׁתֵּ֣ה


miš·têh

banquet ,

Hebrew Noun - masculine singular construct
Strongs 4960
BSB/Thayers
1) feast, drink, banquet 
1a) feast, banquet
1b) drink
לְכָל־

לְכָל־


lə·ḵāl

for all

Hebrew Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strongs 3605
BSB/Thayers
1) all, the whole 
1a) all, the whole of
1b) any, each, every, anything
1c) totality, everything
שָׂרָיו֙

שָׂרָיו֙


śā·rāw

his officials

Hebrew Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strongs 8269
BSB/Thayers
1) prince, ruler, leader, chief, chieftain, official, captain 
1a) chieftain, leader
1b) vassal, noble, official (under king)
1c) captain, general, commander (military)
1d) chief, head, overseer (of other official classes)
1e) heads, princes (of religious office)
1f) elders (of representative leaders of people)
1g) merchant-princes (of rank and dignity)
1h) patron-angel
1i) Ruler of rulers (of God)
1j) warden
וַעֲבָדָ֔יו

וַעֲבָדָ֔יו


wa·‘ă·ḇā·ḏāw

and servants .

Hebrew Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strongs 5650
BSB/Thayers
1) slave, servant 
1a) slave, servant, man-servant
1b) subjects
1c) servants, worshippers (of God)
1d) servant (in special sense as prophets, Levites etc)
1e) servant (of Israel)
1f) servant (as form of address between equals)
אֵ֖ת

אֵ֖ת


’êṯ

-

Hebrew Direct object marker
Strongs 853
BSB/Thayers
1) sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative
עָשָׂ֔ה

עָשָׂ֔ה


‘ā·śāh

He proclaimed

Hebrew Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strongs 6213
BSB/Thayers
1) to do, fashion, accomplish, make 
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to do, work, make, produce
1a1a) to do
1a1b) to work
1a1c) to deal (with)
1a1d) to act, act with effect, effect
1a2) to make
1a2a) to make
1a2b) to produce
1a2c) to prepare
1a2d) to make (an offering)
1a2e) to attend to, put in order
1a2f) to observe, celebrate
1a2g) to acquire (property)
1a2h) to appoint, ordain, institute
1a2i) to bring about
1a2j) to use
1a2k) to spend, pass
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to be done
1b2) to be made
1b3) to be produced
1b4) to be offered
1b5) to be observed
1b6) to be used
1c) (Pual) to be made
2) (Piel) to press, squeeze
וַהֲנָחָ֤ה

וַהֲנָחָ֤ה


wa·hă·nā·ḥāh

a tax holiday

Hebrew Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular
Strongs 2010
BSB/Thayers
1) a day of rest, holiday, a giving of rest, holiday making
לַמְּדִינוֹת֙

לַמְּדִינוֹת֙


lam·mə·ḏî·nō·wṯ

in the provinces

Hebrew Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine plural
Strongs 4082
BSB/Thayers
1) province, district 
1a) district
1b) province
וַיִּתֵּ֥ן

וַיִּתֵּ֥ן


way·yit·tên

and gave

Hebrew Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strongs 5414
BSB/Thayers
1) to give, put, set 
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to give, bestow, grant, permit, ascribe, employ, devote, consecrate, dedicate, pay wages, sell, exchange, lend, commit, entrust, give over, deliver up, yield produce, occasion, produce, requite to, report, mention, utter, stretch out, extend
1a2) to put, set, put on, put upon, set, appoint, assign, designate
1a3) to make, constitute
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to be given, be bestowed, be provided, be entrusted to, be granted to, be permitted, be issued, be published, be uttered, be assigned
1b2) to be set, be put, be made, be inflicted
1c) (Hophal)
1c1) to be given, be bestowed, be given up, be delivered up
1c2) to be put upon
מַשְׂאֵ֖ת

מַשְׂאֵ֖ת


maś·’êṯ

gifts

Hebrew Noun - feminine singular
Strongs 4864
BSB/Thayers
1) uprising, utterance, burden, portion, uplifting 
1a) that which rises, uprising, uplifting, signal, rising
1b) utterance, oracle
1c) burden
1d) portion, present, largesse, gift, contribution, offering, tribute
הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃

הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃


ham·me·leḵ

worthy of the king’s

Hebrew Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strongs 4428
BSB/Thayers
1) king
כְּיַ֥ד

כְּיַ֥ד


kə·yaḏ

bounty .

Hebrew Preposition-k | Noun - feminine singular construct
Strongs 3027
BSB/Thayers
1) hand 
1a) hand (of man)
1b) strength, power (fig.)
1c) side (of land), part, portion (metaph.) (fig.)
1d) (various special, technical senses)
1d1) sign, monument
1d2) part, fractional part, share
1d3) time, repetition
1d4) axle-trees, axle
1d5) stays, support (for laver)
1d6) tenons (in tabernacle)
1d7) a phallus, a hand (meaning unsure)
1d8) wrists
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בְּתוּל֖וֹת

בְּתוּל֖וֹת


bə·ṯū·lō·wṯ

When the virgins

Hebrew Noun - feminine plural
Strongs 1330
BSB/Thayers
1) virgin
וּבְהִקָּבֵ֥ץ

וּבְהִקָּבֵ֥ץ


ū·ḇə·hiq·qā·ḇêṣ

were assembled

Hebrew Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct
Strongs 6908
BSB/Thayers
1) to gather, assemble 
1a) (Qal) to gather, collect, assemble
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to assemble, gather
1b2) to be gathered
1c) (Piel) to gather, gather together, take away
1d) (Pual) to be gathered together
1e) (Hithpael) to gather together, be gathered together
שֵׁנִ֑ית

שֵׁנִ֑ית


šê·nîṯ

a second [time] ,

Hebrew Number - ordinal feminine singular
Strongs 8145
BSB/Thayers
1) second 
1a) second (the ordinal number)
1b) again (a second time)
1c) another, other (something as distinct from something else)
וּמָרְדֳּכַ֖י

וּמָרְדֳּכַ֖י


ū·mā·rə·do·ḵay

Mordecai

Hebrew Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strongs 4782
BSB/Thayers
Mordecai = |little man| or |worshipper of Mars|
1) cousin and adoptive father of queen Esther; son of Jair of the tribe of Benjamin; deliverer under Divine providence of the children of Israel from the destruction plotted by Haman the chief minister of Ahasuerus; institutor of the feast of Purim
2) a Jew who returned from exile with Zerubbabel
יֹשֵׁ֥ב

יֹשֵׁ֥ב


yō·šêḇ

was sitting

Hebrew Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strongs 3427
BSB/Thayers
1) to dwell, remain, sit, abide 
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to sit, sit down
1a2) to be set
1a3) to remain, stay
1a4) to dwell, have one's abode
1b) (Niphal) to be inhabited
1c) (Piel) to set, place
1d) (Hiphil)
1d1) to cause to sit
1d2) to cause to abide, set
1d3) to cause to dwell
1d4) to cause (cities) to be inhabited
1d5) to marry (give an dwelling to)
1e) (Hophal)
1e1) to be inhabited
1e2) to make to dwell
הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃

הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃


ham·me·leḵ

at the king’s

Hebrew Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strongs 4428
BSB/Thayers
1) king
בְּשַֽׁעַר־

בְּשַֽׁעַר־


bə·ša·‘ar-

gate .

Hebrew Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strongs 8179
BSB/Thayers
1) gate 
1a) gate (of entrance)
1b) gate (of space inside gate, i.e. marketplace, public meeting place)
1b1) city, town
1c) gate (of palace, royal castle, temple, court of tabernacle)
1d) heaven
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אֶסְתֵּ֗ר

אֶסְתֵּ֗ר


’es·têr

Esther

Hebrew Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strongs 635
BSB/Thayers
Esther = |star|
1) the queen of Persia, heroine of the book of Esther-daughter of Abihail, cousin and adopted daughter of Mordecai, of the tribe of Benjamin, made queen by king Ahasuerus to replace divorced queen, Vashti.
אֵ֣ין

אֵ֣ין


’ên

still had not

Hebrew Adverb
Strongs 369
BSB/Thayers
1) nothing, not, nought n 
1a) nothing, nought neg
1b) not
1c) to have not (of possession) adv
1d) without w/prep
1e) for lack of
מַגֶּ֤דֶת

מַגֶּ֤דֶת


mag·ge·ḏeṯ

revealed

Hebrew Verb - Hifil - Participle - feminine singular
Strongs 5046
BSB/Thayers
1) to be conspicuous, tell, make known 
1a) (Hiphil) to tell, declare
1a1) to tell, announce, report
1a2) to declare, make known, expound
1a3) to inform of
1a4) to publish, declare, proclaim
1a5) to avow, acknowledge, confess
1a5a) messenger (participle)
1b) (Hophal) to be told, be announced, be reported
מֽוֹלַדְתָּהּ֙

מֽוֹלַדְתָּהּ֙


mō·w·laḏ·tāh

her lineage

Hebrew Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular
Strongs 4138
BSB/Thayers
1) kindred, birth, offspring, relatives 
1a) kindred
1b) birth, circumstances of birth
1c) one born, begotten, issue, offspring, female offspring
וְאֶת־

וְאֶת־


wə·’eṯ-

Hebrew Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker
Strongs 853
BSB/Thayers
1) sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative
עַמָּ֔הּ

עַמָּ֔הּ


‘am·māh

or her people ,

Hebrew Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular
Strongs 5971
BSB/Thayers
1) nation, people 
1a) people, nation
1b) persons, members of one's people, compatriots, country-men
2) kinsman, kindred
כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר

כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר


ka·’ă·šer

just as

Hebrew Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative
Strongs 834
BSB/Thayers
1) (relative part.) 
1a) which, who
1b) that which
2) (conj)
2a) that (in obj clause)
2b) when
2c) since
2d) as
2e) conditional if
מָרְדֳּכָ֑י

מָרְדֳּכָ֑י


mā·rə·do·ḵāy

Mordecai

Hebrew Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strongs 4782
BSB/Thayers
Mordecai = |little man| or |worshipper of Mars|
1) cousin and adoptive father of queen Esther; son of Jair of the tribe of Benjamin; deliverer under Divine providence of the children of Israel from the destruction plotted by Haman the chief minister of Ahasuerus; institutor of the feast of Purim
2) a Jew who returned from exile with Zerubbabel
וְאֶת־

וְאֶת־


wə·’eṯ-

-

Hebrew Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker
Strongs 853
BSB/Thayers
1) sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative
צִוָּ֥ה

צִוָּ֥ה


ṣiw·wāh

had instructed .

Hebrew Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strongs 6680
BSB/Thayers
1) to command, charge, give orders, lay charge, give charge to, order 
1a)(Piel)
1a1) to lay charge upon
1a2) to give charge to, give command to
1a3) to give charge unto
1a4) to give charge over, appoint
1a5) to give charge, command
1a6) to charge, command
1a7) to charge, commission
1a8) to command, appoint, ordain (of divine act)
1b) (Pual) to be commanded
עָלֶ֖יהָ

עָלֶ֖יהָ


‘ā·le·hā

. . .

Hebrew Preposition | third person feminine singular
Strongs 5921
BSB/Thayers
prep
1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against
1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards
1b) above, beyond, over (of excess)
1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence)
1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition)
1e) over (of suspension or extension)
1f) by, adjoining, next, at, over, around (of contiguity or proximity)
1g) down upon, upon, on, from, up upon, up to, towards, over towards, to, against (with verbs of motion)
1h) to (as a dative)
conj
2) because that, because, notwithstanding, although
אֶסְתֵּ֣ר

אֶסְתֵּ֣ר


’es·têr

She

Hebrew Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strongs 635
BSB/Thayers
Esther = |star|
1) the queen of Persia, heroine of the book of Esther-daughter of Abihail, cousin and adopted daughter of Mordecai, of the tribe of Benjamin, made queen by king Ahasuerus to replace divorced queen, Vashti.
עֹשָׂ֔ה

עֹשָׂ֔ה


‘ō·śāh

obeyed

Hebrew Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular
Strongs 6213
BSB/Thayers
1) to do, fashion, accomplish, make 
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to do, work, make, produce
1a1a) to do
1a1b) to work
1a1c) to deal (with)
1a1d) to act, act with effect, effect
1a2) to make
1a2a) to make
1a2b) to produce
1a2c) to prepare
1a2d) to make (an offering)
1a2e) to attend to, put in order
1a2f) to observe, celebrate
1a2g) to acquire (property)
1a2h) to appoint, ordain, institute
1a2i) to bring about
1a2j) to use
1a2k) to spend, pass
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to be done
1b2) to be made
1b3) to be produced
1b4) to be offered
1b5) to be observed
1b6) to be used
1c) (Pual) to be made
2) (Piel) to press, squeeze
מָרְדֳּכַי֙

מָרְדֳּכַי֙


mā·rə·do·ḵay

Mordecai’s

Hebrew Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strongs 4782
BSB/Thayers
Mordecai = |little man| or |worshipper of Mars|
1) cousin and adoptive father of queen Esther; son of Jair of the tribe of Benjamin; deliverer under Divine providence of the children of Israel from the destruction plotted by Haman the chief minister of Ahasuerus; institutor of the feast of Purim
2) a Jew who returned from exile with Zerubbabel
מַאֲמַ֤ר

מַאֲמַ֤ר


ma·’ă·mar

command ,

Hebrew Noun - masculine singular construct
Strongs 3982
BSB/Thayers
1) word, command
כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר

כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר


ka·’ă·šer

as

Hebrew Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative
Strongs 834
BSB/Thayers
1) (relative part.) 
1a) which, who
1b) that which
2) (conj)
2a) that (in obj clause)
2b) when
2c) since
2d) as
2e) conditional if
הָיְתָ֥ה

הָיְתָ֥ה


hā·yə·ṯāh

she had done

Hebrew Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular
Strongs 1961
BSB/Thayers
1) to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out 
1a) (Qal)
1a1) -----
1a1a) to happen, fall out, occur, take place, come about, come to pass
1a1b) to come about, come to pass
1a2) to come into being, become
1a2a) to arise, appear, come
1a2b) to become
1a2b1) to become
1a2b2) to become like
1a2b3) to be instituted, be established
1a3) to be
1a3a) to exist, be in existence
1a3b) to abide, remain, continue (with word of place or time)
1a3c) to stand, lie, be in, be at, be situated (with word of locality)
1a3d) to accompany, be with
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to occur, come to pass, be done, be brought about
1b2) to be done, be finished, be gone
בְאָמְנָ֖ה

בְאָמְנָ֖ה


ḇə·’ā·mə·nāh

under his care

Hebrew Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular
Strongs 545
BSB/Thayers
1) bringing up, nourishment, rearing, training, providing for (as a parent)
אִתּֽוֹ׃ס

אִתּֽוֹ׃ס


’it·tōw

. . . .

Hebrew Preposition | third person masculine singular
Strongs 854
BSB/Thayers
1) with, near, together with 
1a) with, together with
1b) with (of relationship)
1c) near (of place)
1d) with (poss.)
1e) from...with, from (with other prep)
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בִּגְתָ֨ן

בִּגְתָ֨ן


biḡ·ṯān

Bigthan

Hebrew Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strongs 904
BSB/Thayers
Bigthan = |in their wine-press|
1) a eunuch in king Ahasuerus' (Xerxes) court
וָתֶ֜רֶשׁ

וָתֶ֜רֶשׁ


wā·ṯe·reš

and Teresh ,

Hebrew Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strongs 8657
BSB/Thayers
Teresh = |strictness|
1) one of the 2 eunuchs who plotted to kill king Ahasuerus of Persia but whose plot was discovered by Mordecai
שְׁנֵֽי־

שְׁנֵֽי־


šə·nê-

two

Hebrew Number - masculine dual construct
Strongs 8147
BSB/Thayers
1) two 
1a) two (the cardinal number)
1a1) two, both, double, twice
1b) second (the ordinal number)
1c) in combination with other numbers
1d) both (a dual number)
הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙

הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙


ham·me·leḵ

of the king’s

Hebrew Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strongs 4428
BSB/Thayers
1) king
סָרִיסֵ֤י

סָרִיסֵ֤י


sā·rî·sê

eunuchs

Hebrew Noun - masculine plural construct
Strongs 5631
BSB/Thayers
1) official, eunuch
מִשֹּׁמְרֵ֣י

מִשֹּׁמְרֵ֣י


miš·šō·mə·rê

who guarded

Hebrew Preposition-m | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct
Strongs 8104
BSB/Thayers
1) to keep, guard, observe, give heed 
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to keep, have charge of
1a2) to keep, guard, keep watch and ward, protect, save life
1a2a) watch, watchman (participle)
1a3) to watch for, wait for
1a4) to watch, observe
1a5) to keep, retain, treasure up (in memory)
1a6) to keep (within bounds), restrain
1a7) to observe, celebrate, keep (sabbath or covenant or commands), perform (vow)
1a8) to keep, preserve, protect
1a9) to keep, reserve
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to be on one's guard, take heed, take care, beware
1b2) to keep oneself, refrain, abstain
1b3) to be kept, be guarded
1c) (Piel) to keep, pay heed
1d) (Hithpael) to keep oneself from
הַסַּ֔ף

הַסַּ֔ף


has·sap̄

the entrance ,

Hebrew Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strongs 5592
BSB/Thayers
1) a spreading out, basin, goblet, bowl 
1a) basin, goblet
2) threshold, sill
2a) threshold, sill, door-keeper
קָצַף֩

קָצַף֩


qā·ṣap̄

grew angry

Hebrew Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strongs 7107
BSB/Thayers
1) to be displeased, be angry, fret oneself, be wroth 
1a) (Qal) to be wroth, to be full of wrath, to be furious
1b) (Hiphil) to provoke to wrath or anger
1c) (Hithpael) to put oneself in a rage, anger oneself
וַיְבַקְשׁוּ֙

וַיְבַקְשׁוּ֙


way·ḇaq·šū

and conspired

Hebrew Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strongs 1245
BSB/Thayers
1) to seek, require, desire, exact, request 
1a) (Piel)
1a1) to seek to find
1a2) to seek to secure
1a3) to seek the face
1a4) to desire, demand
1a5) to require, exact
1a6) to ask, request
1b) (Pual) to be sought
לִשְׁלֹ֣חַ

לִשְׁלֹ֣חַ


liš·lō·aḥ

to assassinate

Hebrew Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strongs 7971
BSB/Thayers
1) to send, send away, let go, stretch out 
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to send
1a2) to stretch out, extend, direct
1a3) to send away
1a4) to let loose
1b) (Niphal) to be sent
1c) (Piel)
1c1) to send off or away or out or forth, dismiss, give over, cast out
1c2) to let go, set free
1c3) to shoot forth (of branches)
1c4) to let down
1c5) to shoot
1d) (Pual) to be sent off, be put away, be divorced, be impelled
1e) (Hiphil) to send
יָ֔ד

יָ֔ד


yāḏ

. . .

Hebrew Noun - feminine singular
Strongs 3027
BSB/Thayers
1) hand 
1a) hand (of man)
1b) strength, power (fig.)
1c) side (of land), part, portion (metaph.) (fig.)
1d) (various special, technical senses)
1d1) sign, monument
1d2) part, fractional part, share
1d3) time, repetition
1d4) axle-trees, axle
1d5) stays, support (for laver)
1d6) tenons (in tabernacle)
1d7) a phallus, a hand (meaning unsure)
1d8) wrists
בַּמֶּ֖לֶךְ

בַּמֶּ֖לֶךְ


bam·me·leḵ

King

Hebrew Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strongs 4428
BSB/Thayers
1) king
אֲחַשְׁוֵֽרֹשׁ׃

אֲחַשְׁוֵֽרֹשׁ׃


’ă·ḥaš·wê·rōš

Xerxes .

Hebrew Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strongs 325
BSB/Thayers
Ahasuerus = |I will be silent and poor|
1) title of the king of Persia, probably Xerxes
הָהֵ֔ם

הָהֵ֔ם


hā·hêm

In those

Hebrew Article | Pronoun - third person masculine plural
Strongs 1992
BSB/Thayers
1) they, these, the same, who
בַּיָּמִ֣ים

בַּיָּמִ֣ים


bay·yā·mîm

days ,

Hebrew Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strongs 3117
BSB/Thayers
1) day, time, year 
1a) day (as opposed to night)
1b) day (24 hour period)
1b1) as defined by evening and morning in Genesis 1
1b2) as a division of time
1b2a) a working day, a day's journey
1c) days, lifetime (pl.)
1d) time, period (general)
1e) year
1f) temporal references
1f1) today
1f2) yesterday
1f3) tomorrow
וּמָרְדֳּכַ֖י

וּמָרְדֳּכַ֖י


ū·mā·rə·do·ḵay

while Mordecai

Hebrew Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strongs 4782
BSB/Thayers
Mordecai = |little man| or |worshipper of Mars|
1) cousin and adoptive father of queen Esther; son of Jair of the tribe of Benjamin; deliverer under Divine providence of the children of Israel from the destruction plotted by Haman the chief minister of Ahasuerus; institutor of the feast of Purim
2) a Jew who returned from exile with Zerubbabel
יֹשֵׁ֣ב

יֹשֵׁ֣ב


yō·šêḇ

was sitting

Hebrew Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strongs 3427
BSB/Thayers
1) to dwell, remain, sit, abide 
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to sit, sit down
1a2) to be set
1a3) to remain, stay
1a4) to dwell, have one's abode
1b) (Niphal) to be inhabited
1c) (Piel) to set, place
1d) (Hiphil)
1d1) to cause to sit
1d2) to cause to abide, set
1d3) to cause to dwell
1d4) to cause (cities) to be inhabited
1d5) to marry (give an dwelling to)
1e) (Hophal)
1e1) to be inhabited
1e2) to make to dwell
הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ

הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ


ham·me·leḵ

at the king’s

Hebrew Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strongs 4428
BSB/Thayers
1) king
בְּשַֽׁעַר־

בְּשַֽׁעַר־


bə·ša·‘ar-

gate ,

Hebrew Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strongs 8179
BSB/Thayers
1) gate 
1a) gate (of entrance)
1b) gate (of space inside gate, i.e. marketplace, public meeting place)
1b1) city, town
1c) gate (of palace, royal castle, temple, court of tabernacle)
1d) heaven
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לְמָרְדֳּכַ֔י

לְמָרְדֳּכַ֔י


lə·mā·rə·do·ḵay

When Mordecai

Hebrew Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strongs 4782
BSB/Thayers
Mordecai = |little man| or |worshipper of Mars|
1) cousin and adoptive father of queen Esther; son of Jair of the tribe of Benjamin; deliverer under Divine providence of the children of Israel from the destruction plotted by Haman the chief minister of Ahasuerus; institutor of the feast of Purim
2) a Jew who returned from exile with Zerubbabel
וַיִּוָּדַ֤ע

וַיִּוָּדַ֤ע


way·yiw·wā·ḏa‘

learned

Hebrew Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strongs 3045
BSB/Thayers
1) to know 
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to know
1a1a) to know, learn to know
1a1b) to perceive
1a1c) to perceive and see, find out and discern
1a1d) to discriminate, distinguish
1a1e) to know by experience
1a1f) to recognise, admit, acknowledge, confess
1a1g) to consider
1a2) to know, be acquainted with
1a3) to know (a person carnally)
1a4) to know how, be skilful in
1a5) to have knowledge, be wise
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to be made known, be or become known, be revealed
1b2) to make oneself known
1b3) to be perceived
1b4) to be instructed
1c) (Piel) to cause to know
1d) (Poal) to cause to know
1e) (Pual)
1e1) to be known
1e2) known, one known, acquaintance (participle)
1f) (Hiphil) to make known, declare
1g) (Hophal) to be made known
1h) (Hithpael) to make oneself known, reveal oneself
הַדָּבָר֙

הַדָּבָר֙


had·dā·ḇār

of the plot ,

Hebrew Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strongs 1697
BSB/Thayers
1) speech, word, speaking, thing 
1a) speech
1b) saying, utterance
1c) word, words
1d) business, occupation, acts, matter, case, something, manner (by extension)
וַיַּגֵּ֖ד

וַיַּגֵּ֖ד


way·yag·gêḏ

he reported

Hebrew Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strongs 5046
BSB/Thayers
1) to be conspicuous, tell, make known 
1a) (Hiphil) to tell, declare
1a1) to tell, announce, report
1a2) to declare, make known, expound
1a3) to inform of
1a4) to publish, declare, proclaim
1a5) to avow, acknowledge, confess
1a5a) messenger (participle)
1b) (Hophal) to be told, be announced, be reported
הַמַּלְכָּ֑ה

הַמַּלְכָּ֑ה


ham·mal·kāh

it to Queen

Hebrew Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strongs 4436
BSB/Thayers
1) queen
לְאֶסְתֵּ֣ר

לְאֶסְתֵּ֣ר


lə·’es·têr

Esther ,

Hebrew Preposition-l | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strongs 635
BSB/Thayers
Esther = |star|
1) the queen of Persia, heroine of the book of Esther-daughter of Abihail, cousin and adopted daughter of Mordecai, of the tribe of Benjamin, made queen by king Ahasuerus to replace divorced queen, Vashti.
אֶסְתֵּ֛ר

אֶסְתֵּ֛ר


’es·têr

and she

Hebrew Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strongs 635
BSB/Thayers
Esther = |star|
1) the queen of Persia, heroine of the book of Esther-daughter of Abihail, cousin and adopted daughter of Mordecai, of the tribe of Benjamin, made queen by king Ahasuerus to replace divorced queen, Vashti.
וַתֹּ֧אמֶר

וַתֹּ֧אמֶר


wat·tō·mer

informed

Hebrew Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strongs 559
BSB/Thayers
1) to say, speak, utter 
1a) (Qal) to say, to answer, to say in one's heart, to think, to command, to promise, to intend
1b) (Niphal) to be told, to be said, to be called
1c) (Hithpael) to boast, to act proudly
1d) (Hiphil) to avow, to avouch
לַמֶּ֖לֶךְ

לַמֶּ֖לֶךְ


lam·me·leḵ

the king

Hebrew Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strongs 4428
BSB/Thayers
1) king
מָרְדֳּכָֽי׃

מָרְדֳּכָֽי׃


mā·rə·do·ḵāy

on Mordecai’s behalf

Hebrew Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strongs 4782
BSB/Thayers
Mordecai = |little man| or |worshipper of Mars|
1) cousin and adoptive father of queen Esther; son of Jair of the tribe of Benjamin; deliverer under Divine providence of the children of Israel from the destruction plotted by Haman the chief minister of Ahasuerus; institutor of the feast of Purim
2) a Jew who returned from exile with Zerubbabel
בְּשֵׁ֥ם

בְּשֵׁ֥ם


bə·šêm

. . . .

Hebrew Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strongs 8034
BSB/Thayers
1) name 
1a) name
1b) reputation, fame, glory
1c) the Name (as designation of God)
1d) memorial, monument
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הַדָּבָר֙

הַדָּבָר֙


had·dā·ḇār

After the report

Hebrew Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strongs 1697
BSB/Thayers
1) speech, word, speaking, thing 
1a) speech
1b) saying, utterance
1c) word, words
1d) business, occupation, acts, matter, case, something, manner (by extension)
וַיְבֻקַּ֤שׁ

וַיְבֻקַּ֤שׁ


way·ḇuq·qaš

had been investigated

Hebrew Conjunctive waw | Verb - Pual - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strongs 1245
BSB/Thayers
1) to seek, require, desire, exact, request 
1a) (Piel)
1a1) to seek to find
1a2) to seek to secure
1a3) to seek the face
1a4) to desire, demand
1a5) to require, exact
1a6) to ask, request
1b) (Pual) to be sought
וַיִּמָּצֵ֔א

וַיִּמָּצֵ֔א


way·yim·mā·ṣê

and verified ,

Hebrew Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strongs 4672
BSB/Thayers
1) to find, attain to 
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to find
1a1a) to find, secure, acquire, get (thing sought)
1a1b) to find (what is lost)
1a1c) to meet, encounter
1a1d) to find (a condition)
1a1e) to learn, devise
1a2) to find out
1a2a) to find out
1a2b) to detect
1a2c) to guess
1a3) to come upon, light upon
1a3a) to happen upon, meet, fall in with
1a3b) to hit
1a3c) to befall
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to be found
1b1a) to be encountered, be lighted upon, be discovered
1b1b) to appear, be recognised
1b1c) to be discovered, be detected
1b1d) to be gained, be secured
1b2) to be, be found
1b2a) to be found in
1b2b) to be in the possession of
1b2c) to be found in (a place), happen to be
1b2d) to be left (after war)
1b2e) to be present
1b2f) to prove to be
1b2g) to be found sufficient, be enough
1c) (Hiphil)
1c1) to cause to find, attain
1c2) to cause to light upon, come upon, come
1c3) to cause to encounter
1c4) to present (offering)
שְׁנֵיהֶ֖ם

שְׁנֵיהֶ֖ם


šə·nê·hem

both [officials]

Hebrew Number - masculine dual construct | third person masculine plural
Strongs 8147
BSB/Thayers
1) two 
1a) two (the cardinal number)
1a1) two, both, double, twice
1b) second (the ordinal number)
1c) in combination with other numbers
1d) both (a dual number)
וַיִּתָּל֥וּ

וַיִּתָּל֥וּ


way·yit·tā·lū

were hanged

Hebrew Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strongs 8518
BSB/Thayers
1) to hang 
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to hang
1a1a) to hang up (any object)
1a1b) to put to death by hanging
1b) (Niphal) to be hanged
1c) (Piel) to hang, hang up (for display)
עַל־

עַל־


‘al-

on

Hebrew Preposition
Strongs 5921
BSB/Thayers
prep
1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against
1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards
1b) above, beyond, over (of excess)
1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence)
1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition)
1e) over (of suspension or extension)
1f) by, adjoining, next, at, over, around (of contiguity or proximity)
1g) down upon, upon, on, from, up upon, up to, towards, over towards, to, against (with verbs of motion)
1h) to (as a dative)
conj
2) because that, because, notwithstanding, although
עֵ֑ץ

עֵ֑ץ


‘êṣ

the gallows .

Hebrew Noun - masculine singular
Strongs 6086
BSB/Thayers
1) tree, wood, timber, stock, plank, stalk, stick, gallows 
1a) tree, trees
1b) wood, pieces of wood, gallows, firewood, cedar-wood, woody flax
וַיִּכָּתֵ֗ב

וַיִּכָּתֵ֗ב


way·yik·kā·ṯêḇ

And all this was recorded

Hebrew Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strongs 3789
BSB/Thayers
1) to write, record, enrol 
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to write, inscribe, engrave, write in, write on
1a2) to write down, describe in writing
1a3) to register, enrol, record
1a4) to decree
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to be written
1b2) to be written down, be recorded, be enrolled
1c) (Piel) to continue writing
בְּסֵ֛פֶר

בְּסֵ֛פֶר


bə·sê·p̄er

in the Book

Hebrew Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strongs 5612
BSB/Thayers
n f
1) book
n m
2) missive, document, writing, book
2a) missive
2a1) letter (of instruction), written order, commission, request, written decree
2b) legal document, certificate of divorce, deed of purchase, indictment, sign
2c) book, scroll
2c1) book of prophecies
2c2) genealogical register
2c3) law-book
2c4) book (of poems)
2c5) book (of kings)
2c6) books of the canon, scripture
2c7) record book (of God)
2d) book-learning, writing
2d1) be able to read (after verb 'to know')
דִּבְרֵ֥י

דִּבְרֵ֥י


diḇ·rê

of the Chronicles

Hebrew Noun - masculine plural construct
Strongs 1697
BSB/Thayers
1) speech, word, speaking, thing 
1a) speech
1b) saying, utterance
1c) word, words
1d) business, occupation, acts, matter, case, something, manner (by extension)
הַיָּמִ֖ים

הַיָּמִ֖ים


hay·yā·mîm

. . .

Hebrew Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strongs 3117
BSB/Thayers
1) day, time, year 
1a) day (as opposed to night)
1b) day (24 hour period)
1b1) as defined by evening and morning in Genesis 1
1b2) as a division of time
1b2a) a working day, a day's journey
1c) days, lifetime (pl.)
1d) time, period (general)
1e) year
1f) temporal references
1f1) today
1f2) yesterday
1f3) tomorrow
לִפְנֵ֥י

לִפְנֵ֥י


lip̄·nê

in the presence

Hebrew Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct
Strongs 6440
BSB/Thayers
1) face 
1a) face, faces
1b) presence, person
1c) face (of seraphim or cherubim)
1d) face (of animals)
1e) face, surface (of ground)
1f) as adv of loc/temp
1f1) before and behind, toward, in front of, forward, formerly, from beforetime, before
1g) with prep
1g1) in front of, before, to the front of, in the presence of, in the face of, at the face or front of, from the presence of, from before, from before the face of
הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃פ

הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃פ


ham·me·leḵ

of the king .

Hebrew Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strongs 4428
BSB/Thayers
1) king