Esther

Esther 1:10–11

10On the seventh day, when the king’s heart was merry with wine, he ordered the seven eunuchs who served him — Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, Abagtha, Zethar, and Carkas — 11to bring Queen Vashti before him, wearing her royal crown, to display her beauty to the people and officials. For she was beautiful to behold.

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Esther 1:10

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
On the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֔יhaš·šə·ḇî·‘îArticle; Number - ordinal masculine singularH7637 seventh
dayבַּיּוֹם֙bay·yō·wmPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singularH3117 day
when the king’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְham·me·leḵArticle; Noun - masculine singularH4428 king
heartלֵב־lêḇ-Noun - masculine singular constructH3820 inner man, mind, will, heart
was merryכְּט֥וֹבkə·ṭō·wḇPreposition-k; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH2895 pleasing, good
with wineבַּיָּ֑יִןbay·yā·yinPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singularH3196 wine
he orderedאָמַ֡ר’ā·marVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
the sevenשִׁבְעַת֙šiḇ·‘aṯNumber - masculine singular constructH7651 seven
eunuchsהַסָּ֣רִיסִ֔יםhas·sā·rî·sîmArticle; Noun - masculine pluralH5631 eunuch
who servedהַמְשָׁ֣רְתִ֔יםham·šā·rə·ṯîmArticle; Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine pluralH8334 minister, serve
himאֲחַשְׁוֵרֽוֹשׁ׃’ă·ḥaš·wê·rō·wōšNoun - proper - masculine singularH325 Ahasuerus
Mehumanלִ֠מְהוּמָןlim·hū·mānPreposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singularH4104 Mehuman
Bizthaבִּזְּתָ֨אbiz·zə·ṯāNoun - proper - masculine singularH968 Biztha
Harbonaחַרְבוֹנָ֜אḥar·ḇō·w·nāNoun - proper - masculine singularH2726 Charbona, Charbonah
Bigthaבִּגְתָ֤אbiḡ·ṯāNoun - proper - masculine singularH903 Bigtha
Abagthaוַאֲבַגְתָא֙wa·’ă·ḇaḡ·ṯāConjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singularH5 Abagtha
Zetharזֵתַ֣רzê·ṯarNoun - proper - masculine singularH2242 Zethar
and Carkasוְכַרְכַּ֔סwə·ḵar·kasConjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singularH3752 Karkas

Esther 1:11

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
to bringלְ֠הָבִיאlə·hā·ḇîPreposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive constructH935 come in, come, go in, go
Queenהַמַּלְכָּ֛הham·mal·kāhArticle; Noun - feminine singularH4436 queen
Vashtiוַשְׁתִּ֧יwaš·tîNoun - proper - masculine singularH2060 Vashti
beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlip̄·nêPreposition-l; Noun - common plural constructH6440 face, before
himהַמֶּ֖לֶךְham·me·leḵArticle; Noun - masculine singularH4428 king
her royalמַלְכ֑וּתmal·ḵūṯNoun - feminine singularH4438 royalty, royal power, reign, kingdom
crownבְּכֶ֣תֶרbə·ḵe·ṯerPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singular constructH3804 crown
to displayלְהַרְא֨וֹתlə·har·’ō·wṯPreposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive constructH7200 see
her beautyיָפְיָ֔הּyā·p̄ə·yāhNoun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singularH3308 beauty
to the peopleהָֽעַמִּ֤יםhā·‘am·mîmArticle; Noun - masculine pluralH5971 people
and officialsוְהַשָּׂרִים֙wə·haś·śā·rîmConjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine pluralH8269 chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince
Forכִּֽי־kî-ConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
sheהִֽיא׃hîPronoun - third person feminine singularH1931 he, she
beautifulטוֹבַ֥תṭō·w·ḇaṯAdjective - feminine singular constructH2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
to beholdמַרְאֶ֖הmar·’ehNoun - masculine singularH4758 sight, appearance, vision

Cross-references

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Esther 1:10 Esther 7:9 · Judges 16:25 · Proverbs 20:1 · Ecclesiastes 7:2–4 · 2 Samuel 13:28 · Ephesians 5:18–19 · Daniel 1:18–19 · Genesis 43:34

Esther 1:11 Proverbs 31:30 · Mark 6:21–22 · Proverbs 16:9 · 1 Samuel 25:3 · Esther 6:8 · 2 Samuel 14:25 · Esther 2:17 · Proverbs 23:29–33

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.