Esther
Esther 1:14
14His closest advisors were Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan, the seven princes of Persia and Media who had personal access to the king and ranked highest in the kingdom.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| His closest advisors | וְהַקָּרֹ֣ב | wə·haq·qā·rōḇ | Conjunctive waw, Article; Adjective - masculine singular | H7138 near |
| Carshena | כַּרְשְׁנָ֤א | kar·šə·nā | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3771 Karshena |
| Shethar | שֵׁתָר֙ | šê·ṯār | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H8369 Shethar |
| Admatha | אַדְמָ֣תָא | ’aḏ·mā·ṯā | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H133 Admatha |
| Tarshish | תַרְשִׁ֔ישׁ | ṯar·šîš | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H8659 Tarshish |
| Meres | מֶ֥רֶס | me·res | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4825 Meres |
| Marsena | מַרְסְנָ֖א | mar·sə·nā | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4826 Marsena |
| and Memucan | מְמוּכָ֑ן | mə·mū·ḵān | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4462 Memucan, Momucan |
| the seven | שִׁבְעַ֞ת | šiḇ·‘aṯ | Number - masculine singular construct | H7651 seven |
| princes | שָׂרֵ֣י׀ | śā·rê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H8269 chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince |
| of Persia | פָּרַ֣ס | pā·ras | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H6539 Persia |
| and Media | וּמָדַ֗י | ū·mā·ḏay | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4074 Medes, Media |
| who had personal access to | רֹאֵי֙ | rō·’ê | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | H7200 see |
| the king | הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| ranked | הַיֹּשְׁבִ֥ים | hay·yō·šə·ḇîm | Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H3427 sit, remain, dwell |
| highest | רִאשֹׁנָ֖ה | ri·šō·nāh | Adjective - feminine singular | H7223 former, first, chief |
| in the kingdom | בַּמַּלְכֽוּת׃ | bam·mal·ḵūṯ | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H4438 royalty, royal power, reign, kingdom |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.