Esther

Esther 1:6

⁶Hangings of white and blue linen were fastened with cords of fine white and purple material to silver rings on the marble pillars. Gold and silver couches were arranged on a mosaic pavement of porphyry, marble, mother-of-pearl, and other costly stones.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
white	ח֣וּר׀	ḥūr	Noun - masculine singular	H2353 white stuff
and blue	וּתְכֵ֗לֶת	ū·ṯə·ḵê·leṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular	H8504 violet
linen	כַּרְפַּ֣ס	kar·pas	Noun - masculine singular	H3768 cotton (or fine linen)
were fastened	אָחוּז֙	’ā·ḥūz	Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular	H270 grasp, take hold, take possession
with cords	בְּחַבְלֵי־	bə·ḥaḇ·lê-	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct	H2256 cord, territory, band
of fine white	ב֣וּץ	ḇūṣ	Noun - masculine singular	H948 byssus
and purple	וְאַרְגָּמָ֔ן	wə·’ar·gā·mān	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H713 purple, red-purple, i.e. purple thread & cloth
to	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
silver	כֶ֖סֶף	ḵe·sep̄	Noun - masculine singular	H3701 silver, money
rings	גְּלִ֥ילֵי	gə·lî·lê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1550 turning, folding
on the marble	שֵׁ֑שׁ	šêš	Noun - masculine singular	H8336 id.
pillars	וְעַמּ֣וּדֵי	wə·‘am·mū·ḏê	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct	H5982 pillar, column
Gold	זָהָ֣ב	zā·hāḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H2091 gold
and silver	וָכֶ֗סֶף	wā·ḵe·sep̄	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H3701 silver, money
couches	מִטּ֣וֹת׀	miṭ·ṭō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H4296 couch, bed
were arranged	עַ֛ל	‘al	Preposition	H5921 height
on a mosaic pavement	רִֽצְפַ֥ת	riṣ·p̄aṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H7531 pavement
of porphyry	בַּהַט־	ba·haṭ-	Noun - masculine singular	H923 porphyry
marble	וָשֵׁ֖שׁ	wā·šêš	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H8336 id.
mother-of-pearl	וְדַ֥ר	wə·ḏar	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H1858 pearl ? mother of pearl ?
and other costly stones	וְסֹחָֽרֶת׃	wə·sō·ḥā·reṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular	H5508 tile

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