Esther

Esther 2:1

¹Some time later, when the anger of King Xerxes had subsided, he remembered Vashti and what she had done, and what had been decreed against her.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Some time later	אַחַר֙	’a·ḥar	Adverb	H310 behind
when the anger	חֲמַ֖ת	ḥă·maṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H2534 heat, rage
of King	הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
Xerxes	אֲחַשְׁוֵר֑וֹשׁ	’ă·ḥaš·wê·rō·wōš	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H325 Ahasuerus
had subsided	כְּשֹׁ֕ךְ	kə·šōḵ	Preposition-k; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H7918 weave
he remembered	זָכַ֤ר	zā·ḵar	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H2142 remember
Vashti	וַשְׁתִּי֙	waš·tî	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H2060 Vashti
and	וְאֵ֣ת	wə·’êṯ	Conjunctive waw; Direct object marker	H853 mark of the accusative
what	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
she had done	עָשָׂ֔תָה	‘ā·śā·ṯāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H6213 do, make
and	וְאֵ֥ת	wə·’êṯ	Conjunctive waw; Direct object marker	H853 mark of the accusative
what	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
had been decreed	נִגְזַ֖ר	niḡ·zar	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1504 cut, divide
against her	עָלֶֽיהָ׃	‘ā·le·hā	Preposition; third person feminine singular	H5921 height

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.