Esther
Esther 2:11
11And every day Mordecai would walk back and forth in front of the court of the harem to learn about Esther’s welfare and what was happening to her.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And every day | וּבְכָל־ | ū·ḇə·ḵāl | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| Mordecai | מָרְדֳּכַי֙ | mā·rə·do·ḵay | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4782 Mordecai |
| would walk back and forth | מִתְהַלֵּ֔ךְ | miṯ·hal·lêḵ | Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine singular | H1980 go, come, walk |
| in front | לִפְנֵ֖י | lip̄·nê | Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct | H6440 face, before |
| of the court | חֲצַ֣ר | ḥă·ṣar | Noun - common singular construct | H2691 enclosure, court |
| of the harem | בֵּית־ | bêṯ- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
| to learn | לָדַ֙עַת֙ | lā·ḏa·‘aṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H3045 know |
| about | אֶת־ | ’eṯ- | Direct object marker | H853 mark of the accusative |
| Esther’s | אֶסְתֵּ֔ר | ’es·têr | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H635 Esther |
| welfare | שְׁל֣וֹם | šə·lō·wm | Noun - masculine singular construct | H7965 completeness, soundness, welfare, peace |
| and what | וּמַה־ | ū·mah- | Conjunctive waw; Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| was happening | יֵּעָשֶׂ֖ה | yê·‘ā·śeh | Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6213 do, make |
| to her | בָּֽהּ׃ | bāh | Preposition; third person feminine singular |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.