Esther

Esther 2:12

¹²In the twelve months before her turn to go to King Xerxes, the harem regulation required each young woman to receive beauty treatments with oil of myrrh for six months, and then with perfumes and cosmetics for another six months.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
In the twelve	שְׁנֵ֣ים	šə·nêm	Number - md	H8147 two
months	חֹ֔דֶשׁ	ḥō·ḏeš	Noun - masculine singular	H2320 (newness), new moon, month
before	נַעֲרָ֨ה	na·‘ă·rāh	Noun - feminine singular	H5291 girl, damsel
turn	תֹּר֩	tōr	Noun - masculine singular construct	H8447 plait, turn
to go	לָב֣וֹא׀	lā·ḇō·w	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
King	הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
Xerxes	אֲחַשְׁוֵר֗וֹשׁ	’ă·ḥaš·wê·rō·wōš	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H325 Ahasuerus
the harem	הַנָּשִׁים֙	han·nā·šîm	Article; Noun - feminine plural	H802 woman, wife, female
regulation required	כְּדָ֤ת	kə·ḏāṯ	Preposition-k; Noun - feminine singular construct	H1881 decree, law, usage
each young woman	הַנָּשִֽׁים׃	han·nā·šîm	Article; Noun - feminine plural	H802 woman, wife, female
to receive beauty treatments	מְרוּקֵיהֶ֑ן	mə·rū·qê·hen	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine plural	H4795 a scraping, rubbing
with oil	בְּשֶׁ֣מֶן	bə·še·men	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H8081 fat, oil
of myrrh	הַמֹּ֔ר	ham·mōr	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4753 myrrh
for six	שִׁשָּׁ֤ה	šiš·šāh	Number - masculine singular	H8337 six
months	חֳדָשִׁים֙	ḥo·ḏā·šîm	Noun - masculine plural	H2320 (newness), new moon, month
and then with perfumes	בַּבְּשָׂמִ֔ים	bab·bə·śā·mîm	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H1314 spice, balsam, balsam-tree
and cosmetics	וּבְתַמְרוּקֵ֖י	ū·ḇə·ṯam·rū·qê	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct	H8562 id.
for another six	וְשִׁשָּׁ֤ה	wə·šiš·šāh	Conjunctive waw; Number - masculine singular	H8337 six
months	חֳדָשִׁים֙	ḥo·ḏā·šîm	Noun - masculine plural	H2320 (newness), new moon, month

Cross-references

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1 Thessalonians 4:4–5 · Proverbs 7:17 · Isaiah 57:9

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.