Esther

Esther 2:21

²¹In those days, while Mordecai was sitting at the king’s gate, Bigthan^e and Teresh, two of the king’s eunuchs who guarded the entrance, grew angry and conspired to assassinate King Xerxes.

Footnotes

e 2:21 Bigthan is a variant of Bigthana; see Esther 6:2|EST 6:2.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
In those	הָהֵ֔ם	hā·hêm	Article; Pronoun - third person masculine plural	H1992 they, them
days	בַּיָּמִ֣ים	bay·yā·mîm	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H3117 day
while Mordecai	וּמָרְדֳּכַ֖י	ū·mā·rə·do·ḵay	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4782 Mordecai
was sitting	יֹשֵׁ֣ב	yō·šêḇ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
at the king’s	הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
gate	בְּשַֽׁעַר־	bə·ša·‘ar-	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H8179 gate
Bigthan	בִּגְתָ֨ן	biḡ·ṯān	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H904 a eunuch of Ahasuerus
and Teresh	וָתֶ֜רֶשׁ	wā·ṯe·reš	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8657 Teresh
two	שְׁנֵֽי־	šə·nê-	Number - masculine dual construct	H8147 two
of the king’s	הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
eunuchs	סָרִיסֵ֤י	sā·rî·sê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H5631 eunuch
who guarded	מִשֹּׁמְרֵ֣י	miš·šō·mə·rê	Preposition-m; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct	H8104 keep, watch, preserve
the entrance	הַסַּ֔ף	has·sap̄	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5592 basin, goblet
grew angry	קָצַף֩	qā·ṣap̄	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H7107 be wroth
and conspired	וַיְבַקְשׁוּ֙	way·ḇaq·šū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1245 seek
to assassinate	לִשְׁלֹ֣חַ	liš·lō·aḥ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H7971 send
King	בַּמֶּ֖לֶךְ	bam·me·leḵ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
Xerxes	אֲחַשְׁוֵֽרֹשׁ׃	’ă·ḥaš·wê·rōš	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H325 Ahasuerus

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Esther 6:2 · 1 Kings 16:9 · 2 Kings 21:23 · 2 Kings 12:20

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.