Esther

Esther 2:7

7And Mordecai had brought up Hadassah (that is, Esther), the daughter of his uncle, because she did not have a father or mother. The young woman was lovely in form and appearance, and when her father and mother had died, Mordecai had taken her as his own daughter.

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Andוַיְהִ֨יway·hîConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
had brought upאֹמֵ֜ן’ō·mênVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH539 confirm, support
Hadassahהֲדַסָּ֗הhă·ḏas·sāhNoun - proper - masculine singularH1919 Hadassah
that isהִ֤יאhîPronoun - third person feminine singularH1931 he, she
Estherאֶסְתֵּר֙’es·têrNoun - proper - feminine singularH635 Esther
the daughterבַּת־baṯ-Noun - feminine singular constructH1323 daughter
of his uncleדֹּד֔וֹdō·ḏōwNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH1730 beloved, love
becauseכִּ֛יkîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
she did notאֵ֥ין’ênAdverbH369 nothing, nought
haveלָ֖הּlāhPreposition; third person feminine singular
a fatherאָ֣ב’āḇNoun - masculine singularH1 father
or motherוָאֵ֑םwā·’êmConjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singularH517 mother
The young womanוְהַנַּעֲרָ֤הwə·han·na·‘ă·rāhConjunctive waw, Article; Noun - feminine singularH5291 girl, damsel
was lovelyיְפַת־yə·p̄aṯ-Adjective - feminine singular constructH3303 fair, beautiful
in formתֹּ֙אַר֙tō·’arNoun - masculine singularH8389 outline, form
andוְטוֹבַ֣תwə·ṭō·w·ḇaṯConjunctive waw; Adjective - feminine singular constructH2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
appearanceמַרְאֶ֔הmar·’ehNoun - masculine singularH4758 sight, appearance, vision
and when her fatherאָבִ֙יהָ֙’ā·ḇî·hāNoun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singularH1 father
and motherוְאִמָּ֔הּwə·’im·māhConjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person feminine singularH517 mother
had diedוּבְמ֤וֹתū·ḇə·mō·wṯConjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular constructH4194 death
Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֛יmā·rə·do·ḵayNoun - proper - masculine singularH4782 Mordecai
had taken herלְקָחָ֧הּlə·qā·ḥāhVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular; third person feminine singularH3947 take
as his ownל֖וֹlōwPreposition; third person masculine singular
daughterלְבַֽת׃lə·ḇaṯPreposition-l; Noun - feminine singularH1323 daughter

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