Esther

Esther 5:3

³“What is it, Queen Esther?” the king inquired. “What is your request? Even up to half the kingdom, it will be given to you.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
What	מַה־	mah-	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
is it	לָּ֖ךְ	lāḵ	Preposition; second person feminine singular
Queen	הַמַּלְכָּ֑ה	ham·mal·kāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H4436 queen
Esther	אֶסְתֵּ֣ר	’es·têr	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H635 Esther
the king	הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
inquired	וַיֹּ֤אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
What	וּמַה־	ū·mah-	Conjunctive waw; Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
your request	בַּקָּשָׁתֵ֛ךְ	baq·qā·šā·ṯêḵ	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person feminine singular	H1246 request, entreaty
Even up to	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
half	חֲצִ֥י	ḥă·ṣî	Noun - masculine singular construct	H2677 half
the kingdom	הַמַּלְכ֖וּת	ham·mal·ḵūṯ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H4438 royalty, royal power, reign, kingdom
it will be given	וְיִנָּ֥תֵֽן	wə·yin·nā·ṯên	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
to you	לָֽךְ׃	lāḵ	Preposition; second person feminine singular

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.