Esther
Esther 8:1
1That same day King Xerxes awarded Queen Esther the estate of Haman, the enemy of the Jews. And Mordecai entered the king’s presence because Esther had revealed his relation to her.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| That same | הַה֗וּא | ha·hū | Article; Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| day | בַּיּ֣וֹם | bay·yō·wm | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
| King | הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| Xerxes | אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ֙ | ’ă·ḥaš·wê·rō·wōš | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H325 Ahasuerus |
| awarded | נָתַ֞ן | nā·ṯan | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| Queen | הַמַּלְכָּ֔ה | ham·mal·kāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H4436 queen |
| Esther | לְאֶסְתֵּ֣ר | lə·’es·têr | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H635 Esther |
| the estate | בֵּ֥ית | bêṯ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
| of Haman | הָמָ֖ן | hā·mān | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H2001 Haman |
| the enemy | צֹרֵ֣ר | ṣō·rêr | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H6887 bind, tie up, be restricted, narrow, scant, cramped |
| of the Jews | הַיְּהוּדִיִּים | hay·yə·hū·ḏī·yīm | Article; Noun - proper - masculine plural | H3064 Jewish |
| And Mordecai | וּמָרְדֳּכַ֗י | ū·mā·rə·do·ḵay | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4782 Mordecai |
| entered | בָּ֚א | bā | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| the king’s | הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| presence | לִפְנֵ֣י | lip̄·nê | Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct | H6440 face, before |
| because | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| Esther | אֶסְתֵּ֖ר | ’es·têr | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H635 Esther |
| had revealed | הִגִּ֥ידָה | hig·gî·ḏāh | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H5046 be conspicuous |
| his relation | הוּא־ | hū- | Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| to her | לָֽהּ׃ | lāh | Preposition; third person feminine singular |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Esther 2:7 · Proverbs 13:22 · Esther 2:15 · Job 27:16–17 · Psalm 39:6 · Esther 7:6 · Luke 12:20
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.