Esther

Esther 8:17

¹⁷In every province and every city, wherever the king’s edict and decree reached, there was joy and gladness among the Jews, with feasting and celebrating. And many of the people of the land themselves became Jews, because the fear of the Jews had fallen upon them.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
In every	וּבְכָל־	ū·ḇə·ḵāl	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
province	מְדִינָ֨ה	mə·ḏî·nāh	Noun - feminine singular	H4082 province
and every	וּבְכָל־	ū·ḇə·ḵāl	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
city	עִ֣יר	‘îr	Noun - feminine singular	H5892 excitement
wherever	מְקוֹם֙	mə·qō·wm	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4725 standing, spot, condition
the king’s	הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
edict	דְּבַר־	də·ḇar-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1697 speech, word
and decree	וְדָתוֹ֙	wə·ḏā·ṯōw	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1881 decree, law, usage
reached	מַגִּ֔יעַ	mag·gî·a‘	Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular	H5060 touch, reach, strike
there was joy	שִׂמְחָ֤ה	śim·ḥāh	Noun - feminine singular	H8057 joy, gladness, mirth
and gladness	וְשָׂשׂוֹן֙	wə·śā·śō·wn	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H8342 exultation, rejoicing
among the Jews	לַיְּהוּדִ֔ים	lay·yə·hū·ḏîm	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - proper - masculine plural	H3064 Jewish
with feasting	מִשְׁתֶּ֖ה	miš·teh	Noun - masculine singular	H4960 feast
and celebrating	וְי֣וֹם	wə·yō·wm	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day
And many	וְרַבִּ֞ים	wə·rab·bîm	Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine plural	H7227 much, many, great
of the people	מֵֽעַמֵּ֤י	mê·‘am·mê	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct	H5971 people
of the land	הָאָ֙רֶץ֙	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
themselves became Jews	מִֽתְיַהֲדִ֔ים	miṯ·ya·hă·ḏîm	Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine plural	H3054 become a Jew
because	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
the fear	פַּֽחַד־	pa·ḥaḏ-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H6343 dread
of the Jews	הַיְּהוּדִ֖ים	hay·yə·hū·ḏîm	Article; Noun - proper - masculine plural	H3064 Jewish
had fallen	נָפַ֥ל	nā·p̄al	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5307 fall, lie
upon them	עֲלֵיהֶֽם׃	‘ă·lê·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural	H5921 height

Cross-references

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Deuteronomy 11:25 · Esther 9:19 · Psalm 18:43 · 1 Samuel 25:8 · Esther 9:2 · Zechariah 8:20–23 · Esther 9:22 · Deuteronomy 2:25 · Esther 9:27 · Exodus 15:16 · Genesis 35:5

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.