Esther
Esther 8:7
7So King Xerxes said to Esther the Queen and Mordecai the Jew, “Behold, I have given Haman’s estate to Esther, and he was hanged on the gallows because he attacked the Jews.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So King | הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| Xerxes | אֲחַשְׁוֵרֹשׁ֙ | ’ă·ḥaš·wê·rōš | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H325 Ahasuerus |
| said | וַיֹּ֨אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| to Esther | לְאֶסְתֵּ֣ר | lə·’es·têr | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H635 Esther |
| the Queen | הַמַּלְכָּ֔ה | ham·mal·kāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H4436 queen |
| and Mordecai | וּֽלְמָרְדֳּכַ֖י | ū·lə·mā·rə·do·ḵay | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4782 Mordecai |
| the Jew | הַיְּהוּדִ֑י | hay·yə·hū·ḏî | Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3064 Jewish |
| Behold | הִנֵּ֨ה | hin·nêh | Interjection | H2009 lo! behold! |
| I have given | נָתַ֣תִּי | nā·ṯat·tî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| Haman’s | הָמָ֜ן | hā·mān | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H2001 Haman |
| estate | בֵית־ | ḇêṯ- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
| to Esther | לְאֶסְתֵּ֗ר | lə·’es·têr | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H635 Esther |
| and he was hanged | תָּל֣וּ | tā·lū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H8518 hang |
| on | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the gallows | הָעֵ֔ץ | hā·‘êṣ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H6086 tree, trees, wood |
| because | עַ֛ל | ‘al | Preposition | H5921 height |
| he attacked | שָׁלַ֥ח | šā·laḥ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H7971 send |
| the Jews | בַּיְּהוּדִיִּים׃ | bay·yə·hū·ḏī·yīm | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - proper - masculine plural | H3064 Jewish |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.