Esther
Esther 9:17
17This was done on the thirteenth day of the month of Adar, and on the fourteenth day they rested, making it a day of feasting and joy.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| This was done on the thirteenth | שְׁלֹשָׁ֥ה | šə·lō·šāh | Number - masculine singular | H7969 a three, triad |
| day | בְּיוֹם־ | bə·yō·wm- | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3117 day |
| of the month | לְחֹ֣דֶשׁ | lə·ḥō·ḏeš | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct | H2320 (newness), new moon, month |
| of Adar | אֲדָ֑ר | ’ă·ḏār | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H143 Adar |
| and on the fourteenth day | בְּאַרְבָּעָ֤ה | bə·’ar·bā·‘āh | Preposition-b; Number - masculine singular | H702 four |
| they rested | וְנ֗וֹחַ | wə·nō·w·aḥ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute | H5117 rest |
| making it | וְעָשֹׂ֣ה | wə·‘ā·śōh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute | H6213 do, make |
| a day | י֖וֹם | yō·wm | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3117 day |
| of feasting | מִשְׁתֶּ֥ה | miš·teh | Noun - masculine singular | H4960 feast |
| and joy | וְשִׂמְחָֽה׃ | wə·śim·ḥāh | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular | H8057 joy, gladness, mirth |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.