Esther

Esther 9:22

²²as the days on which the Jews gained rest from their enemies and the month in which their sorrow turned to joy and their mourning into a holiday. He wrote that these were to be days of feasting and joy, of sending gifts to one another and to the poor.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
as the days	כַּיָּמִ֗ים	kay·yā·mîm	Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H3117 day
on which	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
the Jews	הַיְּהוּדִים֙	hay·yə·hū·ḏîm	Article; Noun - proper - masculine plural	H3064 Jewish
gained rest	נָ֨חוּ	nā·ḥū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H5117 rest
from their enemies	מֵא֣וֹיְבֵיהֶ֔ם	mê·’ō·wy·ḇê·hem	Preposition-m; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H341 be hostile to
and the month	וְהַחֹ֗דֶשׁ	wə·ha·ḥō·ḏeš	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2320 (newness), new moon, month
in which	אֲשֶׁר֩	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
their sorrow	מִיָּגוֹן֙	mî·yā·ḡō·wn	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular	H3015 grief, sorrow
turned	נֶהְפַּ֨ךְ	neh·paḵ	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H2015 turn, overturn
to joy	לְשִׂמְחָ֔ה	lə·śim·ḥāh	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular	H8057 joy, gladness, mirth
and their mourning	וּמֵאֵ֖בֶל	ū·mê·’ê·ḇel	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular	H60 mourning
into a holiday	לְי֣וֹם	lə·yō·wm	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day
that these were to be	לַעֲשׂ֣וֹת	la·‘ă·śō·wṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H6213 do, make
days	יְמֵי֙	yə·mê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H3117 day
of feasting	מִשְׁתֶּ֣ה	miš·teh	Noun - masculine singular	H4960 feast
and joy	וְשִׂמְחָ֔ה	wə·śim·ḥāh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular	H8057 joy, gladness, mirth
of sending	וּמִשְׁל֤וֹחַ	ū·miš·lō·w·aḥ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H4916 outstretching
gifts	מָנוֹת֙	mā·nō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H4490 part, portion
to one	אִ֣ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
another	לְרֵעֵ֔הוּ	lə·rê·‘ê·hū	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H7453 shouting, roar
to the poor	לָֽאֶבְיוֹנִֽים׃	lā·’eḇ·yō·w·nîm	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H34 in want, needy, poor

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Psalm 30:11 · Esther 9:19 · Isaiah 14:3 · Isaiah 12:1–2 · Esther 3:12–13 · Galatians 2:10

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.