Esther

Esther 9:24

24For Haman son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, the enemy of all the Jews, had plotted against the Jews to destroy them and had cast the Pur (that is, the lot) to crush and destroy them.

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Forכִּי֩kîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
Hamanהָמָ֨ןhā·mānNoun - proper - masculine singularH2001 Haman
sonבֶּֽן־ben-Noun - masculine singular constructH1121 son
of Hammedathaהַמְּדָ֜תָאham·mə·ḏā·ṯāNoun - proper - masculine singularH4099 Medatha
the Agagiteהָֽאֲגָגִ֗יhā·’ă·ḡā·ḡîArticle; Noun - proper - masculine singularH91 Agagite
the enemyצֹרֵר֙ṣō·rêrVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH6887 bind, tie up, be restricted, narrow, scant, cramped
of allכָּל־kāl-Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
the Jewsהַיְּהוּדִ֔יםhay·yə·hū·ḏîmArticle; Noun - proper - masculine pluralH3064 Jewish
had plottedחָשַׁ֥בḥā·šaḇVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH2803 think, account
againstעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
the Jewsהַיְּהוּדִ֖יםhay·yə·hū·ḏîmArticle; Noun - proper - masculine pluralH3064 Jewish
to destroy themלְאַבְּדָ֑םlə·’ab·bə·ḏāmPreposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct; third person masculine pluralH6 perish
and had castוְהִפִּ֥ילwə·hip·pîlConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularH5307 fall, lie
the Purפּוּר֙pūrNoun - masculine singularH6332 lot
that isה֣וּאhūPronoun - third person masculine singularH1931 he, she
the lotהַגּוֹרָ֔לhag·gō·w·rālArticle; Noun - masculine singularH1486 lot
to crushלְהֻמָּ֖םlə·hum·māmPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine pluralH2000 make a noise, move noisily, confuse, discomfit
and destroy themוּֽלְאַבְּדָֽם׃ū·lə·’ab·bə·ḏāmConjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct; third person masculine pluralH6 perish

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Esther 3:5–13

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.