Esther
Esther 9:26
26Therefore these days are called Purim, from the word Pur.
Because of all the instructions in this letter, and because of all they had seen and experienced,
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Therefore | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| these | הָאֵ֤לֶּה | hā·’êl·leh | Article; Pronoun - common plural | H428 these |
| days | לַיָּמִ֨ים | lay·yā·mîm | Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine plural | H3117 day |
| are called | קָֽרְאוּ֩ | qā·rə·’ū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H7121 call, proclaim, read |
| Purim | פוּרִים֙ | p̄ū·rîm | Noun - masculine plural | H6332 lot |
| from | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the word | שֵׁ֣ם | šêm | Noun - masculine singular construct | H8034 name |
| Pur | הַפּ֔וּר | hap·pūr | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H6332 lot |
| Because of | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the instructions | דִּבְרֵ֖י | diḇ·rê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1697 speech, word |
| in this | הַזֹּ֑את | haz·zōṯ | Article; Pronoun - feminine singular | H2063 this |
| letter | הָאִגֶּ֣רֶת | hā·’ig·ge·reṯ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H107 letter, letter-missive |
| and because of all | וּמָֽה־ | ū·māh- | Conjunctive waw; Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| they had seen | רָא֣וּ | rā·’ū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H7200 see |
| and experienced | וּמָ֥ה | ū·māh | Conjunctive waw; Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.