Esther

Esther 9:4

⁴For Mordecai exercised great power in the palace, and his fame spread throughout the provinces as he became more and more powerful.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
Mordecai	מָרְדֳּכַי֙	mā·rə·do·ḵay	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4782 Mordecai
exercised great	גָ֤דוֹל	ḡā·ḏō·wl	Adjective - masculine singular	H1419 great
power in the palace	בְּבֵ֣ית	bə·ḇêṯ	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
and his fame	וְשָׁמְע֖וֹ	wə·šā·mə·‘ōw	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H8089 report
spread	הוֹלֵ֣ךְ	hō·w·lêḵ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
throughout	בְּכָל־	bə·ḵāl	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the provinces	הַמְּדִינ֑וֹת	ham·mə·ḏî·nō·wṯ	Article; Noun - feminine plural	H4082 province
as	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
he	מָרְדֳּכַ֖י	mā·rə·do·ḵay	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4782 Mordecai
became	הוֹלֵ֥ךְ	hō·w·lêḵ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
more and more powerful	וְגָדֽוֹל׃פ	wə·ḡā·ḏō·wl	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute	H1431 grow up, become great

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.