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Esther 1:6
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And when these days were expired, the king made a feast unto all the people that were present in Shushan the palace, both unto great and small, seven days, in the court of the garden of the king's palace;
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[Where were] white, green, and blue, [hangings], fastened with cords of fine linen and purple to silver rings and pillars of marble: the beds [were of] gold and silver, upon a pavement of red, and blue, and white, and black, marble.
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And they gave [them] drink in vessels of gold, (the vessels being diverse one from another,) and royal wine in abundance, according to the state of the king.
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Verse Text
Where were whiteH2353, greenH3768, and blueH8504, hangings, fastenedH270 with cordsH2256 of fine linenH948 and purpleH713 to silverH3701 ringsH1550 and pillarsH5982 of marbleH8336: the bedsH4296 were of goldH2091 and silverH3701, upon a pavementH7531 of redH923, and blueH8504, and whiteH1858, and blackH5508, marbleH8336.
חוּר ׀ כַּרְפַּס וּתְכֵלֶת אָחוּז בְּחַבְלֵי־בוּץ וְאַרְגָּמָן עַל־גְּלִילֵי כֶסֶף וְעַמּוּדֵי שֵׁשׁ מִטֹּות ׀ זָהָב וָכֶסֶף עַל רִצְפַת בַּהַט־וָשֵׁשׁ וְדַר וְסֹחָרֶת׃
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Morphology | Gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
ח֣וּר |
chur | H2353 | HNcmsa | white material |
כַּרְפַּ֣ס |
kar.Pas | H3768 | HNcmsa | cotton |
וּ/תְכֵ֗לֶת |
u./te.Khe.let | H8504 | HC/Ncfsa | and/ violet material |
אָחוּז֙ |
'a.Chuz | H270 | HVqsmsa | (was) held |
בְּ/חַבְלֵי |
be./chav.lei- | H2256 | HR/Ncbpc | with/ cords of |
ב֣וּץ |
vutz | H948 | HNcmsa | fine linen |
וְ/אַרְגָּמָ֔ן |
ve./'ar.ga.Man | H713 | HC/Ncmsa | and/ purple |
עַל |
'al- | H5921 | HR | on |
גְּלִ֥ילֵי |
ge.Li.lei | H1550 | HNcmpc | rods of |
כֶ֖סֶף |
Khe.sef | H3701 | HNcmsa | silver |
וְ/עַמּ֣וּדֵי |
ve./'a.Mu.dei | H5982 | HC/Ncmpc | and/ pillars of |
שֵׁ֑שׁ |
Shesh | H8336 | HAcfsa | marble |
מִטּ֣וֹת |
mi.Tot | H4296 | HNcfpc | couches of |
זָהָ֣ב |
za.Hav | H2091 | HNcmsa | gold |
וָ/כֶ֗סֶף |
va./Khe.sef | H3701 | HC/Ncmsa | and/ silver |
עַ֛ל |
'al | H5921 | HR | on |
רִֽצְפַ֥ת |
ritz.Fat | H7531 | HNcfsc | a pavement of |
בַּהַט |
ba.hat- | H923 | HNcmsa | porphyry |
וָ/שֵׁ֖שׁ |
va./Shesh | H8336 | HC/Acfsa | and/ marble |
וְ/דַ֥ר |
ve./Dar | H1858 | HC/Ncmsa | and/ mother-of-pearl |
וְ/סֹחָֽרֶת |
ve./so.Cha.ret | H5508 | HC/Ncfsa | and/ paving stone |
- H270 — אָחַז (ʼâchaz, aw-khaz'): a primitive root; to seize (often with the accessory idea of holding in possession); [phrase] be affrighted, bar, (catch, lay, take) hold (back), come upon, fasten, handle, portion, (get, have or take) possess(-ion).
- H713 — אַרְגָּמָן (ʼargâmân, ar-gaw-mawn'): of foreign origin; purple (the color or the dyed stuff); purple.
- H923 — בַּהַט (bahaṭ, bah'-hat): from an unused root (probably meaning to glisten); white marble or perhaps alabaster; red (marble).
- H948 — בּוּץ (bûwts, boots): from an unused root (of the same form) meaning to bleach, i.e. (intransitive) be white; probably cotton (of some sort); fine (white) linen.
- H1550 — גָּלִיל (gâlîyl, gaw-leel'): from גָּלַל; a valve of a folding door (as turning); also a ring (as round); folding, ring.
- H1858 — דַּר (dar, dar): apparently from the same as דְּרוֹר; properly, a pearl (from its sheen as rapidly turned); by analogy, pearl-stone, i.e. mother-of-pearl or alabaster; [idiom] white.
- H2091 — זָהָב (zâhâb, zaw-hawb'): from an unused root meaning to shimmer; gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear sky; gold(-en), fair weather.
- H2256 — חֶבֶל (chebel, kheh'-bel): or חֵבֶל; from חָבַל; a rope (as twisted), especially a measuring line; by implication, a district or inheritance (as measured); or a noose (as of cords); figuratively, a company (as if tied together); also a throe (especially of parturition); also ruin; band, coast, company, cord, country, destruction, line, lot, pain, pang, portion, region, rope, snare, sorrow, tackling.
- H2353 — חוּר (chûwr, khoor): from חָוַר; white linen; white.
- H3701 — כֶּסֶף (keçeph, keh'-sef): from כָּסַף; silver (from its pale color); by implication, money; money, price, silver(-ling).
- H3768 — כַּרְפַּס (karpaç, kar-pas'): of foreign origin; byssus or fine vegetable wool; green.
- H4296 — מִטָּה (miṭṭâh, mit-taw'): from נָטָה; a bed (as extended) forsleeping or eating; by analogy, a sofa, litter or bier; bed(-chamber), bier.
- H5508 — סֹחֵרֶת (çôchêreth, so-kheh'-reth): similar to סֹחֵרָה; probably a (black) tile (or tessara) forlaying borders with; black marble.
- H5982 — עַמּוּד (ʻammûwd, am-mood'): or עַמֻּד; from עָמַד; a column (as standing); also a stand, i.e. platform; [idiom] apiece, pillar.
- H7531 — רִצְפָּה (ritspâh, rits-paw'): feminine of רֶצֶף; a hot stone; also a tessellated pavement; live coal, pavement.
- H8336 — שֵׁשׁ (shêsh, shaysh): or (for alliteration with מֶשִׁי) שְׁשִׁי; for שַׁיִשׁ; bleached stuff, i.e. white linen or (by analogy) marble; [idiom] blue, fine (twined) linen, marble, silk.
- H8504 — תְּכֵלֶת (tᵉkêleth, tek-ay'-leth): probably for שְׁחֶלֶת; the cerulean mussel, i.e. the color (violet) obtained therefrom or stuff dyed therewith; blue.
The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:
- H5921 — עַל (ʻal, al): properly, the same as עַל used as a preposition (in the singular or plural often with prefix, or as conjunction with a particle following); above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications; above, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of, (from) (off), (up-) on, over, than, through(-out), to, touching, [idiom] with.
Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)
- blue — Esther 8:15
- the beds — Esther 7:8, Ezekiel 23:41, Amos 2:8, Amos 6:4
- white — Exodus 26:1, Exodus 26:31-32, Exodus 26:36-37
Reciprocal references (1): Mark 6:39
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