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Esther 2:17
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So Esther was taken unto king Ahasuerus into his house royal in the tenth month, which [is] the month Tebeth, in the seventh year of his reign.
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And the king loved Esther above all the women, and she obtained grace and favour in his sight more than all the virgins; so that he set the royal crown upon her head, and made her queen instead of Vashti.
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Then the king made a great feast unto all his princes and his servants, [even] Esther's feast; and he made a release to the provinces, and gave gifts, according to the state of the king.
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Verse Text
KJV with Strong's Numbers
And the kingH4428 lovedH157 EstherH635 above all the womenH802, and she obtainedH5375 graceH2580 and favourH2617 in his sightH6440 more than all the virginsH1330; so that he setH7760 the royalH4438 crownH3804 upon her headH7218, and made her queenH4427 instead of VashtiH2060.
Original Hebrew
וַיֶּאֱהַב הַמֶּלֶךְ אֶת־אֶסְתֵּר מִכָּל־הַנָּשִׁים וַתִּשָּׂא־חֵן וָחֶסֶד לְפָנָיו מִכָּל־הַבְּתוּלֹת וַיָּשֶׂם כֶּתֶר־מַלְכוּת בְּרֹאשָׁהּ וַיַּמְלִיכֶהָ תַּחַת וַשְׁתִּי׃
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Morphology | Gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
וַ/יֶּאֱהַ֨ב |
va/i.ye.'e.Hav | H157 | HC/Vqw3ms | and/ he loved |
הַ/מֶּ֤לֶךְ |
ha./Me.lekh | H4428 | HTd/Ncmsa | the/ king |
אֶת |
'et- | H853 | HTo | (obj.) |
אֶסְתֵּר֙ |
'es.Ter | H635 | HNp | Esther |
מִ/כָּל |
mi./kol | H3605 | HR/Ncmsc | more than/ all |
הַ/נָּשִׁ֔ים |
ha./na.Shim | H802 | HTd/Ncfpa | the/ women |
וַ/תִּשָּׂא |
va./ti.sa'- | H5375 | HC/Vqw3fs | and/ she bore |
חֵ֥ן |
chen | H2580 | HNcmsa | favor |
וָ/חֶ֛סֶד |
va./Che.sed | H2617 | HC/Ncmsa | and/ favor |
לְ/פָנָ֖י/ו |
le./fa.Na/v | H6440 | HR/Ncbpc/Sp3ms | (to)/ before/ him |
מִ/כָּל |
mi./kol | H3605 | HR/Ncmsc | more than/ all |
הַ/בְּתוּלֹ֑ת |
ha./be.tu.Lot | H1330 | HTd/Ncfpa | the/ virgins |
וַ/יָּ֤שֶׂם |
va/i.Ya.sem | H7760 | HC/Vqw3ms | and/ he put |
כֶּֽתֶר |
ke.ter- | H3804 | HNcmsc | a crown of |
מַלְכוּת֙ |
mal.Khut | H4438 | HNcfsa | royalty |
בְּ/רֹאשָׁ֔/הּ |
be./ro.Sha/h | H7218 | HR/Ncmsc/Sp3fs | on/ head/ her |
וַ/יַּמְלִיכֶ֖/הָ |
va/i.yam.li.Khe./ha | H4427 | HC/Vhw3ms/Sp3fs | and/ he made queen/ her |
תַּ֥חַת |
Ta.chat | H8478 | HR | in place of |
וַשְׁתִּֽי |
vash.Ti | H2060 | HNp | Vashti |
Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)
Strong's References
- H157 — אָהַב (ʼâhab, aw-hab'): or אָהֵב ; a primitive root; to have affection for (sexually or otherwise); (be-) love(-d, -ly, -r), like, friend.
- H635 — אֶסְתֵּר (ʼEçtêr, es-tare'): of Persian derivation; Ester, the Jewish heroine; Esther.
- H802 — אִשָּׁה (ʼishshâh, ish-shaw'): feminine of אִישׁ or אֱנוֹשׁ; irregular plural, נָשִׁים;(used in the same wide sense as אֱנוֹשׁ); a woman; (adulter) ess, each, every, female, [idiom] many, [phrase] none, one, [phrase] together, wife, woman. Often unexpressed in English.
- H1330 — בְּתוּלָה (bᵉthûwlâh, beth-oo-law'): feminine passive participle of an unused root meaning to separate; a virgin (from her privacy); sometimes (by continuation) a bride; also (figuratively) a city or state; maid, virgin.
- H2060 — וַשְׁתִּי (Vashtîy, vash-tee'): of Persian origin; Vashti, the queen of Xerxes; Vashti. z
- H2580 — חֵן (chên, khane): from חָנַן; graciousness, i.e. subjective (kindness, favor) or objective (beauty); favour, grace(-ious), pleasant, precious, (well-) favoured.
- H2617 — חֵסֵד (chêçêd, kheh'-sed): from חָסַד; kindness; by implication (towards God) piety; rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beauty; favour, good deed(-liness, -ness), kindly, (loving-) kindness, merciful (kindness), mercy, pity, reproach, wicked thing.
- H3804 — כֶּתֶר (kether, keh'-ther): from כָּתַר; properly, a circlet, i.e. a diadem; crown.
- H4427 — מָלַךְ (mâlak, maw-lak'): a primitive root; to reign; inceptively, to ascend the throne; causatively, to induct into royalty; hence (by implication) to take counsel; consult, [idiom] indeed, be (make, set a, set up) king, be (make) queen, (begin to, make to) reign(-ing), rule, [idiom] surely.
- H4428 — מֶלֶךְ (melek, meh'-lek): from מָלַךְ; a king; king, royal.
- H4438 — מַלְכוּת (malkûwth, mal-kooth'): or מַלְכֻת; or (in plural) מַלְכֻיָּה; from מָלַךְ; a rule; concretely, a dominion; empire, kingdom, realm, reign, royal.
- H5375 — נָשָׂא (nâsâʼ, naw-saw'): or נָסָה; (Psalm 4:6 (אֲבַד)), a primitive root; to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative; accept, advance, arise, (able to, (armor), suffer to) bear(-er, up), bring (forth), burn, carry (away), cast, contain, desire, ease, exact, exalt (self), extol, fetch, forgive, furnish, further, give, go on, help, high, hold up, honorable ([phrase] man), lade, lay, lift (self) up, lofty, marry, magnify, [idiom] needs, obtain, pardon, raise (up), receive, regard, respect, set (up), spare, stir up, [phrase] swear, take (away, up), [idiom] utterly, wear, yield.
- H6440 — פָּנִים (pânîym, paw-neem'): plural (but always as singular) of an unused noun פָּנֶה; from פָּנָה); the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.); [phrase] accept, a-(be-) fore(-time), against, anger, [idiom] as (long as), at, [phrase] battle, [phrase] because (of), [phrase] beseech, countenance, edge, [phrase] employ, endure, [phrase] enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-part), form(-er time, -ward), from, front, heaviness, [idiom] him(-self), [phrase] honourable, [phrase] impudent, [phrase] in, it, look(-eth) (-s), [idiom] me, [phrase] meet, [idiom] more than, mouth, of, off, (of) old (time), [idiom] on, open, [phrase] out of, over against, the partial, person, [phrase] please, presence, propect, was purposed, by reason of, [phrase] regard, right forth, [phrase] serve, [idiom] shewbread, sight, state, straight, [phrase] street, [idiom] thee, [idiom] them(-selves), through ([phrase] -out), till, time(-s) past, (un-) to(-ward), [phrase] upon, upside ([phrase] down), with(-in, [phrase] -stand), [idiom] ye, [idiom] you.
- H7218 — רֹאשׁ (rôʼsh, roshe): from an unused root apparently meaning to shake; the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.); band, beginning, captain, chapiter, chief(-est place, man, things), company, end, [idiom] every (man), excellent, first, forefront, (be-)head, height, (on) high(-est part, (priest)), [idiom] lead, [idiom] poor, principal, ruler, sum, top.
- H7760 — שׂוּם (sûwm, soom): or שִׂים; a primitive root; to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically); [idiom] any wise, appoint, bring, call (a name), care, cast in, change, charge, commit, consider, convey, determine, [phrase] disguise, dispose, do, get, give, heap up, hold, impute, lay (down, up), leave, look, make (out), mark, [phrase] name, [idiom] on, ordain, order, [phrase] paint, place, preserve, purpose, put (on), [phrase] regard, rehearse, reward, (cause to) set (on, up), shew, [phrase] stedfastly, take, [idiom] tell, [phrase] tread down, (over-)turn, [idiom] wholly, work.
The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:
- H853 — אֵת (ʼêth, ayth): apparent contracted from אוֹת in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely); (as such unrepresented in English).
- H3605 — כֹּל (kôl, kole): or (Jeremiah 33:8) כּוֹל; from כָּלַל; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense); (in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).
- H8478 — תַּחַת (tachath, takh'-ath): from the same as תּוֹחַ; the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc.; as, beneath, [idiom] flat, in(-stead), (same) place (where...is), room, for...sake, stead of, under, [idiom] unto, [idiom] when...was mine, whereas, (where-) fore, with.
Cross References
Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)
- so that he set — 1 Samuel 2:8, Esther 4:14, Psalms 75:6-7, Psalms 113:7-8, Ezekiel 17:24, Luke 1:48-52
Reciprocal references (4): Genesis 33:8, 2 Kings 11:12, Esther 8:5, Ezekiel 16:11
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