Esther 1:21
Old Testament • 8 words with Strong's data
"And the saying pleased the king and the princes; and the king did according to the word of Memucan:"
Word-by-Word Analysis
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
יָטַב
yâṭab
to be (causative) make well, literally (sound, beautiful) or figuratively (happy, successful, right)
שַׂר
sar
a head person (of any rank or class)
פֶּה
peh
the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with prepos...
דָּבָר
dâbâr
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
מְמוּכָן
Mᵉmûwkân
Memucan or Momucan, a Persian satrap
Key Terms in This Verse
יָטַב yâṭab
to be (causative) make well, literally (sound, beautiful) or figuratively (happy, successful, right)
Study H3190 →דָּבָר dâbâr
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
Study H1697 →פֶּה peh
the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to
Study H6310 →Cross References
And the thing was good in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of all his servants.
And let the maiden which pleaseth the king be queen instead of Vashti. And the thing pleased the king; and he did so.
If it please the king, let there go a royal commandment from him, and let it be written among the laws of the Persians and the Medes, that it be not altered, That Vashti come no more before king Ahasu...
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