Esther 2:12
Old Testament • 28 words with Strong's data
"Now when every maid’s turn was come to go in to king Ahasuerus, after that she had been twelve months, according to the manner of the women, (for so were the days of their purifications accomplished, to wit, six months with oil of myrrh, and six months with sweet odours, and with other things for the purifying of the women;)"
Word-by-Word Analysis
שִׁפְחָה
shiphchâh
a female slave (as a member of the household)
שׁוּב
shûwb
to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); ...
בּוֹא
bôwʼ
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
יָלַךְ
yâlak
to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ
ʼĂchashvêrôwsh
Achashverosh (i.e. Ahasuerus or Artaxerxes, but in this case Xerxes), the title (rather than name) of a Persian king
אַחַר
ʼachar
properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
שְׁנַיִם
shᵉnayim
two; also (as ordinal) twofold
חֹדֶשׁ
chôdesh
the new moon; by implication, a month
פֶּה
peh
the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with prepos...
מִשְׁפָּט
mishpâṭ
properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, ind...
יוֹם
yôwm
a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso...
מָרוּק
mârûwq
properly, rubbed; but used abstractly, a rubbing (with perfumery)
כָּלָה
kâlâh
to end, whether intransitive (to cease, be finished, perish) or transitived (to complete, prepare, consume)
יָדַע
yâdaʻ
to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including o...
שֵׁשׁ
shêsh
six (as an overplus beyond five or the fingers of the hand); as ord. sixth
חֹדֶשׁ
chôdesh
the new moon; by implication, a month
שֶׁמֶן
shemen
grease, especially liquid (as from the olive, often perfumed); figuratively, richness
מֹר
môr
myrrh (as distilling in drops, and also as bitter)
שֵׁשׁ
shêsh
six (as an overplus beyond five or the fingers of the hand); as ord. sixth
חֹדֶשׁ
chôdesh
the new moon; by implication, a month
נִיחוֹחַ
nîychôwach
properly, restful, i.e. pleasant; abstractly, delight
בֶּשֶׂם
besem
fragrance; by implication, spicery; also the balsam plant
דָּבָר
dâbâr
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
טׇהֳרָה
ṭohŏrâh
ceremonial purification; moral purity
Key Terms in This Verse
מָרוּק mârûwq
properly, rubbed; but used abstractly, a rubbing (with perfumery)
Study H4795 →יָדַע yâdaʻ
to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, in...
Study H3045 →כָּלָה kâlâh
to end, whether intransitive (to cease, be finished, perish) or transitived (to complete, prepare, consume)
Study H3615 →אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ ʼĂchashvêrôwsh
Achashverosh (i.e. Ahasuerus or Artaxerxes, but in this case Xerxes), the title (rather than name) of a Persian king
Study H325 →Cross References
I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.
And thou wentest to the king with ointment, and didst increase thy perfumes, and didst send thy messengers far off, and didst debase thyself even unto hell.
Who is this that cometh out of the wilderness like pillars of smoke, perfumed with myrrh and frankincense, with all powders of the merchant?
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