Esther 2:14
Old Testament • 21 words with Strong's data
"In the evening she went, and on the morrow she returned into the second house of the women, to the custody of Shaashgaz, the king’s chamberlain, which kept the concubines: she came in unto the king no more, except the king delighted in her, and that she were called by name."
Word-by-Word Analysis
יָלַךְ
yâlak
to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
מָחָר
mâchâr
properly, deferred, i.e. the morrow; usually (adverbially) tomorrow; indefinitely, hereafter
שׁוּב
shûwb
to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); ...
שֵׁנִי
shênîy
properly, double, i.e. second; also adverbially, again
בַּיִת
bayith
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
יָד
yâd
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),
שַׁעַשְׁגַּז
Shaʻashgaz
Shaashgaz, a eunuch of Xerxes
סָרִיס
çârîyç
a eunuch; by implication, valet (especially of the female apartments), and thus, a minister of state
שָׁמַר
shâmar
properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
בִּלְהָה
Bilhâh
Bilhah, the name of one of Jacob's concubines; also of a place in Palestine
בּוֹא
bôwʼ
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
לֹא
lôʼ
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
חָפֵץ
châphêts
properly, to incline to; by implication (literally but rarely) to bend; figuratively, to be pleased with, desire
קָרָא
qârâʼ
to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
שֵׁם
shêm
an appellation, as amark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
Key Terms in This Verse
יָד yâd
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),
Study H3027 →סָרִיס çârîyç
a eunuch; by implication, valet (especially of the female apartments), and thus, a minister of state
Study H5631 →חָפֵץ châphêts
properly, to incline to; by implication (literally but rarely) to bend; figuratively, to be pleased with, desire
Study H2654 →בִּלְהָה Bilhâh
Bilhah, the name of one of Jacob's concubines; also of a place in Palestine
Study H1090 →לֹא lôʼ
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
Study H3808 →מָחָר mâchâr
properly, deferred, i.e. the morrow; usually (adverbially) tomorrow; indefinitely, hereafter
Study H4279 →שָׁמַר shâmar
properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
Study H8104 →Cross References
All the king’s servants, and the people of the king’s provinces, do know, that whosoever, whether man or woman, shall come unto the king into the inner court, who is not called, there is one law of hi...
And the young man deferred not to do the thing, because he had delight in Jacob’s daughter: and he was more honourable than all the house of his father.
But now thus saith the LORD that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine.
For Jacob my servant’s sake, and Israel mine elect, I have even called thee by thy name: I have surnamed thee, though thou hast not known me.
And it shall be, if thou have no delight in her, then thou shalt let her go whither she will; but thou shalt not sell her at all for money, thou shalt not make merchandise of her, because thou hast hu...
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