Esther 2:16
Old Testament • 13 words with Strong's data
"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."
Word-by-Word Analysis
לָקַח
lâqach
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ
ʼĂchashvêrôwsh
Achashverosh (i.e. Ahasuerus or Artaxerxes, but in this case Xerxes), the title (rather than name) of a Persian king
בַּיִת
bayith
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
מַלְכוּת
malkûwth
a rule; concretely, a dominion
עֲשִׂירִי
ʻăsîyrîy
tenth; by abbreviation, tenth month or (feminine) part
חֹדֶשׁ
chôdesh
the new moon; by implication, a month
חֹדֶשׁ
chôdesh
the new moon; by implication, a month
שָׁנֶה
shâneh
a year (as a revolution of time)
מַלְכוּת
malkûwth
a rule; concretely, a dominion
Key Terms in This Verse
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
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After these things, when the wrath of king Ahasuerus was appeased, he remembered Vashti, and what she had done, and what was decreed against her.
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