Esther 2:9

Old Testament • 23 words with Strong's data

"And the maiden pleased him, and she obtained kindness of him; and he speedily gave her her things for purification, with such things as belonged to her, and seven maidens, which were meet to be given her, out of the king’s house: and he preferred her and her maids unto the best place of the house of the women."

Word-by-Word Analysis

And the

נַעֲרָה

naʻărâh

H5291

a girl (from infancy to adolescence)

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יָטַב

yâṭab

H3190

to be (causative) make well, literally (sound, beautiful) or figuratively (happy, successful, right)

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him and she

נָשָׂא

nâsâʼ

H5375

to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative

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חֵסֵד

chêçêd

H2617

kindness; by implication (towards God) piety; rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beauty

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of him and he

אׇסְפַּרְנָא

ʼoçparnâʼ

H629

diligently

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נָתַן

nâthan

H5414

to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)

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her her

דָּבָר

dâbâr

H1697

a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause

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for

תַּמְרוּק

tamrûwq

H8562

properly, a scouring, i.e. soap or perfumery forthe bath; figuratively, a detergent

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with such

דָּבָר

dâbâr

H1697

a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause

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as

מָנָה

mânâh

H4490

properly, something weighed out, i.e. (generally) a division; specifically (of food) a ration; also a lot

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to her and

שֶׁבַע

shebaʻ

H7651

seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number

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נַעֲרָה

naʻărâh

H5291

a girl (from infancy to adolescence)

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which were

קִרְאָה

qirʼâh

H7125

an encountering, accidental, friendly or hostile (also adverbially, opposite)

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to be

נָתַן

nâthan

H5414

to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)

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her out of the

מֶלֶךְ

melek

H4428

a king

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בַּיִת

bayith

H1004

a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)

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and he

שָׁנָה

shânâh

H8138

to fold, i.e. duplicate (literally or figuratively); by implication, to transmute (transitive or intransitive)

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her and her

נַעֲרָה

naʻărâh

H5291

a girl (from infancy to adolescence)

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unto the

חֶלֶב

cheleb

H2459

fat, whether literally or figuratively; hence, the richest or choice part

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מָקוֹם

mâqôwm

H4725

properly, a standing, i.e. a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind)

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of the

בַּיִת

bayith

H1004

a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)

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of the

אִשָּׁה

ʼishshâh

H802

a woman

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Key Terms in This Verse

preferred H8138

שָׁנָה shânâh

to fold, i.e. duplicate (literally or figuratively); by implication, to transmute (transitive or intransitive)

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maiden H5291

נַעֲרָה naʻărâh

a girl (from infancy to adolescence)

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purification H8562

תַּמְרוּק tamrûwq

properly, a scouring, i.e. soap or perfumery forthe bath; figuratively, a detergent

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maids H5291

נַעֲרָה naʻărâh

a girl (from infancy to adolescence)

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belonged H4490

מָנָה mânâh

properly, something weighed out, i.e. (generally) a division; specifically (of food) a ration; also a lot

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maidens H5291

נַעֲרָה naʻărâh

a girl (from infancy to adolescence)

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speedily H629

אׇסְפַּרְנָא ʼoçparnâʼ

diligently

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best H2459

חֶלֶב cheleb

fat, whether literally or figuratively; hence, the richest or choice part

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obtained H5375

נָשָׂא nâsâʼ

to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative

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kindness H2617

חֵסֵד chêçêd

kindness; by implication (towards God) piety; rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beauty

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