Esther 7:3
Old Testament • 16 words with Strong's data
"Then Esther the queen answered and said, If I have found favour in thy sight, O king, and if it please the king, let my life be given me at my petition, and my people at my request:"
Word-by-Word Analysis
עָנָה
ʻânâh
properly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e. pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extension to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout, ...
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
מָצָא
mâtsâʼ
properly, to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present
חֵן
chên
graciousness, i.e. subjective (kindness, favor) or objective (beauty)
עַיִן
ʻayin
an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
טוֹב
ṭôwb
to be (transitively, do or make) good (or well) in the widest sense
שָׁאַר
shâʼar
properly, to swell up, i.e. be (causatively, make) redundant
חַי
chay
alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or livin...
נָתַן
nâthan
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
עַם
ʻam
a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
בָּקַשׁ
bâqash
to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after
Key Terms in This Verse
בָּקַשׁ bâqash
to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after
Study H1245 →טוֹב ṭôwb
to be (transitively, do or make) good (or well) in the widest sense
Study H2895 →חֵן chên
graciousness, i.e. subjective (kindness, favor) or objective (beauty)
Study H2580 →עַיִן ʻayin
an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
Study H5869 →מָצָא mâtsâʼ
properly, to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present
Study H4672 →חַי chay
alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively
Study H2416 →עָנָה ʻânâh
properly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e. pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extension to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout, testify, announce
Study H6030 →Cross References
Then thou shalt say unto them, I presented my supplication before the king, that he would not cause me to return to Jonathan’s house, to die there.
And Satan answered the LORD, and said, Skin for skin, yea, all that a man hath will he give for his life.
And the king arising from the banquet of wine in his wrath went into the palace garden: and Haman stood up to make request for his life to Esther the queen; for he saw that there was evil determined a...
Also he gave him the copy of the writing of the decree that was given at Shushan to destroy them, to shew it unto Esther, and to declare it unto her, and to charge her that she should go in unto the k...
And he sent again a captain of the third fifty with his fifty. And the third captain of fifty went up, and came and fell on his knees before Elijah, and besought him, and said unto him, O man of God, ...
And his servants said unto him, Behold now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful kings: let us, I pray thee, put sackcloth on our loins, and ropes upon our heads, and go ou...
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