Esther 8:15
Old Testament • 19 words with Strong's data
"And Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal apparel of blue and white, and with a great crown of gold, and with a garment of fine linen and purple: and the city of Shushan rejoiced and was glad."
Word-by-Word Analysis
יָלַךְ
yâlak
to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
פָּנִים
pânîym
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi...
מַלְכוּת
malkûwth
a rule; concretely, a dominion
לְבוּשׁ
lᵉbûwsh
a garment (literally or figuratively); by implication (euphemistically) a wife
תְּכֵלֶת
tᵉkêleth
the cerulean mussel, i.e. the color (violet) obtained therefrom or stuff dyed therewith
גָּדוֹל
gâdôwl
great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent
זָהָב
zâhâb
gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear sky
בֶּגֶד
beged
a covering, i.e. clothing; also treachery or pillage
בַּד
bad
flaxen thread or yarn; hence, a linen garment
אַרְגָּמָן
ʼargâmân
purple (the color or the dyed stuff)
עִיר
ʻîyr
a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
שָׂמַח
sâmach
probably to brighten up, i.e. (figuratively) be (causatively, make) blithe or gleesome
שָׂמַח
sâmach
probably to brighten up, i.e. (figuratively) be (causatively, make) blithe or gleesome
Key Terms in This Verse
לְבוּשׁ lᵉbûwsh
a garment (literally or figuratively); by implication (euphemistically) a wife
Study H3830 →שָׂמַח sâmach
probably to brighten up, i.e. (figuratively) be (causatively, make) blithe or gleesome
Study H8055 →תְּכֵלֶת tᵉkêleth
the cerulean mussel, i.e. the color (violet) obtained therefrom or stuff dyed therewith
Study H8504 →Cross References
There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day:
And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
Where were white, green, and blue, hangings, fastened with cords of fine linen and purple to silver rings and pillars of marble: the beds were of gold and silver, upon a pavement of red, and blue, and...
Now it came to pass on the third day, that Esther put on her royal apparel, and stood in the inner court of the king’s house, over against the king’s house: and the king sat upon his royal throne in t...
Let the royal apparel be brought which the king useth to wear, and the horse that the king rideth upon, and the crown royal which is set upon his head:
And Pharaoh took off his ring from his hand, and put it upon Joseph’s hand, and arrayed him in vestures of fine linen, and put a gold chain about his neck;
When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn.
The posts went out, being hastened by the king’s commandment, and the decree was given in Shushan the palace. And the king and Haman sat down to drink; but the city Shushan was perplexed.
But what went ye out for to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? behold, they that wear soft clothing are in kings’ houses.
Then took Haman the apparel and the horse, and arrayed Mordecai, and brought him on horseback through the street of the city, and proclaimed before him, Thus shall it be done unto the man whom the kin...
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