Esther 8:7
Old Testament • 18 words with Strong's data
"Then the king Ahasuerus said unto Esther the queen and to Mordecai the Jew, Behold, I have given Esther the house of Haman, and him they have hanged upon the gallows, because he laid his hand upon the Jews."
Word-by-Word Analysis
אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ
ʼĂchashvêrôwsh
Achashverosh (i.e. Ahasuerus or Artaxerxes, but in this case Xerxes), the title (rather than name) of a Persian king
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
יְהוּדִי
Yᵉhûwdîy
a Jehudite (i.e. Judaite or Jew), or descendant of Jehudah (i.e. Judah)
רָאָה
râʼâh
to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
נָתַן
nâthan
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
בַּיִת
bayith
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
תָּלָה
tâlâh
to suspend (especially to gibbet)
עֵץ
ʻêts
a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks)
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...
שׂוּם
sûwm
to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)
יָד
yâd
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),
יְהוּדִי
Yᵉhûwdîy
a Jehudite (i.e. Judaite or Jew), or descendant of Jehudah (i.e. Judah)
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 →יְהוּדִי Yᵉhûwdîy
a Jehudite (i.e. Judaite or Jew), or descendant of Jehudah (i.e. Judah)
Study H3064 →יְהוּדִי Yᵉhûwdîy
a Jehudite (i.e. Judaite or Jew), or descendant of Jehudah (i.e. Judah)
Study H3064 →Cross References
A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children’s children: and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just.
Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree:
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