Esther 9:29
Old Testament • 12 words with Strong's data
"Then Esther the queen, the daughter of Abihail, and Mordecai the Jew, wrote with all authority, to confirm this second letter of Purim."
Word-by-Word Analysis
בַּת
bath
a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)
אֲבִיהַיִל
ʼĂbîyhayil
Abihail or Abichail, the name of three Israelites and two Israelitesses
יְהוּדִי
Yᵉhûwdîy
a Jehudite (i.e. Judaite or Jew), or descendant of Jehudah (i.e. Judah)
כָּתַב
kâthab
to grave, by implication, to write (describe, inscribe, prescribe, subscribe)
קוּם
qûwm
to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
שֵׁנִי
shênîy
properly, double, i.e. second; also adverbially, again
אִגְּרָא
ʼiggᵉrâʼ
an epistle (as carried by a state courier or postman)
פּוּר
Pûwr
a lot (as by means of a broken piece)
Key Terms in This Verse
אֲבִיהַיִל ʼĂbîyhayil
Abihail or Abichail, the name of three Israelites and two Israelitesses
Study H32 →קוּם qûwm
to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
Study H6965 →יְהוּדִי Yᵉhûwdîy
a Jehudite (i.e. Judaite or Jew), or descendant of Jehudah (i.e. Judah)
Study H3064 →כָּתַב kâthab
to grave, by implication, to write (describe, inscribe, prescribe, subscribe)
Study H3789 →Cross References
And Mordecai wrote these things, and sent letters unto all the Jews that were in all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus, both nigh and far,
Now when the turn of Esther, the daughter of Abihail the uncle of Mordecai, who had taken her for his daughter, was come to go in unto the king, she required nothing but what Hegai the king’s chamberl...
And he wrote in the king Ahasuerus’ name, and sealed it with the king’s ring, and sent letters by posts on horseback, and riders on mules, camels, and young dromedaries:
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.
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