Esther 1:11 Go deeper
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To bring Vashti the queen before the king with the crown royal, to shew the people and the princes her beauty: for she was fair to look on. (KJV)
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לְ֠הָבִיאLe.ha.vi'to bring
Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935P
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVhcc)
Meaning: to come (in): bring
Used 547 times. Also: Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 4:3, Genesis 4:4, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 8:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0935P; TAHOT Esther 1:11 word 1
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Esther 1:11 word 2
וַשְׁתִּ֧יvash.TiVashti
Lemma: וַשְׁתִּי (vash.ti) · Strong's: H2060
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Feminine (HNpf)
Meaning: Vashti
Used 10 times. Also: Esther 1:9, Esther 1:12, Esther 1:15, Esther 1:16, Esther 1:17, Esther 1:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2060; TAHOT Esther 1:11 word 3
הַמַּלְכָּ֛הha.mal.Kahthe queen
Lemma: מַלְכָּה (mal.kah) · Strong's: H4436H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: queen
Used 27 times. Also: Esther 1:9, Esther 1:12, Esther 1:15, Esther 1:16, Esther 1:17, Esther 1:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4436H; TAHOT Esther 1:11 word 4
לִפְנֵ֥יlif.Nei<to> before
Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: face: before
Used 1388 times. Also: Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7, Genesis 10:9, Genesis 13:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6440G; TAHOT Esther 1:11 word 5
הַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe king
Lemma: מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) · Strong's: H4428G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: king
Used 2508 times. Also: Genesis 14:1, Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:8, Genesis 14:9, Genesis 14:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4428G; TAHOT Esther 1:11 word 6
בְּכֶ֣תֶרbe.Khe.terwith a crown of
Lemma: כֶּ֫תֶר (ke.ter) · Strong's: H3804
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: crown
Used 3 times. Also: Esther 2:17, Esther 6:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3804; TAHOT Esther 1:11 word 7
מַלְכ֑וּתmal.Khutroyalty
Lemma: מַלְכוּת (mal.khut) · Strong's: H4438
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: royalty
Used 91 times. Also: Numbers 24:7, 1 Samuel 20:31, 1 Kings 2:12, 1 Chronicles 11:10, 1 Chronicles 12:23, 1 Chronicles 14:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4438; TAHOT Esther 1:11 word 8
לְהַרְא֨וֹתle.har.'otto show
Lemma: רָאָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7200G
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVhcc)
Meaning: to see: see
Used 1189 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7200G; TAHOT Esther 1:11 word 9
הָֽעַמִּ֤יםha.'a.Mimthe peoples
Lemma: עַם (am) · Strong's: H5971A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: people
Used 1756 times. Also: Genesis 11:6, Genesis 14:16, Genesis 17:16, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5971A; TAHOT Esther 1:11 word 10
וְהַשָּׂרִים֙ve.ha.sa.Rimand the officials
Lemma: שַׂר (sar) · Strong's: H8269
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: ruler
Used 421 times. Also: Genesis 12:15, Genesis 21:22, Genesis 21:32, Genesis 26:26, Genesis 37:36, Genesis 39:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8269; TAHOT Esther 1:11 word 11
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Esther 1:11 word 12
יָפְיָ֔הּya.fe.Yahbeauty her
Lemma: יֳפִי (yo.phi) · Strong's: H3308
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: beauty
Used 19 times. Also: Psalms 45:11, Psalms 50:2, Proverbs 6:25, Proverbs 31:30, Isaiah 3:24, Isaiah 33:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3308; TAHOT Esther 1:11 word 13
כִּֽי\־ki-for
Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: for
Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Esther 1:11 word 14
טוֹבַ֥תto.Vat[was] good of
Lemma: טוֹב (tov) · Strong's: H2896A
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HAafsc)
Meaning: pleasant
Used 384 times. Also: Genesis 1:31, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 3:5, Genesis 6:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2896A; TAHOT Esther 1:11 word 15
מַרְאֶ֖הmar.'Ehappearance
Lemma: מַרְאֶה (mar.eh) · Strong's: H4758
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: appearance
Used 103 times. Also: Genesis 2:9, Genesis 12:11, Genesis 24:16, Genesis 26:7, Genesis 29:17, Genesis 39:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4758; TAHOT Esther 1:11 word 16
הִֽיא\׃Hi'she
Lemma: הוּא (hu) · Strong's: H1931
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Feminine · Singular (HPp3fs)
Meaning: he/she/it
Used 1869 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1931; TAHOT Esther 1:11 word 17
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| to bring | → | בּוֹא H0935P to come (in): bring |
| Queen | → | מַלְכָּה H4436H queen |
| Vashti | → | וַשְׁתִּי H2060 Vashti |
| before | → | פָּנֶה H6440G face: before |
| him | → | מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king |
| [wearing] her royal | → | מַלְכוּת H4438 royalty |
| crown | → | כֶּ֫תֶר H3804 crown |
| to display | → | רָאָה H7200G to see: see |
| her beauty | → | יֳפִי H3308 beauty |
| to the people | → | עַם H5971A people |
| and officials | → | שַׂר H8269 ruler |
| For | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| she [was] | → | הוּא H1931 he/she/it |
| beautiful | → | טוֹב H2896A pleasant |
| to behold | → | מַרְאֶה H4758 appearance |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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