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But the queen Vashti refused to come at the king’s commandment by his chamberlains: therefore was the king very wroth, and his anger burned in him. (KJV)

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וַתְּמָאֵ֞ןva.te.ma.'Enand she refused

Lemma: מָאֵן (ma.en) · Strong's: H3985

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVpw3fs)

Meaning: to refuse

Used 41 times. Also: Genesis 37:35, Genesis 39:8, Genesis 48:19, Exodus 4:23, Exodus 7:14, Exodus 10:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3985; TAHOT Esther 1:12 word 1

הַמַּלְכָּ֣הha.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 1:11, Esther 1:15, Esther 1:16, Esther 1:17, Esther 1:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4436H; TAHOT Esther 1:12 word 2

וַשְׁתִּ֗יvash.TiVashti

Lemma: וַשְׁתִּי (vash.ti) · Strong's: H2060

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Feminine (HNpf)

Meaning: Vashti

Used 10 times. Also: Esther 1:9, Esther 1:11, Esther 1:15, Esther 1:16, Esther 1:17, Esther 1:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2060; TAHOT Esther 1:12 word 3

לָבוֹא֙la.Vo'to come

Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to come (in): come

Used 1922 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 6:18, Genesis 6:19, Genesis 6:20, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0935G; TAHOT Esther 1:12 word 4

בִּדְבַ֣רbid.Varat [the] word of

Lemma: דָּבָר (da.var) · Strong's: H1697G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: word

Used 867 times. Also: Genesis 11:1, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 15:4, Genesis 24:30, Genesis 24:52, Genesis 27:34 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1697G; TAHOT Esther 1:12 word 5

הַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.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 1:12 word 6

אֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.Sherwhich

Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A

Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)

Meaning: which

Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Esther 1:12 word 7

בְּיַ֣דbe.Yad[was] by [the] hand of

Lemma: יָד (yad) · Strong's: H3027K

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)

Meaning: hand: to

Used 70 times. Also: Genesis 9:5, Genesis 16:9, Genesis 24:10, Genesis 32:13, Genesis 32:16, Genesis 33:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3027K; TAHOT Esther 1:12 word 8

הַסָּרִיסִ֑יםha.sa.ri.Simthe eunuchs

Lemma: סָרִיס (sa.ris) · Strong's: H5631

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: eunuch

Used 42 times. Also: Genesis 37:36, Genesis 39:1, Genesis 40:2, Genesis 40:7, 1 Samuel 8:15, 1 Kings 22:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5631; TAHOT Esther 1:12 word 9

וַיִּקְצֹ֤ףvai.yik.Tzofand he was angry

Lemma: קָצַף (qa.tsaph) · Strong's: H7107

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: be angry

Used 34 times. Also: Genesis 40:2, Genesis 41:10, Exodus 16:20, Leviticus 10:6, Leviticus 10:16, Numbers 16:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7107; TAHOT Esther 1:12 word 10

הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.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 1:12 word 11

מְאֹ֔דme.'Odexceedingly

Lemma: מְאֹד (me.od) · Strong's: H3966

Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAcmsa)

Meaning: much

Used 300 times. Also: Genesis 1:31, Genesis 4:5, Genesis 7:18, Genesis 7:19, Genesis 12:14, Genesis 13:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3966; TAHOT Esther 1:12 word 12

וַחֲמָת֖וֹva.cha.ma.Toand rage his

Lemma: חֵמָה (che.mah) · Strong's: H2534

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: rage

Used 125 times. Also: Genesis 27:44, Leviticus 26:28, Numbers 25:11, Deuteronomy 9:19, Deuteronomy 29:23, Deuteronomy 29:28 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2534; TAHOT Esther 1:12 word 13

בָּעֲרָ֥הba.'a.Rahit burned

Lemma: בָּעַר (ba.ar) · Strong's: H1197A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqp3fs)

Meaning: to burn: burn

Used 65 times. Also: Exodus 3:2, Exodus 3:3, Exodus 22:6, Exodus 35:3, Leviticus 6:12, Numbers 11:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1197A; TAHOT Esther 1:12 word 14

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

Queen	→	מַלְכָּה H4436H queen
Vashti, however	→	וַשְׁתִּי H2060 Vashti
refused	→	מָאֵן H3985 to refuse
to come	→	בּוֹא H0935G to come (in): come
at the king’s	→	מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king
command	→	דָּבָר H1697G word
[brought] by	→	יָד H3027K hand: to
[his] eunuchs	→	סָרִיס H5631 eunuch
And the king	→	מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king
became furious	→	קָצַף H7107 be angry
. . .	→	מְאֹד H3966 much
and his anger	→	חֵמָה H2534 rage
burned	→	בָּעַר H1197A to burn: burn
within him	→

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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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