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And the next unto him was Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan, the seven princes of Persia and Media, which saw the king’s face, and which sat the first in the kingdom;) (KJV)
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וְהַקָּרֹ֣בve.ha.ka.Roand the [ones] close
Lemma: קָרֹב (qa.rov) · Strong's: H7138
Parsing: Aamsa (Aamsa)
Meaning: near
Used 77 times. Also: Genesis 19:20, Genesis 45:10, Exodus 12:4, Exodus 13:17, Exodus 32:27, Leviticus 10:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7138; TAHOT Esther 1:14 word 1
אֵלָ֗יו'e.Lavto him
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Esther 1:14 word 2
כַּרְשְׁנָ֤אkar.she.Na'[were] Carshena
Lemma: כַּרְשְׁנָא (kar.she.na) · Strong's: H3771
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Carshena
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3771; TAHOT Esther 1:14 word 3
שֵׁתָר֙she.TarShethar
Lemma: שֵׁתָר (she.tar) · Strong's: H8369
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Shethar
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8369; TAHOT Esther 1:14 word 4
אַדְמָ֣תָא'ad.Ma.ta'Admatha
Lemma: אַדְמָתָא (ad.ma.ta) · Strong's: H0133
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Admatha
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0133; TAHOT Esther 1:14 word 5
תַרְשִׁ֔ישׁtar.ShishTarshish
Lemma: תַּרְשִׁישׁ (tar.shish) · Strong's: H8659H
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Tarshish
Used 25 times. Also: 1 Kings 10:22, 1 Kings 22:48, 2 Chronicles 9:21, 2 Chronicles 20:36, 2 Chronicles 20:37, Psalms 48:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8659H; TAHOT Esther 1:14 word 6
מֶ֥רֶסMe.resMeres
Lemma: מֶ֫רֶס (me.res) · Strong's: H4825
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Meres
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4825; TAHOT Esther 1:14 word 7
מַרְסְנָ֖אmar.se.Na'Marsena
Lemma: מַרְסְנָא (mar.se.na) · Strong's: H4826
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Marsena
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4826; TAHOT Esther 1:14 word 8
מְמוּכָ֑ןme.mu.KhanMemucan
Lemma: מְמוּכָן (me.mu.khan) · Strong's: H4462
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Memucan
Used 2 times. Also: Esther 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4462; TAHOT Esther 1:14 word 9
שִׁבְעַ֞תshiv.'At[the] seven
Lemma: שֶׁ֫בַע (she.va) · Strong's: H7651
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HAcbsc)
Meaning: seven
Used 392 times. Also: Genesis 4:24, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:25, Genesis 5:26, Genesis 5:31, Genesis 7:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7651; TAHOT Esther 1:14 word 10
שָׂרֵ֣י\׀sa.Rei[the] officials of
Lemma: שַׂר (sar) · Strong's: H8269
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
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 1:14 word 11
פָּרַ֣סpa.RasPersia
Lemma: פָּרַס (pa.ras) · Strong's: H6539
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Persia
Used 28 times. Also: 2 Chronicles 36:20, 2 Chronicles 36:22, 2 Chronicles 36:23, Ezra 1:1, Ezra 1:2, Ezra 1:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6539; TAHOT Esther 1:14 word 12
וּמָדַ֗יu.ma.Daiand Media
Lemma: מָדַי (ma.day) · Strong's: H4074H
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Media
Used 7 times. Also: Esther 1:3, Esther 1:18, Esther 10:2, Isaiah 21:2, Jeremiah 25:25, Daniel 8:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4074H; TAHOT Esther 1:14 word 13
רֹאֵי֙ro.'Ei[who] saw
Lemma: רָאָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7200G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HVqrmpc)
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 1:14 word 14
פְּנֵ֣יpe.Nei<of> [the] face of
Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: face
Used 411 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 4:6, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 4:16, Genesis 9:23, Genesis 11:28 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6440H; TAHOT Esther 1:14 word 15
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 1:14 word 16
הַיֹּשְׁבִ֥יםhai.yo.she.Vimwho sat
Lemma: יָשַׁב (ya.shav) · Strong's: H3427
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVqrmpa)
Meaning: to dwell
Used 1068 times. Also: Genesis 4:16, Genesis 4:20, Genesis 11:2, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 13:6, Genesis 13:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3427; TAHOT Esther 1:14 word 17
רִאשֹׁנָ֖הri.sho.Nahforemost
Lemma: רִאשׁוֹן (ri.shon) · Strong's: H7223G
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical position · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HAofsa)
Meaning: first
Used 127 times. Also: Genesis 8:13, Genesis 13:4, Genesis 25:25, Genesis 28:19, Genesis 32:17, Genesis 33:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7223G; TAHOT Esther 1:14 word 18
בַּמַּלְכֽוּת\׃ba.mal.Khutin the kingdom
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 1:14 word 19
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| His closest advisors [were] | → | קָרֹב H7138 near |
| Carshena | → | כַּרְשְׁנָא H3771 Carshena |
| Shethar | → | שֵׁתָר H8369 Shethar |
| Admatha | → | אַדְמָתָא H0133 Admatha |
| Tarshish | → | תַּרְשִׁישׁ H8659H Tarshish |
| Meres | → | מֶ֫רֶס H4825 Meres |
| Marsena | → | מַרְסְנָא H4826 Marsena |
| and Memucan | → | מְמוּכָן H4462 Memucan |
| the seven | → | שֶׁ֫בַע H7651 seven |
| princes | → | שַׂר H8269 ruler |
| of Persia | → | פָּרַס H6539 Persia |
| and Media | → | מָדַי H4074H Media |
| who had personal access to | → | רָאָה H7200G to see: see |
| . . . | → | פָּנֶה H6440H face |
| the king | → | מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king |
| [and] ranked | → | יָשַׁב H3427 to dwell |
| highest | → | רִאשׁוֹן H7223G first |
| in the kingdom | → | מַלְכוּת H4438 royalty |
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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