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Likewise shall the ladies of Persia and Media say this day unto all the king’s princes, which have heard of the deed of the queen. Thus shall there arise too much contempt and wrath. (KJV)
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וְֽהַיּ֨וֹםve.hai.Yomand the day
Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117L
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: day: today
Used 220 times. Also: Genesis 19:37, Genesis 19:38, Genesis 22:14, Genesis 25:31, Genesis 25:33, Genesis 26:33 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3117L; TAHOT Esther 1:18 word 1
הַזֶּ֜הha.Zeh<the> this
Lemma: זֶה (zeh) · Strong's: H2088
Parsing: Particle · Demonstrative (HTm)
Meaning: this
Used 1176 times. Also: Genesis 5:1, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 6:15, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 7:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2088; TAHOT Esther 1:18 word 2
תֹּאמַ֣רְנָה\׀to.Mar.nahthey will say
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Plural (HVqi3fp)
Meaning: to say
Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Esther 1:18 word 3
שָׂר֣וֹתsa.Rot[the] noble ladies of
Lemma: שָׂרָה (sa.rah) · Strong's: H8282
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)
Meaning: princess
Used 5 times. Also: Judges 5:29, 1 Kings 11:3, Isaiah 49:23, Lamentations 1:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8282; TAHOT Esther 1:18 word 4
פָּֽרַס\־pa.ras-Persia
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 1:18 word 5
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 1:14, Esther 10:2, Isaiah 21:2, Jeremiah 25:25, Daniel 8:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4074H; TAHOT Esther 1:18 word 6
אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.Sherwho
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 1:18 word 7
שָֽׁמְעוּ֙sha.me.'Uthey have heard
Lemma: שָׁמַע (sha.ma) · Strong's: H8085G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)
Meaning: to hear: hear
Used 959 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 3:10, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 14:14, Genesis 16:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8085G; TAHOT Esther 1:18 word 8
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 1:18 word 9
דְּבַ֣רde.Var[the] matter of
Lemma: דָּבָר (da.var) · Strong's: H1697K
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: word: deed
Used 75 times. Also: 1 Samuel 11:5, 2 Samuel 11:18, 2 Samuel 11:19, 1 Kings 11:41, 1 Kings 14:19, 1 Kings 14:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1697K; TAHOT Esther 1:18 word 10
הַמַּלְכָּ֔הha.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 1:12, Esther 1:15, Esther 1:16, Esther 1:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4436H; TAHOT Esther 1:18 word 11
לְכֹ֖לle.Kholto all
Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: all
Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Esther 1:18 word 12
שָׂרֵ֣יsa.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 1:18 word 13
הַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.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 1:18 word 14
וּכְדַ֖יu.khe.Daiand [will be] as enough of
Lemma: דַּי (day) · Strong's: H1767
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: sufficiency
Used 38 times. Also: Exodus 36:5, Exodus 36:7, Leviticus 5:7, Leviticus 12:8, Leviticus 25:26, Leviticus 25:28 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1767; TAHOT Esther 1:18 word 15
בִּזָּי֥וֹןbi.za.Yoncontempt
Lemma: בִּזָּיוֹן (biz.za.von) · Strong's: H0963
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: contempt
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0963; TAHOT Esther 1:18 word 16
וָקָֽצֶף\׃va.Ka.tzefand anger
Lemma: קֶ֫צֶף (qe.tseph) · Strong's: H7110A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: wrath
Used 28 times. Also: Numbers 1:53, Numbers 16:46, Numbers 18:5, Deuteronomy 29:28, Joshua 9:20, Joshua 22:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7110A; TAHOT Esther 1:18 word 17
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| This | → | זֶה H2088 this |
| very day | → | יוֹם H3117L day: today |
| the noble women | → | שָׂרָה H8282 princess |
| of Persia | → | פָּרַס H6539 Persia |
| and Media | → | מָדַי H4074H Media |
| who | → | אֲשֶׁר H0834A which |
| have heard | → | שָׁמַע H8085G to hear: hear |
| about | → | אֵת H0853 [Obj.] |
| the queen’s | → | מַלְכָּה H4436H queen |
| conduct | → | דָּבָר H1697K word: deed |
| will say | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| the same thing to all | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| the king’s | → | מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king |
| officials | → | שַׂר H8269 ruler |
| resulting in much | → | דַּי H1767 sufficiency |
| contempt | → | בִּזָּיוֹן H0963 contempt |
| and wrath | → | קֶ֫צֶף H7110A wrath |
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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