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That in those days, when the king Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Shushan the palace, (KJV)

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בַּיָּמִ֖יםbai.ya.Mimin the days

Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117G

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

Meaning: day

Used 1933 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3117G; TAHOT Esther 1:2 word 1

הָהֵ֑םha.Hem<the> those

Lemma: הֵ֫מָּה (hem.mah) · Strong's: H1992

Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Plural (HPp3mp)

Meaning: they(masc.)

Used 550 times. Also: Genesis 3:7, Genesis 6:4, Genesis 7:14, Genesis 14:13, Genesis 14:24, Genesis 25:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1992; TAHOT Esther 1:2 word 2

כְּשֶׁ֣בֶת\׀ke.She.vetwhen sat

Lemma: יָשַׁב (ya.shav) · Strong's: H3427

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

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 1:2 word 3

הַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.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 1:2 word 4

אֲחַשְׁוֵר֗וֹשׁ'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshAhasuerus

Lemma: אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ (a.chash.ve.rosh) · Strong's: H0325

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Ahasuerus

Used 30 times. Also: Ezra 4:6, Esther 1:1, Esther 1:9, Esther 1:10, Esther 1:15, Esther 1:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0325; TAHOT Esther 1:2 word 5

עַ֚ל'alon

Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: upon

Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Esther 1:2 word 6

כִּסֵּ֣אki.Se'[the] throne of

Lemma: כִּסֵּא (kis.se) · Strong's: H3678G

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

Meaning: throne

Used 124 times. Also: Genesis 41:40, Exodus 11:5, Exodus 12:29, Deuteronomy 17:18, Judges 3:20, 1 Samuel 2:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3678G; TAHOT Esther 1:2 word 7

מַלְכוּת֔וֹmal.khu.Toroyalty his

Lemma: מַלְכוּת (mal.khut) · Strong's: H4438

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

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 1:2 word 8

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 1:2 word 9

בְּשׁוּשַׁ֥ןbe.shu.Shan[was] in Susa

Lemma: שׁוּשַׁן (shu.shan) · Strong's: H7800

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Susa

Used 21 times. Also: Nehemiah 1:1, Esther 1:5, Esther 2:3, Esther 2:5, Esther 2:8, Esther 3:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7800; TAHOT Esther 1:2 word 10

הַבִּירָֽה\׃ha.bi.Rahthe citadel

Lemma: בִּירָה (bi.rah) · Strong's: H1002

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: palace

Used 16 times. Also: 1 Chronicles 29:1, 1 Chronicles 29:19, Nehemiah 1:1, Nehemiah 2:8, Nehemiah 7:2, Esther 1:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1002; TAHOT Esther 1:2 word 11

How the BSB renders it

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

In those	→	הֵ֫מָּה H1992 they(masc.)
days	→	יוֹם H3117G day
King	→	מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king
Xerxes	→	אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ H0325 Ahasuerus
sat	→	יָשַׁב H3427 to dwell
on	→	עַל H5921A upon
his royal	→	מַלְכוּת H4438 royalty
throne	→	כִּסֵּא H3678G throne
in the citadel	→	בִּירָה H1002 palace
of Susa	→	שׁוּשַׁן H7800 Susa

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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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