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Where were white, green, and blue, hangings , fastened with cords of fine linen and purple to silver rings and pillars of marble: the beds were of gold and silver, upon a pavement of red, and blue, and white, and black, marble. (KJV)
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ח֣וּר\׀churwhite material
Lemma: חוּר (chur) · Strong's: H2353
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: white
Used 2 times. Also: Esther 8:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2353; TAHOT Esther 1:6 word 1
כַּרְפַּ֣סkar.Pascotton
Lemma: כַּרְפַּס (kar.pas) · Strong's: H3768
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: fine linen
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3768; TAHOT Esther 1:6 word 2
וּתְכֵ֗לֶתu.te.Khe.letand violet material
Lemma: תְּכֵ֫לֶת (te.khe.let) · Strong's: H8504
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: blue
Used 49 times. Also: Exodus 25:4, Exodus 26:1, Exodus 26:4, Exodus 26:31, Exodus 26:36, Exodus 27:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8504; TAHOT Esther 1:6 word 3
אָחוּז֙'a.Chuz[was] held
Lemma: אָחַז (a.chaz) · Strong's: H0270
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle passive · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqsmsa)
Meaning: to grasp
Used 68 times. Also: Genesis 22:13, Genesis 25:26, Genesis 34:10, Genesis 47:27, Exodus 4:4, Exodus 15:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0270; TAHOT Esther 1:6 word 4
בְּחַבְלֵי\־be.chav.lei-with cords of
Lemma: חֶ֫בֶל (che.vel) · Strong's: H2256M
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Plural · Construct (HNcbpc)
Meaning: cord
Used 49 times. Also: Deuteronomy 3:4, Deuteronomy 3:13, Deuteronomy 3:14, Deuteronomy 32:9, Joshua 2:15, Joshua 17:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2256M; TAHOT Esther 1:6 word 5
ב֣וּץvutzfine linen
Lemma: בּוּץ (buts) · Strong's: H0948
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: fine linen
Used 8 times. Also: 1 Chronicles 4:21, 1 Chronicles 15:27, 2 Chronicles 2:14, 2 Chronicles 3:14, 2 Chronicles 5:12, Esther 8:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0948; TAHOT Esther 1:6 word 6
וְאַרְגָּמָ֔ןve.'ar.ga.Manand purple
Lemma: אַרְגָּמָן (ar.ga.man) · Strong's: H0713
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: purple
Used 38 times. Also: Exodus 25:4, Exodus 26:1, Exodus 26:31, Exodus 26:36, Exodus 27:16, Exodus 28:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0713; TAHOT Esther 1:6 word 7
עַל\־'al-on
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 1:6 word 8
גְּלִ֥ילֵיge.Li.leirods of
Lemma: גָּלִיל (ga.lil) · Strong's: H1550B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: circuit
Used 2 times. Also: Song of Solomon 5:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1550B; TAHOT Esther 1:6 word 9
כֶ֖סֶףKhe.sefsilver
Lemma: כֶּ֫סֶף (ke.seph) · Strong's: H3701G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: silver: money
Used 391 times. Also: Genesis 13:2, Genesis 17:12, Genesis 17:13, Genesis 17:23, Genesis 17:27, Genesis 20:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3701G; TAHOT Esther 1:6 word 10
וְעַמּ֣וּדֵיve.'a.Mu.deiand pillars of
Lemma: עַמּוּד (am.mud) · Strong's: H5982G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: pillar
Used 109 times. Also: Exodus 13:21, Exodus 13:22, Exodus 14:19, Exodus 14:24, Exodus 26:32, Exodus 26:37 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5982G; TAHOT Esther 1:6 word 11
שֵׁ֑שׁSheshmarble
Lemma: שֵׁשׁ (shesh) · Strong's: H8336A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: alabaster
Used 3 times. Also: Song of Solomon 5:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8336A; TAHOT Esther 1:6 word 12
מִטּ֣וֹת\׀mi.Totcouches of
Lemma: מִטָּה (mit.tah) · Strong's: H4296
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)
Meaning: bed
Used 29 times. Also: Genesis 47:31, Genesis 48:2, Genesis 49:33, Exodus 8:3, 1 Samuel 19:13, 1 Samuel 19:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4296; TAHOT Esther 1:6 word 13
זָהָ֣בza.Havgold
Lemma: זָהָב (za.hav) · Strong's: H2091
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: gold
Used 389 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 13:2, Genesis 24:22, Genesis 24:35, Genesis 24:53 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2091; TAHOT Esther 1:6 word 14
וָכֶ֗סֶףva.Khe.sefand silver
Lemma: כֶּ֫סֶף (ke.seph) · Strong's: H3701G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: silver: money
Used 391 times. Also: Genesis 13:2, Genesis 17:12, Genesis 17:13, Genesis 17:23, Genesis 17:27, Genesis 20:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3701G; TAHOT Esther 1:6 word 15
עַ֛ל'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 1:6 word 16
רִֽצְפַ֥תritz.Fata pavement of
Lemma: רִצְפָּה (rits.pah) · Strong's: H7531A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: pavement
Used 7 times. Also: 2 Chronicles 7:3, Ezekiel 40:17, Ezekiel 40:18, Ezekiel 42:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7531A; TAHOT Esther 1:6 word 17
בַּהַט\־ba.hat-porphyry
Lemma: בַּ֫הַט (ba.hat) · Strong's: H0923
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: porphyry
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0923; TAHOT Esther 1:6 word 18
וָשֵׁ֖שׁva.Sheshand marble
Lemma: שֵׁשׁ (shesh) · Strong's: H8336A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: alabaster
Used 3 times. Also: Song of Solomon 5:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8336A; TAHOT Esther 1:6 word 19
וְדַ֥רve.Darand mother-of-pearl
Lemma: דַּר (dar) · Strong's: H1858
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: mother-of-pearl
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1858; TAHOT Esther 1:6 word 20
וְסֹחָֽרֶת\׃ve.so.Cha.retand paving stone
Lemma: סֹחֶ֫רֶת (so.che.ret) · Strong's: H5508
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: stone
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5508; TAHOT Esther 1:6 word 21
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| [Hangings of] white | → | חוּר H2353 white |
| and blue | → | תְּכֵ֫לֶת H8504 blue |
| linen | → | כַּרְפַּס H3768 fine linen |
| were fastened | → | אָחַז H0270 to grasp |
| with cords | → | חֶ֫בֶל H2256M cord |
| of fine white | → | בּוּץ H0948 fine linen |
| and purple [material] | → | אַרְגָּמָן H0713 purple |
| to | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| silver | → | כֶּ֫סֶף H3701G silver: money |
| rings | → | גָּלִיל H1550B circuit |
| on the marble | → | שֵׁשׁ H8336A alabaster |
| pillars | → | עַמּוּד H5982G pillar |
| Gold | → | זָהָב H2091 gold |
| and silver | → | כֶּ֫סֶף H3701G silver: money |
| couches | → | מִטָּה H4296 bed |
| were arranged | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| on a mosaic pavement | → | רִצְפָּה H7531A pavement |
| of porphyry | → | בַּ֫הַט H0923 porphyry |
| marble | → | שֵׁשׁ H8336A alabaster |
| mother-of-pearl | → | דַּר H1858 mother-of-pearl |
| and other costly stones | → | סֹחֶ֫רֶת H5508 stone |
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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