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So Esther was taken unto king Ahasuerus into his house royal in the tenth month, which is the month Tebeth, in the seventh year of his reign. (KJV)

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וַתִּלָּקַ֨חva.ti.la.Kachand she was taken

Lemma: לָקַח (la.qach) · Strong's: H3947G

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVNw3fs)

Meaning: to take: take

Used 770 times. Also: Genesis 2:15, Genesis 2:21, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 2:23, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3947G; TAHOT Esther 2:16 word 1

אֶסְתֵּ֜ר'es.TerEsther

Lemma: אֶסְתֵּר (es.ter) · Strong's: H0635

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Feminine (HNpf)

Meaning: Esther

Used 55 times. Also: Esther 2:7, Esther 2:8, Esther 2:10, Esther 2:11, Esther 2:15, Esther 2:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0635; TAHOT Esther 2:16 word 2

אֶל\־'el-to

Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

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 2:16 word 3

הַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.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 2:16 word 4

אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ֙'a.chash.ve.ro.VoshAhasuerus

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 1:2, Esther 1:9, Esther 1:10, Esther 1:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0325; TAHOT Esther 2:16 word 5

אֶל\־'el-into

Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

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 2:16 word 6

בֵּ֣יתbeit[the] house of

Lemma: בַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) · Strong's: H1004B

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

Meaning: house: home

Used 896 times. Also: Genesis 19:2, Genesis 19:3, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 19:10, Genesis 19:11, Genesis 20:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1004B; TAHOT Esther 2:16 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 2:16 word 8

בַּחֹ֥דֶשׁba.Cho.deshin the month

Lemma: חֹ֫דֶשׁ (cho.desh) · Strong's: H2320G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: month

Used 256 times. Also: Genesis 7:11, Genesis 8:4, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 8:13, Genesis 8:14, Genesis 29:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2320G; TAHOT Esther 2:16 word 9

הָעֲשִׂירִ֖יha.'a.si.Ri<the> tenth

Lemma: עֲשִׂירִי (a.si.ri) · Strong's: H6224

Parsing: Aomsa (Aomsa)

Meaning: tenth

Used 29 times. Also: Genesis 8:5, Exodus 16:36, Leviticus 5:11, Leviticus 6:20, Leviticus 27:32, Numbers 5:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6224; TAHOT Esther 2:16 word 10

הוּא\־hu'-that

Lemma: הוּא (hu) · Strong's: H1931

Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Singular (HPp3ms)

Meaning: he/she/it

Used 1869 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1931; TAHOT Esther 2:16 word 11

חֹ֣דֶשׁCho.desh[is] [the] month of

Lemma: חֹ֫דֶשׁ (cho.desh) · Strong's: H2320G

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

Meaning: month

Used 256 times. Also: Genesis 7:11, Genesis 8:4, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 8:13, Genesis 8:14, Genesis 29:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2320G; TAHOT Esther 2:16 word 12

טֵבֵ֑תte.VetTebeth

Lemma: טֵבֶ֑ת (te.vet) · Strong's: H2887

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)

Meaning: Tebeth

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2887; TAHOT Esther 2:16 word 13

בִּשְׁנַת\־bish.nat-in year

Lemma: שָׁנָה (sha.neh) · Strong's: H8141

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

Meaning: year

Used 874 times. Also: Genesis 1:14, Genesis 5:3, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:6, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8141; TAHOT Esther 2:16 word 14

שֶׁ֖בַעShe.va'seven

Lemma: שֶׁ֫בַע (she.va) · Strong's: H7651

Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HAcbsa)

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 2:16 word 15

לְמַלְכוּתֽוֹ\׃le.mal.khu.Toof reign 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 2:16 word 16

How the BSB renders it

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

She	→	אֶסְתֵּר H0635 Esther
was taken	→	לָקַח H3947G to take: take
to	→	אֶל H0413 to(wards)
King	→	מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king
Xerxes	→	אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ H0325 Ahasuerus
in	→	אֶל H0413 to(wards)
the royal	→	מַלְכוּת H4438 royalty
palace	→	בַּ֫יִת H1004B house: home
in the tenth	→	עֲשִׂירִי H6224 tenth
. . .	→	הוּא H1931 he/she/it
month	→	חֹ֫דֶשׁ H2320G month
the month	→	חֹ֫דֶשׁ H2320G month
of Tebeth	→	טֵבֶ֑ת H2887 Tebeth
in the seventh	→	שֶׁ֫בַע H7651 seven
year	→	שָׁנָה H8141 year
of his reign	→	מַלְכוּת H4438 royalty

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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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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