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← Esther 2 · ← verse 17 · verse 19 →

Then the king made a great feast unto all his princes and his servants, even Esther’s feast; and he made a release to the provinces, and gave gifts, according to the state of the king. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

וַיַּ֨עַשׂvai.Ya.'asand he made

Lemma: עָשָׂה (a.sah) · Strong's: H6213I

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to make: offer

Used 104 times. Also: Genesis 12:5, Genesis 30:30, Genesis 31:1, Exodus 1:21, Exodus 10:25, Exodus 29:36 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6213I; TAHOT Esther 2:18 word 1

הַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.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 2:18 word 2

מִשְׁתֶּ֣הmish.Teha feast

Lemma: מִשְׁתֶּה (mish.teh) · Strong's: H4960

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

Meaning: feast

Used 46 times. Also: Genesis 19:3, Genesis 21:8, Genesis 26:30, Genesis 29:22, Genesis 40:20, Judges 14:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4960; TAHOT Esther 2:18 word 3

גָד֗וֹלga.Dolgreat

Lemma: גָּדוֹל (ga.dol) · Strong's: H1419A

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)

Meaning: great: large

Used 495 times. Also: Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 4:13, Genesis 10:12, Genesis 12:2, Genesis 12:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1419A; TAHOT Esther 2:18 word 4

לְכָל\־le.kholfor 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 2:18 word 5

שָׂרָיו֙sa.Ravofficials his

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 2:18 word 6

וַעֲבָדָ֔יוva.'a.va.Davand servants his

Lemma: עֶ֫בֶד (e.ved) · Strong's: H5650

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: servant/slave

Used 796 times. Also: Genesis 9:25, Genesis 9:26, Genesis 9:27, Genesis 12:16, Genesis 14:15, Genesis 18:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5650; TAHOT Esther 2:18 word 7

אֵ֖ת'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 2:18 word 8

מִשְׁתֵּ֣הmish.Teh[the] feast of

Lemma: מִשְׁתֶּה (mish.teh) · Strong's: H4960

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

Meaning: feast

Used 46 times. Also: Genesis 19:3, Genesis 21:8, Genesis 26:30, Genesis 29:22, Genesis 40:20, Judges 14:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4960; TAHOT Esther 2:18 word 9

אֶסְתֵּ֑ר'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 2:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0635; TAHOT Esther 2:18 word 10

וַהֲנָחָ֤הva.ha.na.Chahand a holiday

Lemma: הֲנָחָה (ha.na.chah) · Strong's: H2010

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

Meaning: holiday

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2010; TAHOT Esther 2:18 word 11

לַמְּדִינוֹת֙la.me.di.nOtfor the provinces

Lemma: מְדִינָה (me.di.nah) · Strong's: H4082

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)

Meaning: province

Used 53 times. Also: 1 Kings 20:14, 1 Kings 20:15, 1 Kings 20:17, 1 Kings 20:19, Ezra 2:1, Nehemiah 1:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4082; TAHOT Esther 2:18 word 12

עָשָׂ֔ה'a.Sahhe made

Lemma: עָשָׂה (a.sah) · Strong's: H6213I

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)

Meaning: to make: offer

Used 104 times. Also: Genesis 12:5, Genesis 30:30, Genesis 31:1, Exodus 1:21, Exodus 10:25, Exodus 29:36 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6213I; TAHOT Esther 2:18 word 13

וַיִּתֵּ֥ןvai.yi.Tenand he gave

Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to give: give

Used 1312 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:12, Genesis 4:12, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 9:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5414G; TAHOT Esther 2:18 word 14

מַשְׂאֵ֖תmas.'Ettribute

Lemma: מַשְׂאֵת (mas.et) · Strong's: H4864

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

Meaning: tribute

Used 15 times. Also: Genesis 43:34, Judges 20:38, Judges 20:40, 2 Samuel 11:8, 2 Chronicles 24:6, 2 Chronicles 24:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4864; TAHOT Esther 2:18 word 15

כְּיַ֥דke.Yadaccording to [the] hand of

Lemma: יָד (yad) · Strong's: H3027K

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)

Meaning: hand: to

Used 70 times. Also: Genesis 9:5, Genesis 16:9, Genesis 24:10, Genesis 32:13, Genesis 32:16, Genesis 33:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3027K; TAHOT Esther 2:18 word 16

הַמֶּֽלֶךְ\׃ha.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 2:18 word 17

How the BSB renders it

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

Then the king→מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king
held→עָשָׂה H6213I to make: offer
a great→גָּדוֹל H1419A great: large
banquet→מִשְׁתֶּה H4960 feast
Esther’s→אֶסְתֵּר H0635 Esther
banquet→מִשְׁתֶּה H4960 feast
for all→כֹּל H3605 all
his officials→שַׂר H8269 ruler
and servants→עֶ֫בֶד H5650 servant/slave
He proclaimed→עָשָׂה H6213I to make: offer
a tax holiday→הֲנָחָה H2010 holiday
in the provinces→מְדִינָה H4082 province
and gave→נָתַן H5414G to give: give
gifts→מַשְׂאֵת H4864 tribute
worthy of the king’s→מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king
bounty→יָד H3027K hand: to

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

All attributions

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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