Esther 2:19 Go deeper

And when the virgins were gathered together the second time, then Mordecai sat in the king’s gate. (KJV)

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וּבְהִקָּבֵ֥ץu.ve.hi.ka.Vetzand when were gathered

Lemma: קָבַץ (qa.vats) · Strong's: H6908

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Infinitive · Construct (HVNcc)

Meaning: to gather

Used 127 times. Also: Genesis 41:35, Genesis 41:48, Genesis 49:2, Deuteronomy 13:16, Deuteronomy 30:3, Deuteronomy 30:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6908; TAHOT Esther 2:19 word 1

בְּתוּל֖וֹתbe.tu.Lotvirgins

Lemma: בְּתוּלָה (be.tu.lah) · Strong's: H1330

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

Meaning: virgin

Used 50 times. Also: Genesis 24:16, Exodus 22:16, Exodus 22:17, Leviticus 21:3, Leviticus 21:14, Deuteronomy 22:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1330; TAHOT Esther 2:19 word 2

שֵׁנִ֑יתshe.Nita second [time]

Lemma: שֵׁנִי (she.ni) · Strong's: H8145

Parsing: Adjective · Numerical position · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HAofsa)

Meaning: second

Used 156 times. Also: Genesis 1:8, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 4:19, Genesis 6:16, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 8:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8145; TAHOT Esther 2:19 word 3

וּמָרְדֳּכַ֖יu.ma.re.do.Khaiand Mordecai

Lemma: מׇרְדֳּכַי (mor.de.khay) · Strong's: H4782H

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Mordecai

Used 58 times. Also: Esther 2:5, Esther 2:7, Esther 2:10, Esther 2:11, Esther 2:15, Esther 2:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4782H; TAHOT Esther 2:19 word 4

יֹשֵׁ֥בyo.Shev[was] sitting

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

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

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 2:19 word 5

בְּשַֽׁעַר\־be.sha.'ar-at [the] gate of

Lemma: שַׁ֫עַר (sha.ar) · Strong's: H8179G

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

Meaning: gate

Used 347 times. Also: Genesis 19:1, Genesis 22:17, Genesis 23:10, Genesis 23:18, Genesis 24:60, Genesis 28:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8179G; TAHOT Esther 2:19 word 6

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 2:19 word 7

How the BSB renders it

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

When the virgins	→	בְּתוּלָה H1330 virgin
were assembled	→	קָבַץ H6908 to gather
a second [time]	→	שֵׁנִי H8145 second
Mordecai	→	מׇרְדֳּכַי H4782H Mordecai
was sitting	→	יָשַׁב H3427 to dwell
at the king’s	→	מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king
gate	→	שַׁ֫עַר H8179G gate

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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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