Esther 2:23 Go deeper

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And when inquisition was made of the matter, it was found out; therefore they were both hanged on a tree: and it was written in the book of the chronicles before the king. (KJV)

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וַיְבֻקַּ֤שׁvay.vu.Kashand it was sought

Lemma: בָּקַשׁ (ba.qash) · Strong's: H1245

Parsing: Verb · Pual (hence Action · Passive) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVPw3ms)

Meaning: to seek

Used 225 times. Also: Genesis 31:39, Genesis 37:15, Genesis 37:16, Genesis 43:9, Genesis 43:30, Exodus 2:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1245; TAHOT Esther 2:23 word 1

הַדָּבָר֙ha.da.Varthe matter

Lemma: דָּבָר (da.var) · Strong's: H1697K

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

Meaning: word: deed

Used 75 times. Also: 1 Samuel 11:5, 2 Samuel 11:18, 2 Samuel 11:19, 1 Kings 11:41, 1 Kings 14:19, 1 Kings 14:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1697K; TAHOT Esther 2:23 word 2

וַיִּמָּצֵ֔אvai.yi.ma.Tze'and it was found

Lemma: מָצָא (ma.tsa) · Strong's: H4672

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVNw3ms)

Meaning: to find

Used 453 times. Also: Genesis 2:20, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 4:15, Genesis 6:8, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 11:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4672; TAHOT Esther 2:23 word 3

וַיִּתָּל֥וּvai.yi.ta.Luand they were hanged

Lemma: תָּלָה (ta.lah) · Strong's: H8518

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVNw3mp)

Meaning: to hang

Used 27 times. Also: Genesis 40:19, Genesis 40:22, Genesis 41:13, Deuteronomy 21:22, Deuteronomy 21:23, Joshua 8:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8518; TAHOT Esther 2:23 word 4

שְׁנֵיהֶ֖םshe.nei.Hem[the] two of them

Lemma: שְׁנַ֫יִם (she.na.yim) · Strong's: H8147

Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Either gender · Dual · Construct (HAcbdc)

Meaning: two

Used 767 times. Also: Genesis 1:16, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 4:19, Genesis 5:8, Genesis 5:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8147; TAHOT Esther 2:23 word 5

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 2:23 word 6

עֵ֑ץ'Etza gallows

Lemma: עֵץ (ets) · Strong's: H6086J

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

Meaning: tree: stake

Used 13 times. Also: Deuteronomy 19:5, 2 Samuel 21:19, 2 Samuel 23:7, 1 Chronicles 20:5, Esther 5:14, Esther 6:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6086J; TAHOT Esther 2:23 word 7

וַיִּכָּתֵ֗בvai.yi.ka.Tevand it was written

Lemma: כָּתַב (ka.tav) · Strong's: H3789

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVNw3ms)

Meaning: to write

Used 222 times. Also: Exodus 17:14, Exodus 24:4, Exodus 24:12, Exodus 31:18, Exodus 32:15, Exodus 32:32 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3789; TAHOT Esther 2:23 word 8

בְּסֵ֛פֶרbe.Se.ferin [the] book of

Lemma: סֵ֫פֶר (se.pher) · Strong's: H5612H

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

Meaning: scroll: book

Used 129 times. Also: Genesis 5:1, Exodus 17:14, Exodus 24:7, Exodus 32:32, Exodus 32:33, Numbers 5:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5612H; TAHOT Esther 2:23 word 9

דִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.Rei[the] matters of

Lemma: דָּבָר (da.var) · Strong's: H1697K

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

Meaning: word: deed

Used 75 times. Also: 1 Samuel 11:5, 2 Samuel 11:18, 2 Samuel 11:19, 1 Kings 11:41, 1 Kings 14:19, 1 Kings 14:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1697K; TAHOT Esther 2:23 word 10

הַיָּמִ֖יםhai.ya.Mimthe 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 2:23 word 11

לִפְנֵ֥יlif.Nei<to> before

Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440G

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

Meaning: face: before

Used 1388 times. Also: Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7, Genesis 10:9, Genesis 13:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6440G; TAHOT Esther 2:23 word 12

הַמֶּֽלֶךְ\׃\ \פha.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 2:23 word 13

How the BSB renders it

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

After the report	→	דָּבָר H1697K word: deed
had been investigated	→	בָּקַשׁ H1245 to seek
and verified	→	מָצָא H4672 to find
both [officials]	→	שְׁנַ֫יִם H8147 two
were hanged	→	תָּלָה H8518 to hang
on	→	עַל H5921A upon
the gallows	→	עֵץ H6086J tree: stake
And all this was recorded	→	כָּתַב H3789 to write
in the Book	→	סֵ֫פֶר H5612H scroll: book
of the Chronicles	→	דָּבָר H1697K word: deed
. . .	→	יוֹם H3117G day
in the presence	→	פָּנֶה H6440G face: before
of the king	→	מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king

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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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