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Now in Shushan the palace there was a certain Jew, whose name was Mordecai, the son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish, a Benjamite; (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

אִ֣ישׁ'isha man

Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376G

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

Meaning: man

Used 1047 times. Also: Genesis 2:23, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0376G; TAHOT Esther 2:5 word 1

יְהוּדִ֔יye.hu.DiJewish

Lemma: יְהוּדִי (ye.hu.di) · Strong's: H3064

Parsing: Noun · Gentilic · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNgmsa)

Meaning: Jew

Used 69 times. Also: 2 Kings 16:6, 2 Kings 25:25, Nehemiah 1:2, Nehemiah 2:16, Nehemiah 4:1, Nehemiah 4:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3064; TAHOT Esther 2:5 word 2

הָיָ֖הha.Yahhe was

Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961

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

Meaning: to be

Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Esther 2:5 word 3

בְּשׁוּשַׁ֣ןbe.shu.Shanin Susa

Lemma: שׁוּשַׁן (shu.shan) · Strong's: H7800

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Susa

Used 21 times. Also: Nehemiah 1:1, Esther 1:2, Esther 1:5, Esther 2:3, Esther 2:8, Esther 3:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7800; TAHOT Esther 2:5 word 4

הַבִּירָ֑הha.bi.Rahthe citadel

Lemma: בִּירָה (bi.rah) · Strong's: H1002

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

Meaning: palace

Used 16 times. Also: 1 Chronicles 29:1, 1 Chronicles 29:19, Nehemiah 1:1, Nehemiah 2:8, Nehemiah 7:2, Esther 1:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1002; TAHOT Esther 2:5 word 5

וּשְׁמ֣וֹu.she.Moand name his

Lemma: שֵׁם (shem) · Strong's: H8034

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

Meaning: name

Used 864 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 3:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8034; TAHOT Esther 2:5 word 6

מָרְדֳּכַ֗יma.re.do.Khai[was] Mordecai

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

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Mordecai

Used 58 times. Also: Esther 2:7, Esther 2:10, Esther 2:11, Esther 2:15, Esther 2:19, Esther 2:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4782H; TAHOT Esther 2:5 word 7

בֶּ֣ןben[the] son of

Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121A

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

Meaning: son: child

Used 3039 times. Also: Genesis 3:16, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1121A; TAHOT Esther 2:5 word 8

יָאִ֧ירya.'IrJair

Lemma: יָאִיר (ya.ir) · Strong's: H2971J

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Jair

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2971J; TAHOT Esther 2:5 word 9

בֶּן\־ben-[the] son of

Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121A

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

Meaning: son: child

Used 3039 times. Also: Genesis 3:16, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1121A; TAHOT Esther 2:5 word 10

שִׁמְעִ֛יshim.'IShimei

Lemma: שִׁמְעִי (shim.i) · Strong's: H8096U

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Shimei

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8096U; TAHOT Esther 2:5 word 11

בֶּן\־ben-[the] son of

Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121A

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

Meaning: son: child

Used 3039 times. Also: Genesis 3:16, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1121A; TAHOT Esther 2:5 word 12

קִ֖ישׁkishKish

Lemma: קִישׁ (qish) · Strong's: H7027J

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Kish

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7027J; TAHOT Esther 2:5 word 13

אִ֥ישׁ'isha man

Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376G

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

Meaning: man

Used 1047 times. Also: Genesis 2:23, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0376G; TAHOT Esther 2:5 word 14

יְמִינִֽי\׃ye.mi.Nia Jaminite

Lemma: בֶּן־יְמִינִי (ben-y.mi.ni) · Strong's: H1145

Parsing: Noun · Gentilic · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNgmsa)

Meaning: Benjaminite

Used 17 times. Also: Judges 3:15, Judges 19:16, 1 Samuel 9:21, 1 Samuel 22:7, 2 Samuel 16:11, 2 Samuel 19:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1145; TAHOT Esther 2:5 word 15

How the BSB renders it

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

[Now] there was	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
at the citadel	→	בִּירָה H1002 palace
of Susa	→	שׁוּשַׁן H7800 Susa
a Jewish	→	יְהוּדִי H3064 Jew
man	→	אִישׁ H0376G man
from the tribe of Benjamin	→	בֶּן־יְמִינִי H1145 Benjaminite
named	→	שֵׁם H8034 name
Mordecai	→	מׇרְדֳּכַי H4782H Mordecai
son	→	בֵּן H1121A son: child
of Jair	→	יָאִיר H2971J Jair
the son	→	בֵּן H1121A son: child
of Shimei	→	שִׁמְעִי H8096U Shimei
the son	→	בֵּן H1121A son: child
of Kish	→	קִישׁ H7027J Kish

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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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