Esther 8:16 Go deeper

The Jews had light, and gladness, and joy, and honour. (KJV)

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לַיְּהוּדִ֕יםlai.ye.hu.Dimto the Jews

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

Parsing: Noun · Gentilic · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNgmpa)

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 8:16 word 1

הָֽיְתָ֥הha.ye.Tahit belonged

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

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqp3fs)

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 8:16 word 2

אוֹרָ֖ה'o.Rahlight

Lemma: אוֹרָה (o.rah) · Strong's: H0219A

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

Meaning: light

Used 3 times. Also: Psalms 139:12, Isaiah 26:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0219A; TAHOT Esther 8:16 word 3

וְשִׂמְחָ֑הve.sim.Chahand gladness

Lemma: שִׂמְחָה (sim.chah) · Strong's: H8057

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

Meaning: joy

Used 94 times. Also: Genesis 31:27, Numbers 10:10, Deuteronomy 28:47, Judges 16:23, 1 Samuel 18:6, 2 Samuel 6:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8057; TAHOT Esther 8:16 word 4

וְשָׂשֹׂ֖ןve.sa.Sonand joy

Lemma: שָׂשׂוֹן (sa.s.von) · Strong's: H8342

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

Meaning: rejoicing

Used 22 times. Also: Esther 8:17, Psalms 45:7, Psalms 51:8, Psalms 51:12, Psalms 105:43, Psalms 119:111 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8342; TAHOT Esther 8:16 word 5

וִיקָֽר\׃vi.Karand honor

Lemma: יְקָר (ye.qar) · Strong's: H3366

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

Meaning: preciousness

Used 17 times. Also: Esther 1:4, Esther 1:20, Esther 6:3, Esther 6:6, Esther 6:7, Esther 6:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3366; TAHOT Esther 8:16 word 6

How the BSB renders it

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

For the Jews	→	יְהוּדִי H3064 Jew
it was a time of	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
light	→	אוֹרָה H0219A light
and gladness	→	שִׂמְחָה H8057 joy
of joy	→	שָׂשׂוֹן H8342 rejoicing
and honor	→	יְקָר H3366 preciousness

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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