Esther 8:17 Go deeper
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And in every province, and in every city, whithersoever the king’s commandment and his decree came, the Jews had joy and gladness, a feast and a good day. And many of the people of the land became Jews; for the fear of the Jews fell upon them. (KJV)
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וּבְכָל\־u.ve.Khol-and in every
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 8:17 word 1
מְדִינָ֨הme.di.Nahprovince
Lemma: מְדִינָה (me.di.nah) · Strong's: H4082
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
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 8:17 word 2
וּמְדִינָ֜הu.me.di.Nahand province
Lemma: מְדִינָה (me.di.nah) · Strong's: H4082
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
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 8:17 word 3
וּבְכָל\־u.ve.Khol-and in every
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 8:17 word 4
עִ֣יר'ircity
Lemma: עִיר (ir) · Strong's: H5892B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: city
Used 1084 times. Also: Genesis 4:17, Genesis 10:12, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 11:5, Genesis 11:8, Genesis 13:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5892B; TAHOT Esther 8:17 word 5
וָעִ֗ירva.'Irand city
Lemma: עִיר (ir) · Strong's: H5892B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: city
Used 1084 times. Also: Genesis 4:17, Genesis 10:12, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 11:5, Genesis 11:8, Genesis 13:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5892B; TAHOT Esther 8:17 word 6
מְקוֹם֙me.kOm[the] place
Lemma: מָקוֹם (ma.qom) · Strong's: H4725
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: place
Used 401 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 12:6, Genesis 13:3, Genesis 13:4, Genesis 13:14, Genesis 18:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4725; TAHOT Esther 8:17 word 7
אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.Sher<of> where
Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A
Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)
Meaning: which
Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Esther 8:17 word 8
דְּבַר\־de.var-[the] word of
Lemma: דָּבָר (da.var) · Strong's: H1697G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: word
Used 867 times. Also: Genesis 11:1, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 15:4, Genesis 24:30, Genesis 24:52, Genesis 27:34 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1697G; TAHOT Esther 8:17 word 9
הַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.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 8:17 word 10
וְדָתוֹ֙ve.da.Toand law his
Lemma: דָּת (dat) · Strong's: H1881
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: law
Used 21 times. Also: Ezra 8:36, Esther 1:8, Esther 1:13, Esther 1:15, Esther 1:19, Esther 2:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1881; TAHOT Esther 8:17 word 11
מַגִּ֔יעַma.Gi.a'[was] reaching
Lemma: נָגַע (na.ga) · Strong's: H5060
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVhrmsa)
Meaning: to touch
Used 150 times. Also: Genesis 3:3, Genesis 12:17, Genesis 20:6, Genesis 26:11, Genesis 26:29, Genesis 28:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5060; TAHOT Esther 8:17 word 12
שִׂמְחָ֤הsim.Chahgladness
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 8:17 word 13
וְשָׂשׂוֹן֙ve.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 8:16, Psalms 45:7, Psalms 51:8, Psalms 51:12, Psalms 105:43, Psalms 119:111 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8342; TAHOT Esther 8:17 word 14
לַיְּהוּדִ֔יםlai.ye.hu.Dim[belonged] to 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 8:17 word 15
מִשְׁתֶּ֖הmish.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 8:17 word 16
וְי֣וֹםve.Yomand a day
Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
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 8:17 word 17
ט֑וֹבTovgood
Lemma: טוֹב (tov) · Strong's: H2896A
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)
Meaning: pleasant
Used 384 times. Also: Genesis 1:31, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 3:5, Genesis 6:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2896A; TAHOT Esther 8:17 word 18
וְרַבִּ֞יםve.ra.Bimand many
Lemma: רַב (rav) · Strong's: H7227A
Parsing: Aampa (Aampa)
Meaning: many
Used 423 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 13:6, Genesis 21:34, Genesis 24:25, Genesis 25:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7227A; TAHOT Esther 8:17 word 19
מֵֽעַמֵּ֤יme.'a.Meiof [the] peoples of
Lemma: עַם (am) · Strong's: H5971A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: people
Used 1756 times. Also: Genesis 11:6, Genesis 14:16, Genesis 17:16, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5971A; TAHOT Esther 8:17 word 20
הָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzthe land
Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: land: country/planet
Used 2317 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0776G; TAHOT Esther 8:17 word 21
מִֽתְיַהֲדִ֔יםmit.ya.ha.Dim[were] becoming Jews
Lemma: יָהַד (ya.had) · Strong's: H3054
Parsing: Verb · Hithpael (hence Action · Reflexive/iterative) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVtrmpa)
Meaning: to become a Jew
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3054; TAHOT Esther 8:17 word 22
כִּֽי\־ki-for
Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: for
Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Esther 8:17 word 23
נָפַ֥לna.Falit had fallen
Lemma: נָפַל (na.phal) · Strong's: H5307G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: to fall: fall
Used 275 times. Also: Genesis 2:21, Genesis 4:6, Genesis 14:10, Genesis 15:12, Genesis 17:3, Genesis 17:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5307G; TAHOT Esther 8:17 word 24
פַּֽחַד\־pa.chad-dread of
Lemma: פַּ֫חַד (pa.chad) · Strong's: H6343
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: dread
Used 49 times. Also: Genesis 31:42, Genesis 31:53, Exodus 15:16, Deuteronomy 2:25, Deuteronomy 11:25, Deuteronomy 28:67 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6343; TAHOT Esther 8:17 word 25
הַיְּהוּדִ֖יםhai.ye.hu.Dimthe 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 8:17 word 26
עֲלֵיהֶֽם\׃'a.lei.Hemon them
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 8:17 word 27
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| In every | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| province | → | מְדִינָה H4082 province |
| . . . | → | מְדִינָה H4082 province |
| and every | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| city | → | עִיר H5892B city |
| . . . | → | עִיר H5892B city |
| wherever | → | מָקוֹם H4725 place |
| the king’s | → | מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king |
| edict | → | דָּבָר H1697G word |
| and decree | → | דָּת H1881 law |
| reached | → | נָגַע H5060 to touch |
| there was joy | → | שִׂמְחָה H8057 joy |
| and gladness | → | שָׂשׂוֹן H8342 rejoicing |
| among the Jews | → | יְהוּדִי H3064 Jew |
| with feasting | → | מִשְׁתֶּה H4960 feast |
| and celebrating | → | יוֹם H3117G day |
| . . . | → | טוֹב H2896A pleasant |
| And many | → | רַב H7227A many |
| of the people | → | עַם H5971A people |
| of the land | → | אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet |
| themselves became Jews | → | יָהַד H3054 to become a Jew |
| because | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| the fear | → | פַּ֫חַד H6343 dread |
| of the Jews | → | יְהוּדִי H3064 Jew |
| had fallen | → | נָפַל H5307G to fall: fall |
| upon them | → | עַל H5921A upon |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
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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