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And in Shushan the palace the Jews slew and destroyed five hundred men. (KJV)

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וּבְשׁוּשַׁ֣ןu.ve.shu.Shanand in 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 2:5, Esther 2:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7800; TAHOT Esther 9:6 word 1

הַבִּירָ֗הha.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 9:6 word 2

הָרְג֤וּha.re.Guthey killed

Lemma: הָרַג (ha.rag) · Strong's: H2026

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)

Meaning: to kill

Used 167 times. Also: Genesis 4:8, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 4:15, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 12:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2026; TAHOT Esther 9:6 word 3

הַיְּהוּדִים֙hai.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 9:6 word 4

וְאַבֵּ֔דve.'a.Bedand they destroyed

Lemma: אָבַד (a.vad) · Strong's: H0006

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVpcc)

Meaning: to perish

Used 183 times. Also: Exodus 10:7, Leviticus 23:30, Leviticus 26:38, Numbers 16:33, Numbers 17:12, Numbers 21:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0006; TAHOT Esther 9:6 word 5

חֲמֵ֥שׁcha.Meshfive

Lemma: חָמֵשׁ (cha.mesh) · Strong's: H2568

Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HAcbsc)

Meaning: five

Used 342 times. Also: Genesis 5:6, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 5:11, Genesis 5:15, Genesis 5:17, Genesis 5:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2568; TAHOT Esther 9:6 word 6

מֵא֖וֹתme.'othundred<s>

Lemma: מֵאָה (me.ah) · Strong's: H3967

Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HAcfpa)

Meaning: hundred

Used 574 times. Also: Genesis 5:3, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:6, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3967; TAHOT Esther 9:6 word 7

אִֽישׁ\׃'Ishman

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 9:6 word 8

How the BSB renders it

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

In the citadel	→	בִּירָה H1002 palace
of Susa	→	שׁוּשַׁן H7800 Susa
the Jews	→	יְהוּדִי H3064 Jew
killed	→	הָרַג H2026 to kill
and destroyed	→	אָבַד H0006 to perish
five	→	חָמֵשׁ H2568 five
hundred	→	מֵאָה H3967 hundred
men	→	אִישׁ H0376G man

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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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