Esther = "star"

1. the queen of Persia, heroine of the book of Esther - daughter of Abihail, cousin and adopted daughter of Mordecai, of the tribe of Benjamin, made queen by king Ahasuerus to replace divorced queen, Vashti.

(relative part.)

1. which, who

2. that which

(conj)

1. that (in obj clause)

2. when

3. since

4. as

5. conditional if

sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative

house

1. house, dwelling habitation

2. shelter or abode of animals

3. human bodies (fig.)

4. of Sheol

5. of abode of light and darkness

6. of land of Ephraim

place

receptacle

home, house as containing a family

household, family

1. those belonging to the same household

2. family of descendants, descendants as organized body

household affairs

inwards (metaph.)

(TWOT) temple

on the inside

within

Haman = "magnificent"

1. chief minister of Ahasuerus, enemy of Mordecai and the Jews, who plotted to kill the Jews but, being foiled by Esther, was hanged, with his family, on the gallows he had made for Mordecai

ring, signet, signet ring

1. signet ring (as symbol of authority)

2. ring (as ornament)

king

Mordecai = "little man" or "worshipper of Mars"

1. cousin and adoptive father of queen Esther; son of Jair of the tribe of Benjamin; deliverer under Divine providence of the children of Israel from the destruction plotted by Haman the chief minister of Ahasuerus; institutor of the feast of Purim

2. a Jew who returned from exile with Zerubbabel

to give, put, set

1. (Qal)

   1. to give, bestow, grant, permit, ascribe, employ, devote, consecrate, dedicate, pay wages, sell, exchange, lend, commit, entrust, give over, deliver up, yield produce, occasion, produce, requite to, report, mention, utter, stretch out, extend

   2. to put, set, put on, put upon, set, appoint, assign, designate

   3. to make, constitute

2. (Niphal)

   1. to be given, be bestowed, be provided, be entrusted to, be granted to, be permitted, be issued, be published, be uttered, be assigned

   2. to be set, be put, be made, be inflicted

3. (Hophal)

   1. to be given, be bestowed, be given up, be delivered up

   2. to be put upon

to turn aside, depart

1. (Qal)

   1. to turn aside, turn in unto

   2. to depart, depart from way, avoid

   3. to be removed

   4. to come to an end

2. (Polel) to turn aside

3. (Hiphil)

   1. to cause to turn aside, cause to depart, remove, take away, put away, depose

   2. to put aside, leave undone, retract, reject, abolish

4. (Hophal) to be taken away, be removed

to pass over or by or through, alienate, bring, carry, do away, take, take away, transgress

1. (Qal)

   1. to pass over, cross, cross over, pass over, march over, overflow, go over

   2. to pass beyond

   3. to pass through, traverse

      1. passers-through (participle)

      2. to pass through (the parts of victim in covenant)

   4. to pass along, pass by, overtake and pass, sweep by

      1. passer-by (participle)

      2. to be past, be over

   5. to pass on, go on, pass on before, go in advance of, pass along, travel, advance

   6. to pass away

      1. to emigrate, leave (one's territory)

      2. to vanish

      3. to perish, cease to exist

      4. to become invalid, become obsolete (of law, decree)

      5. to be alienated, pass into other hands

2. (Niphal) to be crossed

3. (Piel) to impregnate, cause to cross

4. (Hiphil)

   1. to cause to pass over, cause to bring over, cause to cross over, make over to, dedicate, devote

   2. to cause to pass through

   3. to cause to pass by or beyond or under, let pass by

   4. to cause to pass away, cause to take away

5. (Hithpael) to pass over

upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against

1. upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards

2. above, beyond, over (of excess)

3. above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence)

4. upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition)

5. over (of suspension or extension)

6. by, adjoining, next, at, over, around (of contiguity or proximity)

7. down upon, upon, on, from, up upon, up to,, towards, over towards, to, against (with verbs of motion)

8. to (as a dative)

   conjunction

because that, because, notwithstanding, although

to put, place, set, appoint, make

1. (Qal)

   1. to put, set, lay, put or lay upon, lay (violent) hands on

   2. to set, direct, direct toward

      1. to extend (compassion) (fig)

   3. to set, ordain, establish, found, appoint, constitute, make, determine, fix

   4. to set, station, put, set in place, plant, fix

   5. to make, make for, transform into, constitute, fashion, work, bring to pass, appoint, give

2. (Hiphil) to set or make for a sign

3. (Hophal) to be set