And let the king appoint officers in all the provinces of his kingdom, that they may gather together all the fair young virgins unto Shushan the palace, to the house of the women, unto the custody of Hege the king's chamberlain, keeper of the women; and let their things for purification be given them:
And let the king appoint officers in all the prouinces of his kingdome, that they may gather together all the faire yong virgins vnto Shuſhan the palace, to the houſe of the women † vnto the cuſtodie of || Hege the kings chamberlaine, keeper of the women, and let their things for purification bee giuen them:
אֵל , preposition, ʾeyl — to, into, towards (value 31)
H413,
אֵל ʼêl, ale; (but only used in the shortened constructive form אֶל ʼel ); a primitive particle; properly, denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e. near, with or among; often in general, to:—about, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, × hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).to, toward, unto (of motion)
into (limit is actually entered)
in among
toward (of direction, not necessarily physical motion)
against (motion or direction of a hostile character)
in addition to, to
concerning, in regard to, in reference to, on account of
according to (rule or standard)
at, by, against (of one's presence)
in between, in within, to within, unto (idea of motion to)
Used in 4202 Verses, 38 Books 5488  Occurrence Count
אִשָּׁה , feminine noun, ʾisha — woman, wife, female (value 306)
H802,
אִשָּׁה ʼishshâh, ish-shaw'; feminine of H376 or H582; irregular plural, נָשִׁים nâshîym;(used in the same wide sense as H582) a woman:—(adulter) ess, each, every, female, × many, none, one, together, wife, woman. Often unexpressed in English.woman, wife, female
woman (opposite of man)
wife (woman married to a man)
female (of animals)
each, every (pronoun)
Used in 686 Verses, 33 Books 776  Occurrence Count
אֵת , particle, ʾeyt — untranslatable mark of the accusative case (value 401)
H853,
אֵת ʼêth, ayth; apparent contracted from H226 in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely):—[as such unrepresented in English].sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative
Used in 6780 Verses, 39 Books 10904  Occurrence Count
בִּירָה , feminine noun, biyra — a castle, palace (value 217)
H1002,
בִּירָה bîyrâh, bee-raw'; of foreign origin; a castle or palace:—palace.Used in 16 Verses, 4 Books 16  Occurrence Count
בַּיִת , proper patrial adjective, adverb, masculine noun, bayit — a house (value 412)
H1004,
בַּיִת bayith, bah'-yith; probably from H1129 abbreviated; a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.):—court, daughter, door, + dungeon, family, + forth of, × great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter) house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, + prison, + steward, + tablet, temple, web, + within(-out).house
house, dwelling habitation
shelter or abode of animals
human bodies (fig.)
of Sheol
of abode of light and darkness
of land of Ephraim
place
receptacle
home, house as containing a family
household, family
those belonging to the same household
family of descendants, descendants as organized body
household affairs
inwards (metaph.)
(TWOT) temple
adverb
on the inside
preposition
within
Used in 1712 Verses, 38 Books 2045  Occurrence Count
בְּתוּלָה , feminine noun, bətula — a virgin (value 443)
H1330,
בְּתוּלָה bethûwlâh, beth-oo-law'; feminine passive participle of an unused root meaning to separate; a virgin (from her privacy); sometimes (by continuation) a bride; also (figuratively) a city or state:—maid, virgin.Used in 50 Verses, 19 Books 50  Occurrence Count
הֵגֵא , proper masculine noun, heygeyʾ — eunuch of Ahasuerus (value 9)
H1896,
הֵגֵא Hêgêʼ, hay-gay'; or (by permutation) הֵגַי Hêgay; probably of Persian origin; Hege or Hegai, a eunuch of Xerxes:—Hegai, Hege.Hegai or Hege = "eunuch"
one of the eunuchs of the court of Ahasuerus
Used in 3 Verses, 1 Book 4  Occurrence Count
טוֹב , adjective, feminine noun, masculine noun, tov — pleasant, agreeable, good (value 17)
H2896,
טוֹב ṭôwb, tobe; from H2895; good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well):—beautiful, best, better, bountiful, cheerful, at ease, × fair (word), (be in) favour, fine, glad, good (deed, -lier, -liest, -ly, -ness, -s), graciously, joyful, kindly, kindness, liketh (best), loving, merry, × most, pleasant, pleaseth, pleasure, precious, prosperity, ready, sweet, wealth, welfare, (be) well(-favoured).adjective
good, pleasant, agreeable
pleasant, agreeable (to the senses)
pleasant (to the higher nature)
good, excellent (of its kind)
good, rich, valuable in estimation
good, appropriate, becoming
better (comparative)
glad, happy, prosperous (of man's sensuous nature)
good understanding (of man's intellectual nature)
good, kind, benign
good, right (ethical)
masculine noun
a good thing, benefit, welfare
welfare, prosperity, happiness
good things (collective)
good, benefit
moral good
feminine noun
welfare, benefit, good things
welfare, prosperity, happiness
good things (collective)
bounty
Used in 521 Verses, 35 Books 561  Occurrence Count
יָד , feminine noun, yad — hand (value 14)
H3027,
יָד yâd, yawd; a primitive word; a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from 3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of applications, both literally and figuratively, both proximate and remote [as follows]:—( be) able, × about, armholes, at, axletree, because of, beside, border, × bounty, broad, (broken-) handed, × by, charge, coast, consecrate, creditor, custody, debt, dominion, × enough, fellowship, force, × from, hand(-staves, -y work), × he, himself, × in, labour, large, ledge, (left-) handed, means, × mine, ministry, near, × of, × order, ordinance, × our, parts, pain, power, × presumptuously, service, side, sore, state, stay, draw with strength, stroke, swear, terror, × thee, × by them, × themselves, × thine own, × thou, through, × throwing, thumb, times, × to, × under, × us, × wait on, (way-) side, where, wide, × with (him, me, you), work, yield, × yourselves.hand
hand (of man)
strength, power (fig.)
side (of land), part, portion (metaph.) (fig.)
(various special, technical senses)
sign, monument
part, fractional part, share
time, repetition
axle-trees, axle
stays, support (for laver)
tenons (in tabernacle)
a phallus, a hand (meaning unsure)
wrists
Used in 1445 Verses, 36 Books 1609  Occurrence Count
כֹּל , masculine noun, kol — the whole, all (value 50)
H3605,
כֹּל kôl, kole; or (Jeremiah 33:8) כּוֹל kôwl; from H3634; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense):—(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).all, the whole
all, the whole of
any, each, every, anything
totality, everything
Used in 4241 Verses, 39 Books 5408  Occurrence Count
מְדִינָה , feminine noun, mədiyna — a province (value 109)
H4082,
מְדִינָה medîynâh, med-ee-naw'; from H1777; properly, a judgeship, i.e. jurisdiction; by implication, a district (as ruled by a judge); generally, a region:—(× every) province.province, district
district
province
Used in 40 Verses, 8 Books 44  Occurrence Count
מֶלֶךְ , masculine noun, melekh — king (value 90)
H4428,
מֶלֶךְ melek, meh'-lek; from H4427; a king:—king, royal.Used in 1919 Verses, 35 Books 2518  Occurrence Count
מַלְכוּת , feminine noun, malkhut — royalty, royal power, reign, kingdom (value 496)
H4438,
מַלְכוּת malkûwth, mal-kooth'; or מַלְכֻת malkuth; or (in plural) מַלְכֻיָּה malkuyâh; from H4427; a rule; concretely, a dominion:—empire, kingdom, realm, reign, royal.royalty, royal power, reign, kingdom, sovereign power
royal power, dominion
reign
kingdom, realm
Used in 82 Verses, 12 Books 90  Occurrence Count
מַרְאֶה , masculine noun, marʾeh — sight, appearance, vision (value 246)
H4758,
מַרְאֶה marʼeh, mar-eh'; from H7200; a view (the act of seeing); also an appearance (the thing seen), whether (real) a shape (especially if handsome, comeliness; often plural the looks), or (mental) a vision:—× apparently, appearance(-reth), × as soon as beautiful(-ly), countenance, fair, favoured, form, goodly, to look (up) on (to), look(-eth), pattern, to see, seem, sight, visage, vision.sight, appearance, vision
sight, phenomenon, spectacle, appearance, vision
what is seen
a vision (supernatural)
sight, vision (power of seeing)
Used in 82 Verses, 18 Books 98  Occurrence Count
נַעֲרָה , feminine noun, naʿara — a girl, maiden (value 325)
H5291,
נַעֲרָה naʻărâh, nah-ar-aw'; feminine of H5288; a girl (from infancy to adolescence):—damsel, maid(-en), young (woman).girl, damsel, female servant
girl, damsel, little girl
of young woman, marriageable young woman, concubine, prostitute
maid, female attendant, female servant
Used in 57 Verses, 12 Books 62  Occurrence Count
נָתַן , verb, natan — to give, put, set (value 500)
H5414,
נָתַן nâthan, naw-than'; a primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.):—add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, × avenge, × be (healed), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, × doubtless, × without fail, fasten, frame, × get, give (forth, over, up), grant, hang (up), × have, × indeed, lay (unto charge, up), (give) leave, lend, let (out), lie, lift up, make, O that, occupy, offer, ordain, pay, perform, place, pour, print, × pull, put (forth), recompense, render, requite, restore, send (out), set (forth), shew, shoot forth (up), sing, slander, strike, (sub-) mit, suffer, × surely, × take, thrust, trade, turn, utter, weep, willingly, withdraw, would (to) God, yield.to give, put, set
(Qal)
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
to put, set, put on, put upon, set, appoint, assign, designate
to make, constitute
(Niphal)
to be given, be bestowed, be provided, be entrusted to, be granted to, be permitted, be issued, be published, be uttered, be assigned
to be set, be put, be made, be inflicted
(Hophal)
to be given, be bestowed, be given up, be delivered up
to be put upon
Used in 1816 Verses, 38 Books 1998  Occurrence Count
סָרִיס , masculine noun, sariys — eunuch (value 330)
H5631,
סָרִיס çârîyç, saw-reece'; or סָרִס çâriç; from an unused root meaning to castrate; a eunuch; by implication, valet (especially of the female apartments), and thus, a minister of state:—chamberlain, eunuch, officer. Compare H7249.Used in 42 Verses, 10 Books 42  Occurrence Count
פָּקַד , masculine plural abstract noun, verb, pakad — to attend to, visit, muster, appoint (value 184)
H6485,
פָּקַד pâqad, paw-kad'; a primitive root; to visit (with friendly or hostile intent); by analogy, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit, etc.:—appoint, × at all, avenge, bestow, (appoint to have the, give a) charge, commit, count, deliver to keep, be empty, enjoin, go see, hurt, do judgment, lack, lay up, look, make, × by any means, miss, number, officer, (make) overseer, have (the) oversight, punish, reckon, (call to) remember(-brance), set (over), sum, × surely, visit, want.verb
to attend to, muster, number, reckon, visit, punish, appoint, look after, care for
(Qal)
to pay attention to, observe
to attend to
to seek, look about for
to seek in vain, need, miss, lack
to visit
to visit upon, punish
to pass in review, muster, number
to appoint, assign, lay upon as a charge, deposit
(Niphal)
to be sought, be needed, be missed, be lacking
to be visited
to be visited upon
to be appointed
to be watched over
(Piel) to muster, call up
(Pual) to be passed in review, be caused to miss, be called, be called to account
(Hiphil)
to set over, make overseer, appoint an overseer
to commit, entrust, commit for care, deposit
(Hophal)
to be visited
to be deposited
to be made overseer, be entrusted
(Hithpael) numbered
(Hothpael) numbered
masculine plural abstract noun
musterings, expenses
Used in 269 Verses, 28 Books 296  Occurrence Count
פָּקִיד , masculine noun, pakiyd — commissioner, deputy, overseer (value 194)
H6496,
פָּקִיד pâqîyd, paw-keed'; from H6485; a superintendent (civil, military or religious):—which had the charge, governor, office, overseer, (that) was set.commissioner, deputy, overseer, officer
Used in 13 Verses, 7 Books 13  Occurrence Count
קָבַץ , verb, kavatz — to gather, collect (value 192)
H6908,
קָבַץ qâbats, kaw-bats'; a primitive root; to grasp, i.e. collect:—assemble (selves), gather (bring) (together, selves together, up), heap, resort, × surely, take up.to gather, assemble
(Qal) to gather, collect, assemble
(Niphal)
to assemble, gather
to be gathered
(Piel) to gather, gather together, take away
(Pual) to be gathered together
(Hithpael) to gather together, be gathered together
Used in 121 Verses, 25 Books 126  Occurrence Count
שׁוּשַׁן , proper locative noun, shushan — residence of person kings (value 656)
H7800,
שׁוּשַׁן Shûwshan, shoo-shan'; the same as H7799; Shushan, a place in Persia:—Shushan.Shushan or Susa = "lily"
the winter residence of the Persian kings; located on the river Ulai or Choaspes
Used in 19 Verses, 3 Books 21  Occurrence Count
שָׁמַר , verb, shamar — to keep, watch, preserve (value 540)
H8104,
שָׁמַר shâmar, shaw-mar'; a primitive root; properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.:—beward, be circumspect, take heed (to self), keep(-er, self), mark, look narrowly, observe, preserve, regard, reserve, save (self), sure, (that lay) wait (for), watch(-man).to keep, guard, observe, give heed
(Qal)
to keep, have charge of
to keep, guard, keep watch and ward, protect, save life
watch, watchman (participle)
to watch for, wait for
to watch, observe
to keep, retain, treasure up (in memory)
to keep (within bounds), restrain
to observe, celebrate, keep (sabbath or covenant or commands), perform (vow)
to keep, preserve, protect
to keep, reserve
(Niphal)
to be on one's guard, take heed, take care, beware
to keep oneself, refrain, abstain
to be kept, be guarded
(Piel) to keep, pay heed
(Hithpael) to keep oneself from
Used in 440 Verses, 31 Books 466  Occurrence Count
תַּמְרוּק , masculine noun, tamruk — a scraping, rubbing (value 746)
H8562,
תַּמְרוּק tamrûwq, tam-rook'; or תַּמְרֻק tamruq; or תַּמְרִיק tamrîyq; from H4838; properly, a scouring, i.e. soap or perfumery for the bath; figuratively, a detergent:—× cleanse, (thing for) purification(-fying).a scraping, rubbing
(CLBL) remedy (for an injury)
Used in 3 Verses, 1 Book 3  Occurrence Count
| Esther 2:3Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| And let the king appoint officers in all the provinces of his kingdom, that they may gather together all the fair young virgins unto Shushan the palace, to the house of the women, unto the custody of Hege the king's chamberlain, keeper of the women; and let their things for purification be given them: |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| וְיַפְקֵ֨ד הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ פְּקִידִים֮ בְּכָל־מְדִינ֣וֹת מַלְכוּתוֹ֒ וְיִקְבְּצ֣וּ אֶת־כָּל־נַעֲרָֽה־בְ֠תוּלָה טוֹבַ֨ת מַרְאֶ֜ה אֶל־שׁוּשַׁ֤ן הַבִּירָה֙ אֶל־בֵּ֣ית הַנָּשִׁ֔ים אֶל־יַ֥ד הֵגֶ֛א סְרִ֥יס הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ שֹׁמֵ֣ר הַנָּשִׁ֑ים וְנָת֖וֹן תַּמְרוּקֵיהֶֽן׃ |
| Verse #12728 (Ch. #428) — 28 words, 114 lettersText Copied! |
| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| And let the king |
H4428melekh |
מֶלֶךְ |
90 |
| appoint |
H6485pakad |
פָּקַד |
184 |
| officers |
H6496pakiyd |
פָּקִיד |
194 |
| in all the provinces |
H4082mədiyna |
מְדִינָה |
109 |
| of his kingdom, |
H4438malkhut |
מַלְכוּת |
496 |
| that they may gather together |
H6908kavatz |
קָבַץ |
192 |
| all the fair |
H2896tov |
טוֹב |
17 |
| young |
H5291naʿara |
נַעֲרָה |
325 |
| virgins |
H1330bətula |
בְּתוּלָה |
443 |
| unto Shushan |
H7800shushan |
שׁוּשַׁן |
656 |
| the palace, |
H1002biyra |
בִּירָה |
217 |
| to the house |
H1004bayit |
בַּיִת |
412 |
| of the women, |
H802ʾisha |
אִשָּׁה |
306 |
| unto the custody |
H3027yad |
יָד |
14 |
| of Hege |
H1896heygeyʾ |
הֵגֵא |
9 |
| the king's |
H4428melekh |
מֶלֶךְ |
90 |
| chamberlain, |
H5631sariys |
סָרִיס |
330 |
| keeper |
H8104shamar |
שָׁמַר |
540 |
| of the women; |
H802ʾisha |
אִשָּׁה |
306 |
| and let their things for purification |
H8562tamruk |
תַּמְרוּק |
746 |
| be given them: |
H5414natan |
נָתַן |
500 |
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