In the first month, that is, the month Nisan, in the twelfth year of king Ahasuerus, they cast Pur, that is, the lot, before Haman from day to day, and from month to month, to the twelfth month, that is, the month Adar.
In the firſt moneth (that is, the moneth Niſan) in the twelfth yeere of king Ahaſuerus, they caſt Pur, that is, the lot, before Haman, from day to day, and from moneth to moneth, to the twelfth moneth, that is the moneth Adar.
אֲדָר , proper noun, ʾadar — the twelfth month in the Jewish calendar (value 205)
H143,
אֲדָר ʼĂdâr, ad-awr'; probably of foreign derivation; perhaps meaning fire; Adar, the 12th Hebrew month:—Adar.Adar = "glorious"
twelfth month, corresponding to modern March-April
Used in 8 Verses, 1 Book 8  Occurrence Count
אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ , proper masculine noun, ʾahashveyrosh — king of Persia (value 821)
H325,
אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ ʼĂchashvêrôwsh, akh-ash-vay-rosh'; or (shortened) אַחַשְׁרֹשׁ ʼAchashrôsh (Esther 10:1); of Persian origin; Achashverosh (i.e. Ahasuerus or Artaxerxes, but in this case Xerxes), the title (rather than name) of a Persian king:—Ahasuerus.Ahasuerus = "I will be silent and poor"
title of the king of Persia, probably Xerxes
Used in 30 Verses, 3 Books 31  Occurrence Count
גּוֹרָל , masculine noun, goral — a lot (for casting) (value 239)
H1486,
גּוֹרָל gôwrâl, go-rawl'; or (shortened) גֹּרָל gôrâl; from an unused root meaning to be rough (as stone); properly, a pebble, i.e. a lot (small stones being used for that purpose); figuratively, a portion or destiny (as if determined by lot):—lot.lot
lot - pebbles used for systematically making decisions
portion
lot, portion (thing assigned by casting lots)
recompense, retribution
Used in 67 Verses, 18 Books 76  Occurrence Count
הוּא , demonstrative pronoun, third person singular personal pronoun, huʾ — he, she, it (value 12)
H1931,
הוּא hûwʼ, hoo; of which the feminine (beyond the Pentateuch) is הִיא hîyʼ; he a primitive word, the third person pronoun singular; he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are:—he, as for her, him(-self), it, the same, she (herself), such, that (...it), these, they, this, those, which (is), who.third person singular personal pronoun
he, she, it
himself (with emphasis)
resuming subj with emphasis
(with minimum emphasis following predicate)
(anticipating subj)
(emphasising predicate)
that, it (neuter)
demonstrative pronoun
that (with article)
Used in 1692 Verses, 39 Books 1875  Occurrence Count
הָמָן , proper masculine noun, haman — to rage, be turbulent (value 95)
H2001,
הָמָן Hâmân, haw-mawn'; of foreign derivation; Haman, a Persian vizier:—Haman.Haman = "magnificent"
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
Used in 45 Verses, 1 Book 54  Occurrence Count
חֹדֶשׁ , masculine noun, hodesh — new moon, a month (value 312)
H2320,
חֹדֶשׁ chôdesh, kho'-desh; from H2318; the new moon; by implication, a month:—month(-ly), new moon.the new moon, month, monthly
the first day of the month
the lunar month
Used in 224 Verses, 26 Books 279  Occurrence Count
יוֹם , masculine noun, yom — day (value 56)
H3117,
יוֹם yôwm, yome; from an unused root meaning to be hot; a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb):—age, always, chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), elder, × end, evening, (for) ever(-lasting, -more), × full, life, as (so) long as (... live), (even) now, old, outlived, perpetually, presently, remaineth, × required, season, × since, space, then, (process of) time, as at other times, in trouble, weather, (as) when, (a, the, within a) while (that), × whole ( age), (full) year(-ly), younger.day, time, year
day (as opposed to night)
day (24 hour period)
as defined by evening and morning in Genesis 1
as a division of time
a working day, a day's journey
days, lifetime (pl.)
time, period (general)
year
temporal references
today
yesterday
tomorrow
Used in 1930 Verses, 39 Books 2250  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
נִיסָן , proper noun, niysan — first month of the Jewish religious year (value 170)
H5212,
נִיסָן Nîyçân, nee-sawn'; probably of foreign origin; Nisan, the first month of the Jewish sacred year:—Nisan.Nisan = "their flight"
the 1st month of the Jewish calendar corresponding to Mar or Apr
Used in 2 Verses, 2 Books 2  Occurrence Count
נָפַל , verb, nafal — to fall, lie (value 160)
H5307,
נָפַל nâphal, naw-fal'; a primitive root; to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative):—be accepted, cast (down, self, (lots), out), cease, die, divide (by lot), (let) fail, (cause to, let, make, ready to) fall (away, down, -en, -ing), fell(-ing), fugitive, have (inheritance), inferior, be judged (by mistake for 6419), lay (along), (cause to) lie down, light (down), be (× hast) lost, lying, overthrow, overwhelm, perish, present(-ed, -ing), (make to) rot, slay, smite out, × surely, throw down.to fall, lie, be cast down, fail
(Qal)
to fall
to fall (of violent death)
to fall prostrate, prostrate oneself before
to fall upon, attack, desert, fall away to , go away to, fall into the hand of
to fall short, fail, fall out, turn out, result
to settle, waste away, be offered, be inferior to
to lie, lie prostrate
(Hiphil)
to cause to fall, fell, throw down, knock out, lay prostrate
to overthrow
to make the lot fall, assign by lot, apportion by lot
to let drop, cause to fail (fig.)
to cause to fall
(Hithpael)
to throw or prostrate oneself, throw oneself upon
to lie prostrate, prostrate oneself
(Pilel) to fall
Used in 403 Verses, 33 Books 429  Occurrence Count
עָשָׂר , masculine/feminine noun, ʿasar — ten (value 570)
H6240,
עָשָׂר ʻâsâr, aw-sawr'; for H6235; ten (only in combination), i.e. -teen; also (ordinal) -teenth:—(eigh-, fif-, four-, nine-, seven-, six-, thir-) teen(-th), + eleven(-th), + sixscore thousand, + twelve(-th).ten, -teen (in combination with other numbers)
used only in combination to make the numbers 11-19
Used in 292 Verses, 23 Books 338  Occurrence Count
פּוּר , masculine noun, pur — "a lot", a Jewish feast (value 286)
H6332,
פּוּר Pûwr, poor; also (plural) פּוּרִים Pûwrîym; or פֻּרִים Purîym; from H6331; a lot (as by means of a broken piece):—Pur, Purim.Pur or Purim = "lot" or "piece"
lot
a special feast among the post-exilic Jews, to celebrate their deliverance from Haman's destruction through queen Esther's heroic actions
Used in 7 Verses, 1 Book 8  Occurrence Count
פָּנִים , masculine noun, paniym — face, faces (value 180)
H6440,
פָּנִים pânîym, paw-neem'; plural (but always as singular) of an unused noun פָּנֶה pâneh; from H6437); the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.):— accept, a-(be-) fore(-time), against, anger, × as (long as), at, battle, because (of), beseech, countenance, edge, employ, endure, enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-part), form(-er time, -ward), from, front, heaviness, × him(-self), honourable, impudent, in, it, look(-eth) (-s), × me, meet, × more than, mouth, of, off, (of) old (time), × on, open, out of, over against, the partial, person, please, presence, prospect, was purposed, by reason of, regard, right forth, serve, × shewbread, sight, state, straight, street, × thee, × them(-selves), through ( -out), till, time(-s) past, (un-) to(-ward), upon, upside ( down), with(-in, -stand), × ye, × you.face
face, faces
presence, person
face (of seraphim or cherubim)
face (of animals)
face, surface (of ground)
as adv of loc/temp
before and behind, toward, in front of, forward, formerly, from beforetime, before
with prep
in front of, before, to the front of, in the presence of, in the face of, at the face or front of, from the presence of, from before, from before the face of
Used in 1891 Verses, 38 Books 2118  Occurrence Count
רִאשׁוֹן , adjective, adverb, rishon — former, first, chief (value 557)
H7223,
רִאשׁוֹן riʼshôwn, ree-shone'; or רִאשֹׁן riʼshôn; from H7221; first, in place, time or rank (as adjective or noun):—ancestor, (that were) before(-time), beginning, eldest, first, fore(-father) (-most), former (thing), of old time, past.adjective
first, primary, former
former (of time)
ancestors
former things
foremost (of location)
first (in time)
first, chief (in degree)
adverb
first, before, formerly, at first
Used in 174 Verses, 30 Books 182  Occurrence Count
שָׁנֶה , feminine noun, shaneh — a year (value 355)
H8141,
שָׁנֶה shâneh, shaw-neh'; (in plural or (feminine) שָׁנָה shânâh; from H8138; a year (as a revolution of time):— whole age, × long, old, year(× -ly).year
as division of time
as measure of time
as indication of age
a lifetime (of years of life)
Used in 647 Verses, 32 Books 856  Occurrence Count
שְׁנַיִם , adjective, dual masculine/feminine noun, shənayim — two (a cardinal number) (value 400)
H8147,
שְׁנַיִם shenayim, shen-ah'-yim; dual of H8145; feminine שְׁתַּיִם shettayim; two; also (as ordinal) twofold:—both, couple, double, second, twain, twelfth, twelve, twenty (sixscore) thousand, twice, two.two
two (the cardinal number)
two, both, double, twice
second (the ordinal number)
in combination with other numbers
both (a dual number)
Used in 646 Verses, 31 Books 762  Occurrence Count
| Esther 3:7Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| In the first month, that is, the month Nisan, in the twelfth year of king Ahasuerus, they cast Pur, that is, the lot, before Haman from day to day, and from month to month, to the twelfth month, that is, the month Adar. |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| בַּחֹ֤דֶשׁ הָרִאשׁוֹן֙ הוּא־חֹ֣דֶשׁ נִיסָ֔ן בִּשְׁנַת֙ שְׁתֵּ֣ים עֶשְׂרֵ֔ה לַמֶּ֖לֶךְ אֲחַשְׁוֵר֑וֹשׁ הִפִּ֣יל פּוּר֩ ה֨וּא הַגּוֹרָ֜ל לִפְנֵ֣י הָמָ֗ן מִיּ֧וֹם ׀ לְי֛וֹם וּמֵחֹ֛דֶשׁ לְחֹ֥דֶשׁ שְׁנֵים־עָשָׂ֖ר הוּא־חֹ֥דֶשׁ אֲדָֽר׃ ס |
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| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| In the first |
H7223rishon |
רִאשׁוֹן |
557 |
| month, |
H2320hodesh |
חֹדֶשׁ |
312 |
| that is, the month |
H2320hodesh |
חֹדֶשׁ |
312 |
| Nisan, |
H5212niysan |
נִיסָן |
170 |
| in the twelfth |
H8147shənayim |
שְׁנַיִם |
400 |
| year |
H8141shaneh |
שָׁנֶה |
355 |
| of king |
H4428melekh |
מֶלֶךְ |
90 |
| Ahasuerus, |
H325ʾahashveyrosh |
אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ |
821 |
| they cast |
H5307nafal |
נָפַל |
160 |
| Pur, |
H6332pur |
פּוּר |
286 |
| that is, the lot, |
H1486goral |
גּוֹרָל |
239 |
| before |
H6440paniym |
פָּנִים |
180 |
| Haman |
H2001haman |
הָמָן |
95 |
| from day |
H3117yom |
יוֹם |
56 |
| to day, |
H3117yom |
יוֹם |
56 |
| and from month |
H2320hodesh |
חֹדֶשׁ |
312 |
| to month, |
H2320hodesh |
חֹדֶשׁ |
312 |
| to the twelfth |
H8147shənayim |
שְׁנַיִם |
400 |
| month, that is, the month |
H2320hodesh |
חֹדֶשׁ |
312 |
| Adar. |
H143ʾadar |
אֲדָר |
205 |
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