Then were the king's scribes called on the thirteenth day of the first month, and there was written according to all that Haman had commanded unto the king's lieutenants, and to the governors that were over every province, and to the rulers of every people of every province according to the writing thereof, and to every people after their language; in the name of king Ahasuerus was it written, and sealed with the king's ring.
Then were the kings || ſcribes called on the thirteenth day of the firſt moneth, and there was written, according to all that Haman had commanded, vnto the kings Lieutenants, and to the gouernours, that were ouer euery prouince, and to the rulers of euery people of euery prouince, according to the writing thereof, and to euery people, after their language, in the name of king Ahaſuerus was it written, and ſealed with the kings ring.
אֲחַשְׁדַּרְפַּן , masculine noun, ʾahashdarpan — satraps (value 643)
H323,
אֲחַשְׁדַּרְפַּן ʼăchashdarpan, akh-ash-dar-pan'; of Persian derivation; a satrap or governor of a main province (of Persia):—lieutenant.satrap, a governor of a Persian province
Used in 4 Verses, 2 Books 4  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
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
אֲשֶׁר , conjunction, relative pronoun, ʾasher — who, which, that (value 501)
H834,
אֲשֶׁר ʼăsher, ash-er'; a primitive relative pronoun (of every gender and number); who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.:—× after, × alike, as (soon as), because, × every, for, + forasmuch, + from whence, + how(-soever), × if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), × though, + until, + whatsoever, when, where (+ -as, -in, -of, -on, -soever, -with), which, whilst, + whither(-soever), who(-m, -soever, -se). As it is indeclinable, it is often accompanied by the personal pronoun expletively, used to show the connection.(relative part.)
which, who
that which
(conj)
that (in obj clause)
when
since
as
conditional if
Used in 4440 Verses, 39 Books 5502  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
חָתַם , verb, hatam — to seal, affix a seal, seal up (value 448)
H2856,
חָתַם châtham, khaw-tham'; a primitive root; to close up; especially to seal:—make an end, mark, seal (up), stop.to seal, seal up, affix a seal
(Qal)
to seal, affix one's seal
to seal up, fasten up by sealing
(Niphal) to seal
(Piel) to lock up
(Hiphil) to be stopped
Used in 24 Verses, 11 Books 27  Occurrence Count
טַבַּעַת , masculine noun, tabbaʿat — signet ring, ring, signet (value 481)
H2885,
טַבַּעַת ṭabbaʻath, tab-bah'-ath; from H2883; properly, a seal (as sunk into the wax), i.e. signet (for sealing); hence (generally) a ring of any kind:—ring.ring, signet, signet ring
signet ring (as symbol of authority)
ring (as ornament)
Used in 38 Verses, 5 Books 49  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
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
כָּתַב , verb, katav — to write (value 422)
H3789,
כָּתַב kâthab, kaw-thab'; a primitive root; to grave, by implication, to write (describe, inscribe, prescribe, subscribe):—describe, record, prescribe, subscribe, write(-ing, -ten).to write, record, enrol
(Qal)
to write, inscribe, engrave, write in, write on
to write down, describe in writing
to register, enrol, record
to decree
(Niphal)
to be written
to be written down, be recorded, be enrolled
(Piel) to continue writing
Used in 212 Verses, 25 Books 224  Occurrence Count
כָּתָב , masculine noun, katav — a writing (value 422)
H3791,
כָּתָב kâthâb, kaw-thawb'; from H3789; something written, i.e. a writing, record or book:—register, scripture, writing.a writing, document, edict
register, enrolment, roll
mode of writing, character, letter
letter, document, a writing
a written edict
of royal enactment
of divine authority
Used in 16 Verses, 7 Books 16  Occurrence Count
לָשׁוֹן , masculine noun, lashon — tongue (value 386)
H3956,
לָשׁוֹן lâshôwn, law-shone'; or לָשֹׁן lâshôn; also (in plural) feminine לְשֹׁנָה leshônâh; from H3960; the tongue (of man or animals), used literally (as the instrument of licking, eating, or speech), and figuratively (speech, an ingot, a fork of flame, a cove of water):— babbler, bay, evil speaker, language, talker, tongue, wedge.tongue
tongue (of men)
tongue (literal)
tongue (organ of speech)
language
tongue (of animals)
tongue (of fire)
wedge, bay of sea (tongue-shaped)
Used in 115 Verses, 22 Books 117  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
סָפַר , masculine noun, verb, safar — to count, recount, relate (value 340)
H5608,
סָפַר çâphar, saw-far'; a primitive root; properly, to score with a mark as a tally or record, i.e. (by implication) to inscribe, and also to enumerate; intensively, to recount, i.e. celebrate:—commune, (ac-) count; declare, number, penknife, reckon, scribe, shew forth, speak, talk, tell (out), writer.verb
to count, recount, relate
(Qal)
to count (things)
to number, take account of, reckon
(Niphal) to be counted, be numbered
(Piel) to recount, rehearse, declare
to recount (something), rehearse
to talk
to count exactly or accurately
(Pual) to be recounted, be rehearsed, be related
masculine noun
enumerator, muster-officer, secretary, scribe
enumerator, muster-officer, secretary
learned man, scribe
Used in 154 Verses, 24 Books 160  Occurrence Count
עַל , conjunction, preposition, ʿal — upon, above, over (value 100)
H5921,
עַל ʻal, al; properly, the same as H5920 used as a preposition (in the singular or plural often with prefix, or as conjunction with a particle following); above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications:—above, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, × as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, × both and, by (reason of), × had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of, (from) (off), (up-) on, over, than, through(-out), to, touching, × with.preposition
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
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
above, beyond, over (of excess)
above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence)
upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition)
over (of suspension or extension)
by, adjoining, next, at, over, around (of contiguity or proximity)
down upon, upon, on, from, up upon, up to,, towards, over towards, to, against (with verbs of motion)
to (as a dative)
conjunction
because that, because, notwithstanding, although
Used in 4492 Verses, 39 Books 5753  Occurrence Count
עַם , masculine noun, ʿam — people (value 110)
H5971,
עַם ʻam, am; from H6004; a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock:—folk, men, nation, people.nation, people
people, nation
persons, members of one's people, compatriots, country-men
kinsman, kindred
Used in 1655 Verses, 39 Books 1857  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
פֶּחָה , masculine noun, peha — a governor (value 93)
H6346,
פֶּחָה pechâh, peh-khaw'; of foreign origin; a prefect (of a city or small district):—captain, deputy, governor.Used in 27 Verses, 11 Books 28  Occurrence Count
צָוָה , verb, tzava — to lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order (value 101)
H6680,
צָוָה tsâvâh, tsaw-vaw'; a primitive root; (intensively) to constitute, enjoin:—appoint, (for-) bid, (give a) charge, (give a, give in, send with) command(-er, -ment), send a messenger, put, (set) in order.to command, charge, give orders, lay charge, give charge to, order
(Piel)
to lay charge upon
to give charge to, give command to
to give charge unto
to give charge over, appoint
to give charge, command
to charge, command
to charge, commission
to command, appoint, ordain (of divine act)
(Pual) to be commanded
Used in 474 Verses, 27 Books 493  Occurrence Count
קָרָא , verb, karaʾ — to call, proclaim, read (value 301)
H7121,
קָרָא qârâʼ, kaw-raw'; a primitive root (rather identical with H7122 through the idea of accosting a person met); to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications):—bewray (self), that are bidden, call (for, forth, self, upon), cry (unto), (be) famous, guest, invite, mention, (give) name, preach, (make) proclaim(-ation), pronounce, publish, read, renowned, say.to call, call out, recite, read, cry out, proclaim
(Qal)
to call, cry, utter a loud sound
to call unto, cry (for help), call (with name of God)
to proclaim
to read aloud, read (to oneself), read
to summon, invite, call for, call and commission, appoint, call and endow
to call, name, give name to, call by
(Niphal)
to call oneself
to be called, be proclaimed, be read aloud, be summoned, be named
(Pual) to be called, be named, be called out, be chosen
Used in 688 Verses, 37 Books 734  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
שָׁלוֹשׁ , masculine/feminine noun, shalosh — a three, triad (value 636)
H7969,
שָׁלוֹשׁ shâlôwsh, shaw-loshe'; or שָׁלֹשׁ shâlôsh; masculine שְׁלוֹשָׁה shelôwshâh; or שְׁלֹשָׁה shelôshâh; a primitive number; three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multiple) thrice:—+ fork, + often(-times), third, thir(-teen, -teenth), three, + thrice. Compare H7991.three, triad
3, 300, third
Used in 380 Verses, 25 Books 429  Occurrence Count
שֵׁם , masculine noun, sheym — a name (value 340)
H8034,
שֵׁם shêm, shame; a primitive word [perhaps rather from H7760 through the idea of definite and conspicuous position; compare H8064]; an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character:—+ base, (in-) fame(-ous), named(-d), renown, report.name
name
reputation, fame, glory
the Name (as designation of God)
memorial, monument
Used in 771 Verses, 35 Books 860  Occurrence Count
שַׂר , masculine noun, sar — chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince (value 500)
H8269,
שַׂר sar, sar; from H8323; a head person (of any rank or class):—captain (that had rule), chief (captain), general, governor, keeper, lord,(-task-)master, prince(-ipal), ruler, steward.prince, ruler, leader, chief, chieftain, official, captain
chieftain, leader
vassal, noble, official (under king)
captain, general, commander (military)
chief, head, overseer (of other official classes)
heads, princes (of religious office)
elders (of representative leaders of people)
merchant-princes (of rank and dignity)
patron-angel
Ruler of rulers (of God)
warden
Used in 368 Verses, 28 Books 420  Occurrence Count
| Esther 3:12Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| Then were the king's scribes called on the thirteenth day of the first month, and there was written according to all that Haman had commanded unto the king's lieutenants, and to the governors that were over every province, and to the rulers of every people of every province according to the writing thereof, and to every people after their language; in the name of king Ahasuerus was it written, and sealed with the king's ring. |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| וַיִּקָּרְאוּ֩ סֹפְרֵ֨י הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ בַּחֹ֣דֶשׁ הָרִאשׁ֗וֹן בִּשְׁלוֹשָׁ֨ה עָשָׂ֣ר יוֹם֮ בּוֹ֒ וַיִּכָּתֵ֣ב כְּֽכָל־אֲשֶׁר־צִוָּ֣ה הָמָ֡ן אֶ֣ל אֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנֵֽי־הַ֠מֶּלֶךְ וְֽאֶל־הַפַּח֞וֹת אֲשֶׁ֣ר ׀ עַל־מְדִינָ֣ה וּמְדִינָ֗ה וְאֶל־שָׂ֤רֵי עַם֙ וָעָ֔ם מְדִינָ֤ה וּמְדִינָה֙ כִּכְתָבָ֔הּ וְעַ֥ם וָעָ֖ם כִּלְשׁוֹנ֑וֹ בְּשֵׁ֨ם הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ אֲחַשְׁוֵרֹשׁ֙ נִכְתָּ֔ב וְנֶחְתָּ֖ם בְּטַבַּ֥עַת הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ |
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| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| Then were the king's |
H4428melekh |
מֶלֶךְ |
90 |
| scribes |
H5608safar |
סָפַר |
340 |
| called |
H7121karaʾ |
קָרָא |
301 |
| on the thirteenth |
H7969shalosh |
שָׁלוֹשׁ |
636 |
| day |
H3117yom |
יוֹם |
56 |
| of the first |
H7223rishon |
רִאשׁוֹן |
557 |
| month, |
H2320hodesh |
חֹדֶשׁ |
312 |
| and there was written |
H3789katav |
כָּתַב |
422 |
| according to all that Haman |
H2001haman |
הָמָן |
95 |
| had commanded |
H6680tzava |
צָוָה |
101 |
| unto the king's |
H4428melekh |
מֶלֶךְ |
90 |
| lieutenants, |
H323ʾahashdarpan |
אֲחַשְׁדַּרְפַּן |
643 |
| and to the governors |
H6346peha |
פֶּחָה |
93 |
| that were over every province, |
H4082mədiyna |
מְדִינָה |
109 |
| and to the rulers |
H8269sar |
שַׂר |
500 |
| of every people |
H5971ʿam |
עַם |
110 |
| of every province |
H4082mədiyna |
מְדִינָה |
109 |
| according to the writing |
H3791katav |
כָּתָב |
422 |
| thereof, and to every people |
H5971ʿam |
עַם |
110 |
| after their language; |
H3956lashon |
לָשׁוֹן |
386 |
| in the name |
H8034sheym |
שֵׁם |
340 |
| of king |
H4428melekh |
מֶלֶךְ |
90 |
| Ahasuerus |
H325ʾahashveyrosh |
אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ |
821 |
| was it written, |
H3789katav |
כָּתַב |
422 |
| and sealed |
H2856hatam |
חָתַם |
448 |
| with the king's |
H4428melekh |
מֶלֶךְ |
90 |
| ring. |
H2885tabbaʿat |
טַבַּעַת |
481 |
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