if

1. conditional clauses

   1. of possible situations

   2. of impossible situations

2. oath contexts

   1. no, not

3. if...if, whether...or, whether...or...or

4. when, whenever

5. since

6. interrogative particle

7. but rather

to say, speak, utter

1. (Qal) to say, to answer, to say in one's heart, to think, to command, to promise, to intend

2. (Niphal) to be told, to be said, to be called

3. (Hithpael) to boast, to act proudly

4. (Hiphil) to avow, to avouch

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

son, grandson, child, member of a group

1. son, male child

2. grandson

3. children (pl. - male and female)

4. youth, young men (pl.)

5. young (of animals)

6. sons (as characterisation, i.e. sons of injustice [for un- righteous men] or sons of God [for angels]

7. people (of a nation) (pl.)

8. of lifeless things, i.e. sparks, stars, arrows (fig.)

9. a member of a guild, order, class

also, even, indeed, moreover, yea

1. also, moreover (giving emphasis)

2. neither, neither...nor (with negative)

3. even (for stress)

4. indeed, yea (introducing climax)

5. also (of correspondence or retribution)

6. but, yet, though (adversative)

7. even, yea, yea though (with 'when' in hypothetical case)

(TWOT) again, alike

decree, law, edict, regulation, usage

1. decree, edict, commission

2. law, rule

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

good, pleasant, agreeable

1. pleasant, agreeable (to the senses)

2. pleasant (to the higher nature)

3. good, excellent (of its kind)

4. good, rich, valuable in estimation

5. good, appropriate, becoming

6. better (comparative)

7. glad, happy, prosperous (of man's sensuous nature)

8. good understanding (of man's intellectual nature)

9. good, kind, benign

10. good, right (ethical)

    masculine noun

a good thing, benefit, welfare

1. welfare, prosperity, happiness

2. good things (collective)

3. good, benefit

4. moral good

   feminine noun

welfare, benefit, good things

1. welfare, prosperity, happiness

2. good things (collective)

3. bounty

Jew

day, time, year

1. day (as opposed to night)

2. day (24 hour period)

   1. as defined by evening and morning in Genesis 1

   2. as a division of time

      1. a working day, a day's journey

3. days, lifetime (pl.)

4. time, period (general)

5. year

6. temporal references

   1. today

   2. yesterday

   3. tomorrow

tomorrow, in time to come, in the future

1. tomorrow (as the day following the present day)

2. in future time

king

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

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

tree, wood, timber, stock, plank, stalk, stick, gallows

1. tree, trees

2. wood, pieces of wood, gallows, firewood, cedar-wood, woody flax

to do, fashion, accomplish, make

1. (Qal)

   1. to do, work, make, produce

      1. to do

      2. to work

      3. to deal (with)

      4. to act, act with effect, effect

   2. to make

      1. to make

      2. to produce

      3. to prepare

      4. to make (an offering)

      5. to attend to, put in order

      6. to observe, celebrate

      7. to acquire (property)

      8. to appoint, ordain, institute

      9. to bring about

      10. to use

      11. to spend, pass

2. (Niphal)

   1. to be done

   2. to be made

   3. to be produced

   4. to be offered

   5. to be observed

   6. to be used

3. (Pual) to be made

(Piel) to press, squeeze

ten

1. ten

2. with other numbers

Shushan or Susa = "lily"

1. the winter residence of the Persian kings; located on the river Ulai or Choaspes

to hang

1. (Qal)

   1. to hang

      1. to hang up (any object)

      2. to put to death by hanging

2. (Niphal) to be hanged

3. (Piel) to hang, hang up (for display)