Ahasuerus = "I will be silent and poor"

1. title of the king of Persia, probably Xerxes

to, toward, unto (of motion)

into (limit is actually entered)

1. 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)

these

1. used before antecedent

2. used following antecedent

(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

speech, word, speaking, thing

1. speech

2. saying, utterance

3. word, words

4. business, occupation, acts, matter, case, something, manner (by extension)

Jew

all, the whole

1. all, the whole of

2. any, each, every, anything

3. totality, everything

to write, record, enrol

1. (Qal)

   1. to write, inscribe, engrave, write in, write on

   2. to write down, describe in writing

   3. to register, enrol, record

   4. to decree

2. (Niphal)

   1. to be written

   2. to be written down, be recorded, be enrolled

3. (Piel) to continue writing

province, district

1. district

2. province

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

book

missive, document, writing, book

1. missive

   1. letter (of instruction), written order, commission, request, written decree

2. legal document, certificate of divorce, deed of purchase, indictment, sign

3. book, scroll

   1. book of prophecies

   2. genealogical register

   3. law-book

   4. book (of poems)

   5. book (of kings)

   6. books of the canon, scripture

   7. record book (of God)

4. book-learning, writing

   1. be able to read (after verb 'to know')

near

1. of place

2. of time

3. of personal relationship

   1. kinship

remote, far, distant, distant lands, distant ones

1. of distance, time

   masculine noun

distance

1. from a distance (with prep)

to send, send away, let go, stretch out

1. (Qal)

   1. to send

   2. to stretch out, extend, direct

   3. to send away

   4. to let loose

2. (Niphal) to be sent

3. (Piel)

   1. to send off or away or out or forth, dismiss, give over, cast out

   2. to let go, set free

   3. to shoot forth (of branches)

   4. to let down

   5. to shoot

4. (Pual) to be sent off, be put away, be divorced, be impelled

5. (Hiphil) to send