Hebrew Interlinear
Esther 1:14 Interlinear
“And the next unto him was Carshena Shethar Admatha Tarshish Meres Marsena and Memucan the seven princes of Persia and Media which saw face the king's and which sat the first in the kingdom”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | וְהַקָּרֹ֣ב | H7138 | And the next | near (in place, kindred or time) |
| 2 | אֵלָ֗יו | H413 | near, with or among; often in general, to | |
| 3 | כַּרְשְׁנָ֤א | H3771 | unto him was Carshena | karshena, a courtier of xerxes |
| 4 | שֵׁתָר֙ | H8369 | Shethar | shethar, a persian satrap |
| 5 | אַדְמָ֣תָא | H133 | Admatha | admatha, a persian nobleman |
| 6 | תַרְשִׁ֔ישׁ | H8659 | Tarshish | tarshish, a place on the mediterranean, hence, the ephithet of a merchant vessel (as if for or from that port); also the name of a persian and of an i |
| 7 | מֶ֥רֶס | H4825 | Meres | meres, a persian |
| 8 | מַרְסְנָ֖א | H4826 | Marsena | marsena, a persian |
| 9 | מְמוּכָ֑ן | H4462 | and Memucan | memucan or momucan, a persian satrap |
| 10 | שִׁבְעַ֞ת | H7651 | the seven | seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number |
| 11 | שָׂרֵ֣י׀ | H8269 | princes | a head person (of any rank or class) |
| 12 | פָּרַ֣ס | H6539 | of Persia | paras (i.e., persia), an eastern country, including its inhabitants |
| 13 | וּמָדַ֗י | H4074 | and Media | madai, a country of central asia |
| 14 | רֹאֵי֙ | H7200 | which saw | to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative) |
| 15 | פְּנֵ֣י | H6440 | face | the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi |
| 16 | הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ | H4428 | the king's | a king |
| 17 | הַיֹּֽשְׁבִ֥ים | H3427 | and which sat | properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry |
| 18 | רִֽאשֹׁנָ֖ה | H7223 | the first | first, in place, time or rank (as adjective or noun) |
| 19 | בַּמַּלְכֽוּת׃ | H4438 | in the kingdom | a rule; concretely, a dominion |
Verse Context
Esther 1:13said for so was the king's to the wise men all that knew the times ...
Esther 1:14 (current)And the next unto him was Carshena Shethar Admatha Tarshish Meres Marsena and Memucan the seven princes of Persia and Media which saw face the king's and which sat the first in the kingdom
Esther 1:15according to law What shall we do unto the queen Vashti ...