Hebrew Interlinear
Esther 1:3 Interlinear
“year In the third of his reign he made a feast and princes and his servants the power of Persia and Media the nobles and princes of the provinces being before”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | בִּשְׁנַ֤ת | H8141 | year | a year (as a revolution of time) |
| 2 | שָׁלוֹשׁ֙ | H7969 | In the third | three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multiple) thrice |
| 3 | לְמָלְכ֔וֹ | H4427 | of his reign | to reign; hence (by implication) to take counsel |
| 4 | עָשָׂ֣ה | H6213 | he made | to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application |
| 5 | מִשְׁתֶּ֔ה | H4960 | a feast | drink, by implication, drinking (the act); also (by implication) a banquet or (generally) feast |
| 6 | לְכָל | H3605 | properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) | |
| 7 | וְשָׂרֵ֥י | H8269 | and princes | a head person (of any rank or class) |
| 8 | וַֽעֲבָדָ֑יו | H5650 | and his servants | a servant |
| 9 | חֵ֣יל׀ | H2428 | the power | probably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength |
| 10 | פָּרַ֣ס | H6539 | of Persia | paras (i.e., persia), an eastern country, including its inhabitants |
| 11 | וּמָדַ֗י | H4074 | and Media | madai, a country of central asia |
| 12 | הַֽפַּרְתְּמִ֛ים | H6579 | the nobles | a grandee |
| 13 | וְשָׂרֵ֥י | H8269 | and princes | a head person (of any rank or class) |
| 14 | הַמְּדִינ֖וֹת | H4082 | of the provinces | properly, a judgeship, i.e., jurisdiction; by implication, a district (as ruled by a judge); generally, a region |
| 15 | לְפָנָֽיו׃ | H6440 | being before | the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi |
Verse Context
Esther 1:2That in those days sat when the king Ahasuerus ...
Esther 1:3 (current)year In the third of his reign he made a feast and princes and his servants the power of Persia and Media the nobles and princes of the provinces being before
Esther 1:4When he shewed the riches of his glorious kingdom ...