Hebrew Interlinear
Esther 1:6 Interlinear
Word-by-word Hebrew interlinear analysis of Esther 1:6, showing the original Hebrew text with Strong's numbers, transliteration, and English translation for each word.
“Where were white green and blue hangings fastened with cords of fine linen and purple rings and silver and pillars marble the beds were of gold and silver upon a pavement of red marble and white and black”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ח֣וּר׀ | H2353 | Where were white | white linen |
| 2 | כַּרְפַּ֣ס | H3768 | green | byssus or fine vegetable wool |
| 3 | וּתְכֵ֗לֶת | H8504 | and blue | the cerulean mussel, i.e., the color (violet) obtained therefrom or stuff dyed therewith |
| 4 | אָחוּז֙ | H270 | hangings fastened | to seize (often with the accessory idea of holding in possession) |
| 5 | בְּחַבְלֵי | H2256 | with cords | ruin |
| 6 | ב֣וּץ | H948 | of fine linen | probably cotton (of some sort) |
| 7 | וְאַרְגָּמָ֔ן | H713 | and purple | purple (the color or the dyed stuff) |
| 8 | עַל | H5921 | above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications | |
| 9 | גְּלִ֥ילֵי | H1550 | rings | a valve of a folding door (as turning); also a ring (as round) |
| 10 | וָכֶ֗סֶף | H3701 | and silver | silver (from its pale color); by implication, money |
| 11 | וְעַמּ֣וּדֵי | H5982 | and pillars | a column (as standing); also a stand, i.e., platform |
| 12 | וָשֵׁ֖שׁ | H8336 | marble | bleached stuff, i.e., white linen or (by analogy) marble |
| 13 | מִטּ֣וֹת׀ | H4296 | the beds | a bed (as extended) for sleeping or eating; by analogy, a sofa, litter or bier |
| 14 | זָהָ֣ב | H2091 | were of gold | gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e., yellow), as oil, a clear sky |
| 15 | וָכֶ֗סֶף | H3701 | and silver | silver (from its pale color); by implication, money |
| 16 | עַ֛ל | H5921 | above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications | |
| 17 | רִֽצְפַ֥ת | H7531 | upon a pavement | a hot stone; also a tessellated pavement |
| 18 | בַּֽהַט | H923 | of red | white marble or perhaps alabaster |
| 19 | וָשֵׁ֖שׁ | H8336 | marble | bleached stuff, i.e., white linen or (by analogy) marble |
| 20 | וְדַ֥ר | H1858 | and white | properly, a pearl (from its sheen as rapidly turned); by analogy, pearl-stone, i.e., mother-of-pearl or alabaster |
| 21 | וְסֹחָֽרֶת׃ | H5508 | and black | probably a (black) tile (or tessara) for laying borders with |
Verse Context
Esther 1:5were expired And when these days made of the king's ...
Esther 1:6 (current)Where were white green and blue hangings fastened with cords of fine linen and purple rings and silver and pillars marble the beds were of gold and silver upon a pavement of red marble and white and black
Esther 1:7And they gave them drink the vessels of gold the vessels the vessels being diverse...