Hebrew Interlinear

Esther 2:16 Interlinear

was taken So Esther unto king Ahasuerus into his house of his reign month in the tenth month Tebeth year in the seventh of his reign

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וַתִּלָּקַ֨חH3947was takento take (in the widest variety of applications)
2אֶסְתֵּ֜רH635So Estherester, the jewish heroine
3אֶלH413near, with or among; often in general, to
4הַמֶּ֤לֶךְH4428unto kinga king
5אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ֙H325Ahasuerusachashverosh (i.e., ahasuerus or artaxerxes, but in this case xerxes), the title (rather than name) of a persian king
6אֶלH413near, with or among; often in general, to
7בֵּ֣יתH1004into his housea house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
8לְמַלְכוּתֽוֹ׃H4438of his reigna rule; concretely, a dominion
9חֹ֣דֶשׁH2320monththe new moon; by implication, a month
10הָֽעֲשִׂירִ֖יH6224in the tenthtenth; by abbreviation, tenth month or (feminine) part
11הוּאH1931he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demo
12חֹ֣דֶשׁH2320monththe new moon; by implication, a month
13טֵבֵ֑תH2887Tebethtebeth, the tenth hebrew month
14בִּשְׁנַתH8141yeara year (as a revolution of time)
15שֶׁ֖בַעH7651in the seventhseven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number
16לְמַלְכוּתֽוֹ׃H4438of his reigna rule; concretely, a dominion

Verse Context

Esther 2:15was come Now when the turn And Esther her for his daughter of Abihail the uncle...
Esther 2:16 (current)was taken So Esther unto king Ahasuerus into his house of his reign month in the tenth month Tebeth year in the seventh of his reign
Esther 2:17loved And the king Esther above all the women...

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