Hebrew Interlinear
Esther 2:21 Interlinear
“In those days while Mordecai sat gate in the king's were wroth Bigthan and Teresh two chamberlains in the king's of those which kept the door and sought to lay hand in the king's Ahasuerus”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | בַּיָּמִ֣ים | H3117 | In those days | a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso |
| 2 | הָהֵ֔ם | H1992 | they (only used when emphatic) | |
| 3 | וּמָרְדֳּכַ֖י | H4782 | while Mordecai | mordecai, an israelite |
| 4 | יֹשֵׁ֣ב | H3427 | sat | properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry |
| 5 | בְּשַֽׁעַר | H8179 | gate | an opening, i.e., door or gate |
| 6 | בַּמֶּ֖לֶךְ | H4428 | in the king's | a king |
| 7 | קָצַף֩ | H7107 | were wroth | to crack off, i.e., (figuratively) burst out in rage |
| 8 | בִּגְתָ֨ן | H904 | Bigthan | bigthan or bigthana, a eunuch of xerxes |
| 9 | וָתֶ֜רֶשׁ | H8657 | and Teresh | teresh, a eunuch of xerxes |
| 10 | שְׁנֵֽי | H8147 | two | two; also (as ordinal) twofold |
| 11 | סָרִיסֵ֤י | H5631 | chamberlains | a eunuch; by implication, valet (especially of the female apartments), and thus, a minister of state |
| 12 | בַּמֶּ֖לֶךְ | H4428 | in the king's | a king |
| 13 | מִשֹּֽׁמְרֵ֣י | H8104 | of those which kept | properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e., guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc |
| 14 | הַסַּ֔ף | H5592 | the door | a vestibule (as a limit); also a dish (for holding blood or wine) |
| 15 | וַיְבַקְשׁוּ֙ | H1245 | and sought | to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after |
| 16 | לִשְׁלֹ֣חַ | H7971 | to lay | to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications) |
| 17 | יָ֔ד | H3027 | hand | a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from h3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great v |
| 18 | בַּמֶּ֖לֶךְ | H4428 | in the king's | a king |
| 19 | אֲחַשְׁוֵֽרֹשׁ׃ | H325 | Ahasuerus | achashverosh (i.e., ahasuerus or artaxerxes, but in this case xerxes), the title (rather than name) of a persian king |
Verse Context
Esther 2:20 Esther had not yet shewed her kindred nor her people...
Esther 2:21 (current)In those days while Mordecai sat gate in the king's were wroth Bigthan and Teresh two chamberlains in the king's of those which kept the door and sought to lay hand in the king's Ahasuerus
Esther 2:22was known And the thing thereof in Mordecai's who told and Esther the queen...