Hebrew Interlinear
Esther 2:3 Interlinear
“appoint And let the king officers in all the provinces of his kingdom that they may gather together young virgins all the fair unto Shushan the palace to the house of the women unto the custody of Hege chamberlain And let the king keeper of the women be given and let their things for purification”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | וְיַפְקֵ֨ד | H6485 | appoint | to visit (with friendly or hostile intent); by analogy, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit, etc |
| 2 | הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ | H4428 | And let the king | a king |
| 3 | פְּקִידִים֮ | H6496 | officers | a superintendent (civil, military or religious) |
| 4 | בְּכָל | H3605 | properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) | |
| 5 | מְדִינ֣וֹת | H4082 | in all the provinces | properly, a judgeship, i.e., jurisdiction; by implication, a district (as ruled by a judge); generally, a region |
| 6 | מַלְכוּתוֹ֒ | H4438 | of his kingdom | a rule; concretely, a dominion |
| 7 | וְיִקְבְּצ֣וּ | H6908 | that they may gather together | to grasp, i.e., collect |
| 8 | אֶת | H853 | properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) | |
| 9 | כָּל | H3605 | properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) | |
| 10 | נַעֲרָֽה | H5291 | young | a girl (from infancy to adolescence) |
| 11 | בְ֠תוּלָה | H1330 | virgins | a virgin (from her privacy); sometimes (by continuation) a bride; also (figuratively) a city or state |
| 12 | טוֹבַ֨ת | H2896 | all the fair | good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good |
| 13 | מַרְאֶ֜ה | H4758 | a view (the act of seeing); also an appearance (the thing seen), whether (real) a shape (especially if handsome, comeliness; often plural the looks), | |
| 14 | אֶל | H413 | near, with or among; often in general, to | |
| 15 | שׁוּשַׁ֤ן | H7800 | unto Shushan | shushan, a place in persia |
| 16 | הַבִּירָה֙ | H1002 | the palace | a castle or palace |
| 17 | אֶל | H413 | near, with or among; often in general, to | |
| 18 | בֵּ֣ית | H1004 | to the house | a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.) |
| 19 | הַנָּשִׁ֑ים | H802 | of the women | a woman |
| 20 | אֶל | H413 | near, with or among; often in general, to | |
| 21 | יַ֥ד | H3027 | unto the custody | 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 |
| 22 | הֵגֶ֛א | H1896 | of Hege | hege or hegai, a eunuch of xerxes |
| 23 | סְרִ֥יס | H5631 | chamberlain | a eunuch; by implication, valet (especially of the female apartments), and thus, a minister of state |
| 24 | הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ | H4428 | And let the king | a king |
| 25 | שֹׁמֵ֣ר | H8104 | keeper | properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e., guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc |
| 26 | הַנָּשִׁ֑ים | H802 | of the women | a woman |
| 27 | וְנָת֖וֹן | H5414 | be given | to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.) |
| 28 | תַּמְרוּקֵיהֶֽן׃ | H8562 | and let their things for purification | properly, a scouring, i.e., soap or perfumery for the bath; figuratively, a detergent |
Verse Context
Esther 2:2Then said servants for the king that ministered sought for the king...
Esther 2:3 (current)appoint And let the king officers in all the provinces of his kingdom that they may gather together young virgins all the fair unto Shushan the palace to the house of the women unto the custody of Hege chamberlain And let the king keeper of the women be given and let their things for purification
Esther 2:4And let the maiden pleased the king be queen...