Hebrew Interlinear
Esther 4:3 Interlinear
“ And in every province And in every province whithersoever commandment the king's and his decree came mourning there was great among the Jews and fasting and weeping and wailing in sackcloth and ashes lay and many”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | וּבְכָל | H3605 | properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) | |
| 2 | וּמְדִינָ֗ה | H4082 | And in every province | properly, a judgeship, i.e., jurisdiction; by implication, a district (as ruled by a judge); generally, a region |
| 3 | וּמְדִינָ֗ה | H4082 | And in every province | properly, a judgeship, i.e., jurisdiction; by implication, a district (as ruled by a judge); generally, a region |
| 4 | מְקוֹם֙ | H4725 | whithersoever | properly, a standing, i.e., a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind) |
| 5 | אֲשֶׁ֨ר | H834 | who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc | |
| 6 | דְּבַר | H1697 | commandment | a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause |
| 7 | הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ | H4428 | the king's | a king |
| 8 | וְדָתוֹ֙ | H1881 | and his decree | a royal edict or statute |
| 9 | מַגִּ֔יעַ | H5060 | came | properly, to touch, i.e., lay the hand upon (for any purpose; euphemistically, to lie with a woman); by implication, to reach (figuratively, to arrive |
| 10 | אֵ֤בֶל | H60 | mourning | lamentation |
| 11 | גָּדוֹל֙ | H1419 | there was great | great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent |
| 12 | לַיְּהוּדִ֔ים | H3064 | among the Jews | a jehudite (i.e., judaite or jew), or descendant of jehudah (i.e., judah) |
| 13 | וְצ֥וֹם | H6685 | and fasting | a fast |
| 14 | וּבְכִ֖י | H1065 | and weeping | a weeping; by analogy, a dripping |
| 15 | וּמִסְפֵּ֑ד | H4553 | and wailing | a lamentation |
| 16 | שַׂ֣ק | H8242 | in sackcloth | properly, a mesh (as allowing a liquid to run through), i.e., coarse loose cloth or sacking (used in mourning and for bagging); hence, a bag (for grai |
| 17 | וָאֵ֔פֶר | H665 | and ashes | ashes |
| 18 | יֻצַּ֖ע | H3331 | lay | to strew as a surface |
| 19 | לָֽרַבִּֽים׃ | H7227 | and many | abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality) |
Verse Context
Esther 4:2And came even before gate into the king's ...
Esther 4:3 (current) And in every province And in every province whithersoever commandment the king's and his decree came mourning there was great among the Jews and fasting and weeping and wailing in sackcloth and ashes lay and many
Esther 4:4came maids So Esther's and her chamberlains and told ...