Hebrew Interlinear

Esther 8:7 Interlinear

said Then the king Ahasuerus Esther the queen and to Mordecai the Jew the house of Haman Behold I have given Esther and him they have hanged upon the gallows because he laid his hand the Jew

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וַיֹּ֨אמֶרH559saidto say (used with great latitude)
2הַמֶּ֤לֶךְH4428Then the kinga king
3אֲחַשְׁוֵרֹשׁ֙H325Ahasuerusachashverosh (i.e., ahasuerus or artaxerxes, but in this case xerxes), the title (rather than name) of a persian king
4לְאֶסְתֵּ֗רH635Estherester, the jewish heroine
5הַמַּלְכָּ֔הH4436the queena queen
6וּֽלְמָרְדֳּכַ֖יH4782and to Mordecaimordecai, an israelite
7בַּיְּהוּדִֽיים׃H3064the Jewa jehudite (i.e., judaite or jew), or descendant of jehudah (i.e., judah)
8הִנֵּ֨הH2009lo!
9בֵיתH1004the housea house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
10הָמָ֜ןH2001of Hamanhaman, a persian vizier
11נָתַ֣תִּיH5414Behold I have givento give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
12לְאֶסְתֵּ֗רH635Estherester, the jewish heroine
13וְאֹתוֹ֙H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
14תָּל֣וּH8518and him they have hangedto suspend (especially to gibbet)
15עַלH5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
16הָעֵ֔ץH6086upon the gallowsa tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks)
17עַ֛לH5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
18אֲשֶׁרH834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
19שָׁלַ֥חH7971because he laidto send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
20יָד֖וֹH3027his handa 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
21בַּיְּהוּדִֽיים׃H3064the Jewa jehudite (i.e., judaite or jew), or descendant of jehudah (i.e., judah)

Verse Context

Esther 8:6 For how can I endure to see the evil ...
Esther 8:7 (current)said Then the king Ahasuerus Esther the queen and to Mordecai the Jew the house of Haman Behold I have given Esther and him they have hanged upon the gallows because he laid his hand the Jew
Esther 8:8 Write ye also for the Jews as it liketh you...

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