כְּדָת֙1 of 15
“according to law”
H1881a royal edict or statute
מַֽה2 of 15
H4100properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and
עָשְׂתָ֗ה3 of 15
“What shall we do”
H6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
בַּמַּלְכָּ֖ה4 of 15
“unto the queen”
H4436a queen
וַשְׁתִּ֑י5 of 15
“Vashti”
H2060vashti, the queen of xerxes
עַ֣ל׀6 of 15
H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
אֲשֶׁ֣ר7 of 15
H834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
לֹֽא8 of 15
H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
עָשְׂתָ֗ה9 of 15
“What shall we do”
H6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
אֶֽת10 of 15
H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
מַאֲמַר֙11 of 15
“the commandment”
H3982something (authoritatively) said, i.e., an edict
הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ12 of 15
“of the king”
H4428a king
אֲחַשְׁוֵר֔וֹשׁ13 of 15
“Ahasuerus”
H325achashverosh (i.e., ahasuerus or artaxerxes, but in this case xerxes), the title (rather than name) of a persian king
בְּיַ֖ד14 of 15
“by”
H3027a 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
הַסָּֽרִיסִֽים׃15 of 15
“the chamberlains”
H5631a eunuch; by implication, valet (especially of the female apartments), and thus, a minister of state