What Does Esther 10:3 Mean?

(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed

“For Mordecai”

mordecai, an israelite

“among the Jews”

a jehudite (i.e., judaite or jew), or descendant of jehudah (i.e., judah)

“was next”

properly, a repetition, i.e., a duplicate (copy of a document), or a double (in amount); by implication, a second (in order, rank, age, quality or loc

“unto king”

a king

“Ahasuerus”

achashverosh (i.e., ahasuerus or artaxerxes, but in this case xerxes), the title (rather than name) of a persian king

“and great”

great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent

“among the Jews”

a jehudite (i.e., judaite or jew), or descendant of jehudah (i.e., judah)

“and accepted”

to be pleased with; specifically, to satisfy a debt

“of the multitude”

abundance (in any respect)

“of his brethren”

a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance [like h0001])

“seeking”

properly, to tread or frequent; usually to follow (for pursuit or search); by implication, to seek or ask; specifically to worship

“the wealth”

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

“of his people”

a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock

“and speaking”

perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue

“peace”

safe, i.e., (figuratively) well, happy, friendly; also (abstractly) welfare, i.e., health, prosperity, peace

properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)

“to all his seed”

seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity