בַּיָּמִ֣ים1 of 19
“In those days”
H3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso
הָהֵ֔ם2 of 19
H1992they (only used when emphatic)
וּמָרְדֳּכַ֖י3 of 19
“while Mordecai”
H4782mordecai, an israelite
יֹשֵׁ֣ב4 of 19
“sat”
H3427properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
בְּשַֽׁעַר5 of 19
“gate”
H8179an opening, i.e., door or gate
בַּמֶּ֖לֶךְ6 of 19
“in the king's”
H4428a king
קָצַף֩7 of 19
“were wroth”
H7107to crack off, i.e., (figuratively) burst out in rage
בִּגְתָ֨ן8 of 19
“Bigthan”
H904bigthan or bigthana, a eunuch of xerxes
וָתֶ֜רֶשׁ9 of 19
“and Teresh”
H8657teresh, a eunuch of xerxes
שְׁנֵֽי10 of 19
“two”
H8147two; also (as ordinal) twofold
סָרִיסֵ֤י11 of 19
“chamberlains”
H5631a eunuch; by implication, valet (especially of the female apartments), and thus, a minister of state
בַּמֶּ֖לֶךְ12 of 19
“in the king's”
H4428a king
מִשֹּֽׁמְרֵ֣י13 of 19
“of those which kept”
H8104properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e., guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc
הַסַּ֔ף14 of 19
“the door”
H5592a vestibule (as a limit); also a dish (for holding blood or wine)
וַיְבַקְשׁוּ֙15 of 19
“and sought”
H1245to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after
לִשְׁלֹ֣חַ16 of 19
“to lay”
H7971to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
יָ֔ד17 of 19
“hand”
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
בַּמֶּ֖לֶךְ18 of 19
“in the king's”
H4428a king
אֲחַשְׁוֵֽרֹשׁ׃19 of 19
“Ahasuerus”
H325achashverosh (i.e., ahasuerus or artaxerxes, but in this case xerxes), the title (rather than name) of a persian king