What Does Esther 5:2 Mean?

to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)

“saw”

to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)

“And it was so when the king”

a king

properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)

“Esther”

ester, the jewish heroine

“the queen”

a queen

“standing”

to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)

“in the court”

a yard (as inclosed by a fence); also a hamlet (as similarly surrounded with walls)

“that she obtained”

to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative

“favour”

graciousness, i.e., subjective (kindness, favor) or objective (beauty)

“in his sight”

an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)

“held out”

to extend

“And it was so when the king”

a king

“Esther”

ester, the jewish heroine

properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)

“of the sceptre”

a rod of empire

“the golden”

gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e., yellow), as oil, a clear sky

who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc

“that was in his hand”

a 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

“drew near”

to approach (causatively, bring near) for whatever purpose

“Esther”

ester, the jewish heroine

“and touched”

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

“the top”

the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)

“of the sceptre”

a rod of empire