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align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Text Analysis</div><div class="jmp"><a href="/texts/esther/2-7.htm">Go to Parallel Hebrew</a></div><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="5" class="maintext"><tr><td class="top" width="25%">Strong's</td><td class="top" width="25%">Hebrew</td><td class="top" width="25%">English</td><td class="top" width="25%">Morphology</td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 1961: 1) to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out <BR> 1a) (Qal) <BR> 1a1) ----- <BR> 1a1a) to happen, fall out, occur, take place, come about, come to pass <BR> 1a1b) to come about, come to pass <BR> 1a2) to come into being, become <BR> 1a2a) to arise, appear, come <BR> 1a2b) to become <BR> 1a2b1) to become <BR> 1a2b2) to become like <BR> 1a2b3) to be instituted, be established <BR> 1a3) to be <BR> 1a3a) to exist, be in existence <BR> 1a3b) to abide, remain, continue (with word of place or time) <BR> 1a3c) to stand, lie, be in, be at, be situated (with word of locality) <BR> 1a3d) to accompany, be with <BR> 1b) (Niphal) <BR> 1b1) to occur, come to pass, be done, be brought about <BR> 1b2) to be done, be finished, be gone">1961</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 1961 -- Occurrence 2268 of 3561">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">וַיְהִ֨י<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/vayhi_1961.htm" title="vay·Hi: become -- Occurrence 624 of 781.">way-hî</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">And [Mordecai]</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Conjunctive waw :: Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular">Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/539.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 539: 1) to support, confirm, be faithful <BR> 1a) (Qal) <BR> 1a1) to support, confirm, be faithful, uphold, nourish <BR> 1a1a) foster-father (subst.) <BR> 1a1b) foster-mother, nurse <BR> 1a1c) pillars, supporters of the door <BR> 1b) (Niphal) <BR> 1b1) to be established, be faithful, be carried, make firm <BR> 1b1a) to be carried by a nurse <BR> 1b1b) made firm, sure, lasting <BR> 1b1c) confirmed, established, sure <BR> 1b1d) verified, confirmed <BR> 1b1e) reliable, faithful, trusty <BR> 1c) (Hiphil) <BR> 1c1) to stand firm, to trust, to be certain, to believe in <BR> 1c1a) stand firm <BR> 1c1b) trust, believe">539</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_539.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 539 -- Occurrence 50 of 108">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">אֹמֵ֜ן<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/omen_539.htm" title="'o·Men: was bringing -- Occurrence 1 of 1.">’ō-mên</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">had brought up</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular">V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 853: 1) sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative">853</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 853 -- Occurrence 8520 of 11050">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">אֶת־<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/et_853.htm" title="'et-: - -- Occurrence 5435 of 7034.">’eṯ-</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">-</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Direct object marker">DirObjM</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/1919.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 1919: Hadassah = 'myrtle'<BR> 1) queen Esther's Jewish name">1919</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1919.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 1919 -- Occurrence 1 of 1">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">הֲדַסָּ֗ה<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/hadassah_1919.htm" title="ha·das·Sah,: Hadassah -- Occurrence 1 of 1.">hă-ḏas-sāh,</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">Hadassah</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - proper - masculine singular">N-proper-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 1931: pron 3p s<BR> 1) he, she, it <BR> 1a) himself (with emphasis) <BR> 1b) resuming subj with emphasis <BR> 1c) (with minimum emphasis following predicate) <BR> 1d) (anticipating subj) <BR> 1e) (emphasising predicate) <BR> 1f) that, it (neuter) demons pron <BR> 2) that (with article)">1931</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 1931 -- Occurrence 1251 of 1877">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">הִ֤יא<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/hi_1931.htm" title="hi: that -- Occurrence 206 of 314.">hî</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">that [is]</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Pronoun - third person feminine singular">Pro-3fs</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/635.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 635: Esther = 'star'<BR> 1) the queen of Persia, heroine of the book of Esther-daughter of Abihail, cousin and adopted daughter of Mordecai, of the tribe of Benjamin, made queen by king Ahasuerus to replace divorced queen, Vashti.">635</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_635.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 635 -- Occurrence 1 of 55">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">אֶסְתֵּר֙<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/ester_635.htm" title="'es·Ter: is Esther -- Occurrence 1 of 42.">’es-têr</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">Esther</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - proper - feminine singular">N-proper-fs</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/1323.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 1323: n f<BR> 1) daughter <BR> 1a) daughter, girl, adopted daughter, daughter-in-law, sister, granddaughters, female child, cousin <BR> 1a1) as polite address <BR> n pr f <BR> 1a2) as designation of women of a particular place <BR> 2) young women, women <BR> 1a3) as personification <BR> 1a4) daughter-villages <BR> 1a5) description of character">1323</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1323.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 1323 -- Occurrence 401 of 589">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">בַּת־<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/bat_1323.htm" title="bat-: daughter -- Occurrence 102 of 167.">baṯ-</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">daughter</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - feminine singular construct">N-fsc</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/1730.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 1730: 1) beloved, love, uncle <BR> 1a) loved one, beloved <BR> 1b) uncle <BR> 1c) love (pl. abstract)">1730</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1730.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 1730 -- Occurrence 12 of 61">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">דֹּד֔וֹ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/dodo_1730.htm" title="do·Do,: his uncle's -- Occurrence 6 of 7.">dō-ḏōw,</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">of his uncle</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - masculine singular construct :: third person masculine singular">N-msc | 3ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 3588: 1) that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since <BR> 1a) that <BR> 1a1) yea, indeed <BR> 1b) when (of time) <BR> 1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force) <BR> 1c) because, since (causal connection) <BR> 1d) but (after negative) <BR> 1e) that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if <BR> 1f) but rather, but <BR> 1g) except that <BR> 1h) only, nevertheless <BR> 1i) surely <BR> 1j) that is <BR> 1k) but if <BR> 1l) for though <BR> 1m) forasmuch as, for therefore">3588</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 3588 -- Occurrence 2318 of 4481">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">כִּ֛י<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/ki_3588.htm" title="ki: for -- Occurrence 2226 of 4334.">kî</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">for</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Conjunction">Conj</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/369.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 369: 1) nothing, not, nought n <BR> 1a) nothing, nought neg <BR> 1b) not <BR> 1c) to have not (of possession) adv <BR> 1d) without w/prep <BR> 1e) for lack of">369</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_369.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 369 -- Occurrence 306 of 788">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">אֵ֥ין<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/ein_369.htm" title="'ein: had -- Occurrence 167 of 358.">’ên</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">no</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Adverb">Adv</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"> </span> </td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">לָ֖הּ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm" title="lah">lāh</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">she had</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Preposition :: third person feminine singular">Prep | 3fs</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/1.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 1: 1) father of an individual <BR> 2) of God as father of his people <BR> 3) head or founder of a household, group, family, or clan <BR> 4) ancestor <BR> 4a) grandfather, forefathers -- of person <BR> 4b) of people <BR> 5) originator or patron of a class, profession, or art <BR> 6) of producer, generator (fig.) <BR> 7) of benevolence and protection (fig.) <BR> 8) term of respect and honour <BR> 9) ruler or chief (spec.)">1</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 1 -- Occurrence 1016 of 1212">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">אָ֣ב<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/av_1.htm" title="'av: father -- Occurrence 15 of 31.">’āḇ</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">father</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - masculine singular">N-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/517.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 517: 1) mother <BR> 1a) of humans <BR> 1b) of Deborah's relationship to the people (fig.) <BR> 1c) of animals <BR> 2) point of departure or division">517</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_517.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 517 -- Occurrence 148 of 220">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">וָאֵ֑ם<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/vaem_517.htm" title="va·'Em;: mother -- Occurrence 1 of 2.">wā-’êm;</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">nor mother</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Conjunctive waw :: Noun - feminine singular">Conj-w | N-fs</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/5291.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 5291: 1) girl, damsel, female servant <BR> 1a) girl, damsel, little girl <BR> 1a1) of young woman, marriageable young woman, concubine, prostitute <BR> 1b) maid, female attendant, female servant">5291</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5291.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 5291 -- Occurrence 49 of 63">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">וְהַנַּעֲרָ֤ה<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/vehannaarah_5291.htm" title="ve·han·na·'a·Rah: now the young -- Occurrence 3 of 3.">wə-han-na-‘ă-rāh</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">and the young woman [was]</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Conjunctive waw, Article :: Noun - feminine singular">Conj-w, Art | N-fs</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/3303.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 3303: 1) fair, beautiful, handsome">3303</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3303.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 3303 -- Occurrence 19 of 43">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">יְפַת־<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/yefat_3303.htm" title="ye·fat-: was beautiful -- Occurrence 5 of 5.">yə-p̄aṯ-</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">was beautiful</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Adjective - feminine singular construct">Adj-fsc</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/8389.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 8389: 1) shape, form, outline, figure, appearance">8389</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8389.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 8389 -- Occurrence 11 of 15">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">תֹּ֙אַר֙<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/toar_8389.htm" title="to·'ar: of form -- Occurrence 9 of 11.">tō-’ar</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">lovely</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - masculine singular">N-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/2896.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 2896: adj <BR> 1) good, pleasant, agreeable <BR> 1a) pleasant, agreeable (to the senses) <BR> 1b) pleasant (to the higher nature) <BR> 1c) good, excellent (of its kind) <BR> 1d) good, rich, valuable in estimation <BR> 1e) good, appropriate, becoming <BR> 1f) better (comparative) <BR> 1g) glad, happy, prosperous (of man's sensuous nature) <BR> 1h) good understanding (of man's intellectual nature) <BR> 1i) good, kind, benign <BR> 1j) good, right (ethical) <BR> n m <BR> 2) a good thing, benefit, welfare <BR> 2a) welfare, prosperity, happiness <BR> 2b) good things (collective) <BR> 2c) good, benefit <BR> 2d) moral good <BR> n f <BR> 3) welfare, benefit, good things <BR> 3a) welfare, prosperity, happiness <BR> 3b) good things (collective) <BR> 3c) bounty">2896</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2896.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 2896 -- Occurrence 261 of 562">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">וְטוֹבַ֣ת<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/vetovat_2896.htm" title="ve·to·Vat: good -- Occurrence 1 of 1.">wə-ṭō-w-ḇaṯ</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">and</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Conjunctive waw :: Adjective - feminine singular construct">Conj-w | Adj-fsc</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/4758.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 4758: 1) sight, appearance, vision <BR> 1a) sight, phenomenon, spectacle, appearance, vision <BR> 1b) what is seen <BR> 1c) a vision (supernatural) <BR> 1d) sight, vision (power of seeing)">4758</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4758.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 4758 -- Occurrence 42 of 104">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">מַרְאֶ֔ה<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/mareh_4758.htm" title="mar·'Eh,: and face -- Occurrence 16 of 23.">mar-’eh,</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">beautiful</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - masculine singular">N-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/4194.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 4194: 1) death, dying, Death (personified), realm of the dead <BR> 1a) death <BR> 1b) death by violence (as a penalty)<BR> 1c) state of death, place of death">4194</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4194.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 4194 -- Occurrence 68 of 155">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">וּבְמ֤וֹת<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/uvemot_4194.htm" title="u·ve·Mot: died -- Occurrence 1 of 1.">ū-ḇə-mō-wṯ</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">and when died</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b :: Noun - masculine singular construct">Conj-w, Prep-b | N-msc</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/1.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 1: 1) father of an individual <BR> 2) of God as father of his people <BR> 3) head or founder of a household, group, family, or clan <BR> 4) ancestor <BR> 4a) grandfather, forefathers -- of person <BR> 4b) of people <BR> 5) originator or patron of a class, profession, or art <BR> 6) of producer, generator (fig.) <BR> 7) of benevolence and protection (fig.) <BR> 8) term of respect and honour <BR> 9) ruler or chief (spec.)">1</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 1 -- Occurrence 1017 of 1212">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">אָבִ֙יהָ֙<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/aviha_1.htm" title="'a·Vi·ha: her father -- Occurrence 30 of 30.">’ā-ḇî-hā</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">her father</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - masculine singular construct :: third person feminine singular">N-msc | 3fs</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/517.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 517: 1) mother <BR> 1a) of humans <BR> 1b) of Deborah's relationship to the people (fig.) <BR> 1c) of animals <BR> 2) point of departure or division">517</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_517.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 517 -- Occurrence 149 of 220">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">וְאִמָּ֔הּ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/veimmah_517.htm" title="ve·'im·Mah,: mother -- Occurrence 3 of 4.">wə-’im-māh,</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">and mother</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Conjunctive waw :: Noun - feminine singular construct :: third person feminine singular">Conj-w | N-fsc | 3fs</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/3947.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 3947: 1) to take, get, fetch, lay hold of, seize, receive, acquire, buy, bring, marry, take a wife, snatch, take away <BR> 1a) (Qal) <BR> 1a1) to take, take in the hand <BR> 1a2) to take and carry along <BR> 1a3) to take from, take out of, take, carry away, take away <BR> 1a4) to take to or for a person, procure, get, take possession of, select, choose, take in marriage, receive, accept <BR> 1a5) to take up or upon, put upon <BR> 1a6) to fetch <BR> 1a7) to take, lead, conduct <BR> 1a8) to take, capture, seize <BR> 1a9) to take, carry off 1a10) to take (vengeance) <BR> 1b) (Niphal) <BR> 1b1) to be captured <BR> 1b2) to be taken away, be removed <BR> 1b3) to be taken, brought unto <BR> 1c) (Pual) <BR> 1c1) to be taken from or out of <BR> 1c2) to be stolen from <BR> 1c3) to be taken captive <BR> 1c4) to be taken away, be removed <BR> 1d) (Hophal) <BR> 1d1) to be taken unto, be brought unto <BR> 1d2) to be taken out of <BR> 1d3) to be taken away <BR> 1e) (Hithpael) <BR> 1e1) to take hold of oneself <BR> 1e2) to flash about (of lightning)">3947</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3947.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 3947 -- Occurrence 730 of 965">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">לְקָחָ֧הּ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/lekachah_3947.htm" title="le·ka·Chah: took -- Occurrence 4 of 4.">lə-qā-ḥāh</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">took her</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular :: third person feminine singular">V-Qal-Perf-3ms | 3fs</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/4782.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 4782: Mordecai = 'little man' or 'worshipper of Mars'<BR> 1) cousin and adoptive father of queen Esther; son of Jair of the tribe of Benjamin; deliverer under Divine providence of the children of Israel from the destruction plotted by Haman the chief minister of Ahasuerus; institutor of the feast of Purim <BR> 2) a Jew who returned from exile with Zerubbabel">4782</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4782.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 4782 -- Occurrence 4 of 60">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">מָרְדֳּכַ֛י<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/maredochai_4782.htm" title="ma·re·do·Chai: Mordecai -- Occurrence 4 of 43.">mā-rə-do-ḵay</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">Mordecai</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - proper - masculine singular">N-proper-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"> </span> </td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">ל֖וֹ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm" title="lo">lōw</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">as his own</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Preposition :: third person masculine singular">Prep | 3ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/1323.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 1323: n f<BR> 1) daughter <BR> 1a) daughter, girl, adopted daughter, daughter-in-law, sister, granddaughters, female child, cousin <BR> 1a1) as polite address <BR> n pr f <BR> 1a2) as designation of women of a particular place <BR> 2) young women, women <BR> 1a3) as personification <BR> 1a4) daughter-villages <BR> 1a5) description of character">1323</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1323.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 1323 -- Occurrence 402 of 589">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">לְבַֽת׃<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/levat_1323.htm" title="le·Vat.: daughter -- Occurrence 5 of 9.">lə-ḇaṯ.</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">daughter</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Preposition-l :: Noun - feminine singular">Prep-l | N-fs</a></span></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><br /><br /><br /> <div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 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</script></div></td></tr></table></div></div></div> <br /><br /><div class="vheading2">Hebrew Texts</div><div align="right"><span class="toptext"><a href="//study.interlinearbible.org/esther/2.htm">Esther 2:7 Hebrew Study Bible</a> (<a href="//apostolic.interlinearbible.org/esther/2.htm">Apostolic</a> / <a href="//interlinearbible.org/esther/2.htm">Interlinear</a>)<br></span></div><div style="direction:rtl"><span class="hebrew"><span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1961.htm" title="vay·hi: become -- 1961: to fall out, come to pass, become, be">וַיְהִ֨י</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/539.htm" title="o·men: was bringing -- 539: to confirm, support">אֹמֵ֜ן</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/853.htm" title="et-: -- 853: untranslatable mark of the accusative case.">אֶת־</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1919.htm" title="ha·das·sah: Hadassah -- 1919: myrtle,' Esther's Jewish name">הֲדַסָּ֗ה</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1931.htm" title="hi: that -- 1931: he, she, it">הִ֤יא</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/635.htm" title="es·ter: is Esther -- 635: star,' Ahasuerus' queen who delivered Isr.">אֶסְתֵּר֙</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1323.htm" title="bat-: daughter -- 1323: daughter">בַּת־</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1730.htm" title="do·dov,: his uncle's -- 1730: beloved, love, uncle">דֹּדֹ֔ו</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3588.htm" title="ki: for -- 3588: that, for, when">כִּ֛י</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/369.htm" title="ein: had -- 369: nothing, nought">אֵ֥ין</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com" title="lah">לָ֖הּ</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1.htm" title="av: father -- 1: father">אָ֣ב</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/517.htm" title="va·'em;: mother -- 517: a mother">וָאֵ֑ם</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/5291.htm" title="ve·han·na·'a·rah: now the young -- 5291: a girl, maiden">וְהַנַּעֲרָ֤ה</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3303.htm" title="ye·fat-: was beautiful -- 3303: fair, beautiful">יְפַת־</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/8389.htm" title="to·'ar: of form -- 8389: outline, form">תֹּ֙אַר֙</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/2896.htm" title="ve·to·v·vat: good -- 2896: pleasant, agreeable, good">וְטֹובַ֣ת</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/4758.htm" title="mar·'eh,: and face -- 4758: sight, appearance, vision">מַרְאֶ֔ה</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/4194.htm" title="u·ve·mo·vt: died -- 4194: death">וּבְמֹ֤ות</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1.htm" title="a·vi·ha: her father -- 1: father">אָבִ֙יהָ֙</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/517.htm" title="ve·'im·mah,: mother -- 517: a mother">וְאִמָּ֔הּ</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3947.htm" title="le·ka·chah: took -- 3947: to take">לְקָחָ֧הּ</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/4782.htm" title="ma·re·do·chai: Mordecai -- 4782: a companion of Zerubbabel, also a cousin of Esther">מָרְדֳּכַ֛י</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com" title="lov">לֹ֖ו</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1323.htm" title="le·vat.: daughter -- 1323: daughter">לְבַֽת׃</a></span>  </span></div><div align="left"><span class="versiontextkjvs"><a href="//kjvs.scripturetext.com/esther/2.htm">KJV with Strong's</a> </span><br><span class="kjvs"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/539.htm" title="'aman (aw-man') -- hence, assurance, believe, bring up, establish">And he brought up</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1919.htm" title="Hadaccah (had-as-saw') -- Hadassah">Hadassah</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/635.htm" title="'Ecter (es-tare') -- Esther">that is Esther</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1730.htm" title="dowd (dode) -- (well-)beloved, father's brother, love, uncle">his uncle's</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1323.htm" title="bath (bath) -- apple (of the eye), branch, company, daughter, X first, X old, + owl, town, village">daughter</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1.htm" title="'ab (awb) -- chief, (fore-)father(-less), X patrimony, principal">for she had neither father</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/517.htm" title="'em (ame) -- dam, mother, X parting">nor mother</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/5291.htm" title="na'arah (nah-ar-aw') -- damsel, maid(-en), young (woman)">and the maid</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3303.htm" title="yapheh (yaw-feh') -- + beautiful, beauty, comely, fair(-est, one), + goodly, pleasant, well">was fair</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/8389.htm" title="to'ar (to'-ar) -- + beautiful, X comely, countenance, + fair, X favoured, form, X goodly, X resemble, visage">__</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/2896.htm" title="towb (tobe) -- beautiful, best, better, bountiful, cheerful, at ease, X fair (word), (be in) favour, fine, glad">and beautiful</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/4758.htm" title="mar'eh (mar-eh') -- X apparently, appearance(-reth), X as soon as beautiful(-ly), countenance, fair, favoured, form">__</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/4782.htm" title="Mordkay (mor-dek-ah'-ee) -- Mordecai">whom Mordecai</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1.htm" title="'ab (awb) -- chief, (fore-)father(-less), X patrimony, principal">when her father</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/517.htm" title="'em (ame) -- dam, mother, X parting">and mother</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/4194.htm" title="maveth (maw'-veth) -- (be) dead((-ly)), death, die(-d)">were dead</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3947.htm" title="laqach (law-kakh') -- accept, bring, buy, carry away, drawn, fetch, get, infold, X many, mingle, place, receive(-ing)">took</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1323.htm" title="bath (bath) -- apple (of the eye), branch, company, daughter, X first, X old, + owl, town, village">for his own daughter</a></span></div><div align="right"><span class="versiontext"><a href="//wlc.hebrewtanakh.com/esther/2.htm">אסתר 2:7 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex</a><br></span><span class="heb">וַיְהִ֨י אֹמֵ֜ן אֶת־הֲדַסָּ֗ה הִ֤יא אֶסְתֵּר֙ בַּת־דֹּדֹ֔ו כִּ֛י אֵ֥ין לָ֖הּ אָ֣ב וָאֵ֑ם וְהַנַּעֲרָ֤ה יְפַת־תֹּ֙אַר֙ וְטֹובַ֣ת מַרְאֶ֔ה וּבְמֹ֤ות אָבִ֙יהָ֙ וְאִמָּ֔הּ לְקָחָ֧הּ מָרְדֳּכַ֛י לֹ֖ו לְבַֽת׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//wlco.hebrewtanakh.com/esther/2.htm">אסתר 2:7 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)</a><br></span><span class="heb">ויהי אמן את־הדסה היא אסתר בת־דדו כי אין לה אב ואם והנערה יפת־תאר וטובת מראה ובמות אביה ואמה לקחה מרדכי לו לבת׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//paleo-wlc.hebrewtanakh.com/esther/2.htm">אסתר 2:7 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)</a><br></span><span class="paleoheb">ויהי אמן את־הדסה היא אסתר בת־דדו כי אין לה אב ואם והנערה יפת־תאר וטובת מראה ובמות אביה ואמה לקחה מרדכי לו לבת׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//mod.hebrewtanakh.com/esther/2.htm">אסתר 2:7 Hebrew Bible</a><br></span><span class="heb">ויהי אמן את הדסה היא אסתר בת דדו כי אין לה אב ואם והנערה יפת תאר וטובת מראה ובמות אביה ואמה לקחה מרדכי לו לבת׃</span></div><div class="jmp"><a href="/texts/esther/2-7.htm">Additional Parallel Hebrew</a></div><div class="vheading2">Parallel Verses</div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/esther/2.htm">New American Standard Bible </a></span><br />He was bringing up Hadassah, that is Esther, his uncle's daughter, for she had no father or mother. Now the young lady was beautiful of form and face, and when her father and her mother died, Mordecai took her as his own daughter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/esther/2.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And he brought up Hadassah, that <i>is</i>, Esther, his uncle's daughter: for she had neither father nor mother, and the maid <i>was</i> fair and beautiful; whom Mordecai, when her father and mother were dead, took for his own daughter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/esther/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Mordecai was the legal guardian of his cousin Hadassah (that is, Esther), because she didn't have a father or mother. The young woman had a beautiful figure and was extremely good-looking. When her father and mother died, Mordecai had adopted her as his own daughter. <div class="vheading2">Treasury of Scripture Knowledge</div><p class="hdg">brought up. Heb. nourished.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/ephesians/6-4.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Ephesians 6:4</span> And, you fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them …</a></p><p class="hdg">Hadassah.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/daniel/1-6.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Daniel 1:6,7</span> Now among these were of the children of Judah, Daniel, Hananiah, …</a></p><p class="hdg">his uncle's.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/esther/2-15.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Esther 2:15</span> Now when the turn of Esther, the daughter of Abihail the uncle of …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/jeremiah/32-7.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Jeremiah 32:7-12</span> Behold, Hanameel the son of Shallum your uncle shall come to you …</a></p><p class="hdg">fair and beautiful. Heb. fair of form and good of countenance.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/esther/1-11.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Esther 1:11</span> To bring Vashti the queen before the king with the crown royal, to …</a></p><p class="hdg">took.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/genesis/48-5.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Genesis 48:5</span> And now your two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, which were born to you …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/6-18.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">2 Corinthians 6:18</span> And will be a Father to you, and you shall be my sons and daughters, …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/1_john/3-1.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">1 John 3:1</span> Behold, what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us, that we …</a></p><div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/esther/2-7.htm">Esther 2:7</a> • <a href="/niv/esther/2-7.htm">Esther 2:7 NIV</a> • <a href="/nlt/esther/2-7.htm">Esther 2:7 NLT</a> • <a href="/esv/esther/2-7.htm">Esther 2:7 ESV</a> • <a href="/nasb/esther/2-7.htm">Esther 2:7 NASB</a> • <a href="/kjv/esther/2-7.htm">Esther 2:7 KJV</a> • <a href="//bibleapps.com/esther/2-7.htm">Esther 2:7 Bible Apps</a> • <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/esther/2-7.htm">Esther 2:7 Biblia Paralela</a> • <a href="//holybible.com.cn/esther/2-7.htm">Esther 2:7 Chinese Bible</a> • <a href="//saintebible.com/esther/2-7.htm">Esther 2:7 French Bible</a> • <a href="//bibeltext.com/esther/2-7.htm">Esther 2:7 German Bible</a> • <a href="/">Bible Hub</a><br /></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../esther/2-6.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Esther 2:6"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Esther 2:6" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../esther/2-8.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Esther 2:8"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Esther 2:8" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>