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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "//www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="//www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><title>Esther 2:12 Hebrew Text Analysis</title><link href='//fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Cardo&subset=greek-ext' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css'><link rel="stylesheet" href="/newlex.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /> <script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../vmenus/esther/2-12.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmgrkheb/esther/2-12.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="//biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="//biblehub.com/hebrew/">Hebrew</a> > Esther 2:12</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../esther/2-11.htm" title="Esther 2:11">◄</a> Esther 2:12 <a href="../esther/2-13.htm" title="Esther 2:13">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Text Analysis</div><div class="jmp"><a href="/texts/esther/2-12.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/5060.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 5060: 1) to touch, reach, strike <BR> 1a) (Qal) <BR> 1a1) to touch <BR> 1a2) to strike <BR> 1a3) to reach, extend to <BR> 1a4) to be stricken <BR> 1a4a) stricken (participle) <BR> 1b) (Niphal) to be stricken, be defeated <BR> 1c) (Piel) to strike <BR> 1d) (Pual) to be stricken (by disease) <BR> 1e) (Hiphil) to cause to touch, reach, approach, arrive <BR> 1e1) to cause to touch, apply <BR> 1e2) to reach, extend, attain, arrive, come <BR> 1e3) to approach (of time) <BR> 1e4) to befall (of fate)">5060</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5060.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 5060 -- Occurrence 82 of 150">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">וּבְהַגִּ֡יעַ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/uvehaggia_5060.htm" title="u·ve·hag·Gi·a': came -- Occurrence 1 of 2.">ū-ḇə-hag-gî-a‘</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">And came</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Conjunctive waw, Preposition :: Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct">Conj-w, Prep | V-Hifil-Inf</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/8447.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 8447: 1) circlet, plait, turn (of hair or gold) <BR> 2) (CLBL) succession, order">8447</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8447.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 8447 -- Occurrence 1 of 4">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">תֹּר֩<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/tor_8447.htm" title="tor: the turn -- Occurrence 1 of 2.">tōr</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">turn</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - masculine singular construct">N-msc</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 54 of 63">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">נַעֲרָ֨ה<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/naarah_5291.htm" title="na·'a·Rah: of each -- Occurrence 9 of 9.">na-‘ă-rāh</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">of when every maid</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - feminine singular">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 55 of 63">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">וְנַעֲרָ֜ה<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/venaarah_5291.htm" title="ve·na·'a·Rah: young -- Occurrence 1 of 1.">wə-na-‘ă-rāh</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">and each young woman's</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/935.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 935: 1) to go in, enter, come, go, come in <BR> 1a) (Qal) <BR> 1a1) to enter, come in <BR> 1a2) to come <BR> 1a2a) to come with <BR> 1a2b) to come upon, fall or light upon, attack (enemy) <BR> 1a2c) to come to pass <BR> 1a3) to attain to <BR> 1a4) to be enumerated <BR> 1a5) to go <BR> 1b) (Hiphil) <BR> 1b1) to lead in <BR> 1b2) to carry in <BR> 1b3) to bring in, cause to come in, gather, cause to come, bring near, bring against, bring upon <BR> 1b4) to bring to pass <BR> 1c) (Hophal) <BR> 1c1) to be brought, brought in <BR> 1c2) to be introduced, be put">935</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 935 -- Occurrence 1671 of 2573">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">לָב֣וֹא ׀<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/lavo_935.htm" title="la·Vo: to go -- Occurrence 51 of 81.">lā-ḇō-w</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">to go in</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Preposition-l :: Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct">Prep-l | V-Qal-Inf</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 413: 1) to, toward, unto (of motion) <BR> 2) into (limit is actually entered) <BR> 2a) in among <BR> 3) toward (of direction, not necessarily physical motion) <BR> 4) against (motion or direction of a hostile character) <BR> 5) in addition to, to <BR> 6) concerning, in regard to, in reference to, on account of <BR> 7) according to (rule or standard) <BR> 8) at, by, against (of one's presence) <BR> 9) in between, in within, to within, unto (idea of motion to)">413</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 413 -- Occurrence 3718 of 5504">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">אֶל־<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/el_413.htm" title="'el-: to -- Occurrence 2526 of 3531.">’el-</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">to</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Preposition">Prep</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 4428: 1) king">4428</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 4428 -- Occurrence 1754 of 2523">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/hammelech_4428.htm" title="ham·Me·lech: King -- Occurrence 791 of 1045.">ham-me-leḵ</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">King</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Article :: Noun - masculine singular">Art | N-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/325.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 325: Ahasuerus = 'I will be silent and poor'<BR> 1) title of the king of Persia, probably Xerxes">325</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_325.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 325 -- Occurrence 12 of 31">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">אֲחַשְׁוֵר֗וֹשׁ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/achashveroosh_325.htm" title="a·chash·ve·Roosh,: Ahasuerus -- Occurrence 12 of 24.">’ă-ḥaš-wê-rō-wōš,</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">Ahasuerus</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/7093.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 7093: 1) end <BR> 1a) end, at the end of (of time) <BR> 1b) end (of space)">7093</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7093.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 7093 -- Occurrence 21 of 67">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">מִקֵּץ֩<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/mikketz_7093.htm" title="mik·Ketz: the end -- Occurrence 16 of 23.">miq-qêṣ</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">after</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Preposition-m :: Noun - masculine singular">Prep-m | N-ms</a></span></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 2270 of 3561">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">הֱי֨וֹת<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/heyot_1961.htm" title="he·Yot: become -- Occurrence 10 of 16.">hĕ-yō-wṯ</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">had completed</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct">V-Qal-Inf</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"> </span> </td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">לָ֜הּ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm" title="lah">lāh</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">she</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/1881.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 1881: 1) decree, law, edict, regulation, usage <BR> 1a) decree, edict, commission <BR> 1b) law, rule">1881</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1881.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 1881 -- Occurrence 7 of 21">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">כְּדָ֤ת<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/kedat_1881.htm" title="ke·Dat: the regulations -- Occurrence 2 of 3.">kə-ḏāṯ</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">according to the regulations for</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Preposition-k :: Noun - feminine singular construct">Prep-k | N-fsc</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/802.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 802: 1) woman, wife, female <BR> 1a) woman (opposite of man) <BR> 1b) wife (woman married to a man)<BR> 1c) female (of animals) <BR> 1d) each, every (pronoun)">802</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_802.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 802 -- Occurrence 631 of 781">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">הַנָּשִׁים֙<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/hannashim_802.htm" title="han·na·Shim: the women -- Occurrence 26 of 40.">han-nā-šîm</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">the women</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Article :: Noun - feminine plural">Art | N-fp</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/8147.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 8147: 1) two <BR> 1a) two (the cardinal number) <BR> 1a1) two, both, double, twice <BR> 1b) second (the ordinal number) <BR> 1c) in combination with other numbers <BR> 1d) both (a dual number)">8147</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8147.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 8147 -- Occurrence 652 of 769">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">שְׁנֵ֣ים<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/sheneim_8147.htm" title="she·Neim: both -- Occurrence 60 of 65.">šə-nêm</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">two</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Number - md">Number-md</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/6240.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 6240: 1) ten, -teen (in combination with other numbers) <BR> 1a) used only in combination to make the numbers 11-19">6240</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6240.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 6240 -- Occurrence 280 of 338">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">עָשָׂ֣ר<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/asar_6240.htm" title="'a·Sar: ten -- Occurrence 171 of 201.">‘ā-śār</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">[and] ten</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Number - masculine singular construct">Number-msc</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/2320.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 2320: 1) the new moon, month, monthly <BR> 1a) the first day of the month <BR> 1b) the lunar month">2320</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2320.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 2320 -- Occurrence 192 of 283">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">חֹ֔דֶשׁ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/chodesh_2320.htm" title="Cho·desh,: months -- Occurrence 28 of 43.">ḥō-ḏeš,</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">months' [preparation]</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/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 2320 of 4481">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">כִּ֛י<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/ki_3588.htm" title="ki: as -- Occurrence 2228 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/3651.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 3651: adv <BR> 1) so, therefore, thus <BR> 1a) thus, so <BR> 1b) just so <BR> 1c) therefore <BR> 1d) so...as (paired with adv) <BR> 1e) then <BR> 1f) forasmuch as (in phrase) <BR> 1g) (with prep) <BR> 1g1) therefore, this being so (specific) <BR> 1g2) hitherto <BR> 1g3) therefore, on this ground (general) <BR> 1g4) afterwards <BR> 1g5) in such case <BR> adj <BR> 2) right, just, honest, true, veritable <BR> 2a) right, just, honest <BR> 2b) correct <BR> 2c) true, veritable <BR> 2d) true!, right!, correct! (in assent)">3651</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3651.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 3651 -- Occurrence 354 of 767">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">כֵּ֥ן<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/ken_3651.htm" title="ken: follows -- Occurrence 206 of 402.">kên</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">thus</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"><a href="/hebrew/4390.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 4390: 1) to fill, be full <BR> 1a) (Qal) <BR> 1a1) to be full <BR> 1a1a) fulness, abundance (participle) <BR> 1a1b) to be full, be accomplished, be ended <BR> 1a2) to consecrate, fill the hand <BR> 1b) (Niphal) <BR> 1b1) to be filled, be armed, be satisfied <BR> 1b2) to be accomplished, be ended <BR> 1c) (Piel) <BR> 1c1) to fill <BR> 1c2) to satisfy <BR> 1c3) to fulfil, accomplish, complete <BR> 1c4) to confirm <BR> 1d) (Pual) to be filled <BR> 1e) (Hithpael) to mass themselves against">4390</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4390.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 4390 -- Occurrence 110 of 253">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">יִמְלְא֖וּ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/yimleu_4390.htm" title="yim·le·'U: were completed -- Occurrence 3 of 3.">yim-lə-’ū</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">were apportioned</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural">V-Qal-Imperf-3mp</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 3117: 1) day, time, year <BR> 1a) day (as opposed to night) <BR> 1b) day (24 hour period) <BR> 1b1) as defined by evening and morning in Genesis 1 <BR> 1b2) as a division of time <BR> 1b2a) a working day, a day's journey <BR> 1c) days, lifetime (pl.) <BR> 1d) time, period (general) <BR> 1e) year <BR> 1f) temporal references <BR> 1f1) today <BR> 1f2) yesterday <BR> 1f3) tomorrow">3117</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 3117 -- Occurrence 1441 of 2303">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">יְמֵ֣י<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/yemei_3117.htm" title="ye·Mei: were the days -- Occurrence 85 of 130.">yə-mê</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">the days</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - masculine plural construct">N-mpc</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/4795.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 4795: 1) scraping, rubbing <BR> 1a) of year of preparation of girls for the harem; bodily rubbings">4795</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4795.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 4795 -- Occurrence 1 of 1">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">מְרוּקֵיהֶ֑ן<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/merukeihen_4795.htm" title="me·ru·kei·Hen;: of their beautification -- Occurrence 1 of 1.">mə-rū-qê-hen;</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">of their preparation</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - masculine plural construct :: third person feminine plural">N-mpc | 3fp</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/8337.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 8337: 1) six <BR> 1a) six (cardinal number) <BR> 1b) sixth (ordinal number) <BR> 1c) in combination with other numbers">8337</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8337.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 8337 -- Occurrence 194 of 215">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">שִׁשָּׁ֤ה<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/shishshah_8337.htm" title="shish·Shah: six -- Occurrence 27 of 29.">šiš-šāh</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">six</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Number - masculine singular">Number-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/2320.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 2320: 1) the new moon, month, monthly <BR> 1a) the first day of the month <BR> 1b) the lunar month">2320</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2320.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 2320 -- Occurrence 193 of 283">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">חֳדָשִׁים֙<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/chodashim_2320.htm" title="cho·da·Shim: months -- Occurrence 25 of 29.">ḥo-ḏā-šîm</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">months</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - masculine plural">N-mp</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/8081.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 8081: 1) fat, oil <BR> 1a) fat, fatness <BR> 1b) oil, olive oil <BR> 1b1) as staple, medicament or unguent <BR> 1b2) for anointing <BR> 1c) fat (of fruitful land, valleys) (metaph)">8081</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8081.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 8081 -- Occurrence 136 of 193">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">בְּשֶׁ֣מֶן<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/beshemen_8081.htm" title="be·She·men: oil -- Occurrence 4 of 6.">bə-še-men</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">with oil</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Preposition-b :: Noun - masculine singular construct">Prep-b | N-msc</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/4753.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 4753: 1) myrrh <BR> 1a) an Arabian gum from the bark of a tree, used in sacred oil and in perfume">4753</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4753.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 4753 -- Occurrence 2 of 12">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">הַמֹּ֔ר<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/hammor_4753.htm" title="ham·Mor,: of myrrh -- Occurrence 1 of 3.">ham-mōr,</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">of myrrh</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Article :: Noun - masculine singular">Art | N-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/8337.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 8337: 1) six <BR> 1a) six (cardinal number) <BR> 1b) sixth (ordinal number) <BR> 1c) in combination with other numbers">8337</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8337.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 8337 -- Occurrence 195 of 215">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">וְשִׁשָּׁ֤ה<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/veshishshah_8337.htm" title="ve·shish·Shah: and six -- Occurrence 17 of 18.">wə-šiš-šāh</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">and six</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Conjunctive waw :: Number - masculine singular">Conj-w | Number-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/2320.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 2320: 1) the new moon, month, monthly <BR> 1a) the first day of the month <BR> 1b) the lunar month">2320</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2320.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 2320 -- Occurrence 194 of 283">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">חֳדָשִׁים֙<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/chodashim_2320.htm" title="cho·da·Shim: months -- Occurrence 26 of 29.">ḥo-ḏā-šîm</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">months'</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - masculine plural">N-mp</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/1314.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 1314: 1) spice, balsam, balsam tree, perfume <BR> 2) (TWOT) sweet, sweet smell, sweet odour">1314</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1314.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 1314 -- Occurrence 20 of 30">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">בַּבְּשָׂמִ֔ים<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/babbesamim_1314.htm" title="bab·be·sa·Mim,: spices -- Occurrence 1 of 1.">bab-bə-śā-mîm,</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">with perfumes</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Preposition-b, Article :: Noun - masculine plural">Prep-b, Art | N-mp</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/8562.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 8562: 1) a scraping, rubbing <BR> 2) (CLBL) remedy (for an injury)">8562</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8562.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 8562 -- Occurrence 3 of 3">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">וּבְתַמְרוּקֵ֖י<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/uvetamrukei_8562.htm" title="u·ve·tam·ru·Kei: and the cosmetics -- Occurrence 1 of 1.">ū-ḇə-ṯam-rū-qê</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">and preparations for beautifying</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b :: Noun - masculine plural construct">Conj-w, Prep-b | N-mpc</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/802.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 802: 1) woman, wife, female <BR> 1a) woman (opposite of man) <BR> 1b) wife (woman married to a man)<BR> 1c) female (of animals) <BR> 1d) each, every (pronoun)">802</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_802.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 802 -- Occurrence 632 of 781">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">הַנָּשִֽׁים׃<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/hannashim_802.htm" title="han·na·Shim.: women -- Occurrence 27 of 40.">han-nā-šîm.</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">women</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Article :: Noun - feminine plural">Art | N-fp</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 = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> 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href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/4795.htm" title="me·ru·kei·hen;: of their beautification -- 4795: a scraping, rubbing">מְרוּקֵיהֶ֑ן</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/8337.htm" title="shi·shah: six -- 8337: six (a cardinal number)">שִׁשָּׁ֤ה</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/2320.htm" title="cho·da·shim: months -- 2320: new moon, a month">חֳדָשִׁים֙</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/8081.htm" title="be·she·men: oil -- 8081: fat, oil">בְּשֶׁ֣מֶן</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/4753.htm" title="ham·mor,: of myrrh -- 4753: myrrh">הַמֹּ֔ר</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/8337.htm" title="ve·shi·shah: and six -- 8337: six (a cardinal number)">וְשִׁשָּׁ֤ה</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/2320.htm" title="cho·da·shim: months -- 2320: new moon, a month">חֳדָשִׁים֙</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1314.htm" title="bab·be·sa·mim,: spices -- 1314: spice, balsam, the balsam tree">בַּבְּשָׂמִ֔ים</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/8562.htm" title="u·ve·tam·ru·kei: and the cosmetics -- 8562: a scraping, rubbing">וּבְתַמְרוּקֵ֖י</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/802.htm" title="han·na·shim.: women -- 802: woman, wife, female">הַנָּשִֽׁים׃</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/5291.htm" title="na'arah (nah-ar-aw') -- damsel, maid(-en), young (woman)">Now when every maid's</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/8447.htm" title="towr (tore) -- border, row, turn">turn</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/5060.htm" title="naga' (naw-gah') -- beat, (X be able to) bring (down), cast, come (nigh), draw near (nigh), get up, happen, join">was come</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/935.htm" title="bow' (bo) -- abide, apply, attain, X be, befall, + besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry">to go in</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/4428.htm" title="melek (meh'-lek) -- king, royal">to king</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/325.htm" title="'Achashverowsh (akh-ash-vay-rosh') -- Ahasuerus">Ahasuerus</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/7093.htm" title="qets (kates) -- + after, (utmost) border, end, (in-)finite, X process">after</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/8147.htm" title="shnayim (shen-ah'-yim) -- both, couple, double, second, twain, + twelfth, + twelve, + twenty (sixscore) thousand">that she had been twelve</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/6240.htm" title="asar (aw-sawr') -- (eigh-, fif-, four-, nine-, seven-, six-, thir-)teen(-th), + eleven(-th), + sixscore thousand, + twelve(-th)">__</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/2320.htm" title="chodesh (kho'-desh) -- month(-ly), new moon">months</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1881.htm" title="dath (dawth) -- commandment, commission, decree, law, manner">according to the manner</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/802.htm" title="'ishshah (ish-shaw') -- (adulter)ess, each, every, female, X many, + none, one, + together, wife, woman">of the women</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3117.htm" title="yowm (yome) -- age, + always, + chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day">for so were the days</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/4795.htm" title="maruwq (maw-rook') -- purification">of their purifications</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/4390.htm" title="male' (maw-lay') -- accomplish, confirm, + consecrate, be at an end, be expired, be fenced, fill, fulfil">accomplished</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/8337.htm" title="shesh (shaysh) -- six((-teen, -teenth)), sixth">to wit six</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/2320.htm" title="chodesh (kho'-desh) -- month(-ly), new moon">months</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/8081.htm" title="shemen (sheh'-men) -- anointing, X fat (things), X fruitful, oil((-ed)), ointment, olive, + pine">with oil</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/4753.htm" title="more (mor) -- myrrh">of myrrh</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/8337.htm" title="shesh (shaysh) -- six((-teen, -teenth)), sixth">and six</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/2320.htm" title="chodesh (kho'-desh) -- month(-ly), new moon">months</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1314.htm" title="besem (beh'-sem) -- smell, spice, sweet (odour)">with sweet odours</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/8562.htm" title="tamruwq (tam-rook') -- X cleanse, (thing for) purification(-fying)">and with other things for the purifying</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/802.htm" title="'ishshah (ish-shaw') -- (adulter)ess, each, every, female, X many, + none, one, + together, wife, woman">of the women</a></span></div><div align="right"><span class="versiontext"><a href="//wlc.hebrewtanakh.com/esther/2.htm">אסתר 2:12 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex</a><br></span><span class="heb">וּבְהַגִּ֡יעַ תֹּר֩ נַעֲרָ֨ה וְנַעֲרָ֜ה לָבֹ֣וא ׀ אֶל־הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ אֲחַשְׁוֵרֹ֗ושׁ מִקֵּץ֩ הֱיֹ֨ות לָ֜הּ כְּדָ֤ת הַנָּשִׁים֙ שְׁנֵ֣ים עָשָׂ֣ר חֹ֔דֶשׁ כִּ֛י כֵּ֥ן יִמְלְא֖וּ יְמֵ֣י מְרוּקֵיהֶ֑ן שִׁשָּׁ֤ה חֳדָשִׁים֙ בְּשֶׁ֣מֶן הַמֹּ֔ר וְשִׁשָּׁ֤ה חֳדָשִׁים֙ בַּבְּשָׂמִ֔ים וּבְתַמְרוּקֵ֖י הַנָּשִֽׁים׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//wlco.hebrewtanakh.com/esther/2.htm">אסתר 2:12 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)</a><br></span><span class="heb">ובהגיע תר נערה ונערה לבוא ׀ אל־המלך אחשורוש מקץ היות לה כדת הנשים שנים עשר חדש כי כן ימלאו ימי מרוקיהן ששה חדשים בשמן המר וששה חדשים בבשמים ובתמרוקי הנשים׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//paleo-wlc.hebrewtanakh.com/esther/2.htm">אסתר 2:12 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)</a><br></span><span class="paleoheb">ובהגיע תר נערה ונערה לבוא ׀ אל־המלך אחשורוש מקץ היות לה כדת הנשים שנים עשר חדש כי כן ימלאו ימי מרוקיהן ששה חדשים בשמן המר וששה חדשים בבשמים ובתמרוקי הנשים׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//mod.hebrewtanakh.com/esther/2.htm">אסתר 2:12 Hebrew Bible</a><br></span><span class="heb">ובהגיע תר נערה ונערה לבוא אל המלך אחשורוש מקץ היות לה כדת הנשים שנים עשר חדש כי כן ימלאו ימי מרוקיהן ששה חדשים בשמן המר וששה חדשים בבשמים ובתמרוקי הנשים׃</span></div><div class="jmp"><a href="/texts/esther/2-12.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 />Now when the turn of each young lady came to go in to King Ahasuerus, after the end of her twelve months under the regulations for the women-- for the days of their beautification were completed as follows: six months with oil of myrrh and six months with spices and the cosmetics for women--<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/esther/2.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Now when every maid's turn was come to go in to king Ahasuerus, after that she had been twelve months, according to the manner of the women, (for so were the days of their purifications accomplished, <i>to wit</i>, six months with oil of myrrh, and six months with sweet odours, and with <i>other</i> things for the purifying of the women;)<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/esther/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />During the year before each young woman's turn to go to King Ahasuerus, the harem regulation required her to receive beauty treatments with oil of myrrh for six months and then with perfumes and cosmetics for another six months. <div class="vheading2">Treasury of Scripture Knowledge</div><p class="hdg">A.M.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/1_thessalonians/4-4.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">1 Thessalonians 4:4,5</span> That every one of you should know how to possess his vessel in sanctification …</a></p><p class="hdg">six months.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/proverbs/7-17.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Proverbs 7:17</span> I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/songs/3-6.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Songs 3:6</span> Who is this that comes out of the wilderness like pillars of smoke, …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/isaiah/57-9.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Isaiah 57:9</span> And you went to the king with ointment, and did increase your perfumes, …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/luke/7-37.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Luke 7:37,38</span> And, behold, a woman in the city, which was a sinner, when she knew …</a></p><div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/esther/2-12.htm">Esther 2:12</a> • <a 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