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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/2-17.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/157.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 157: 1) to love <BR> 1a) (Qal) <BR> 1a1) human love for another, includes family, and sexual <BR> 1a2) human appetite for objects such as food, drink, sleep, wisdom <BR> 1a3) human love for or to God <BR> 1a4) act of being a friend <BR> 1a4a) lover (participle) <BR> 1a4b) friend (participle) <BR> 1a5) God's love toward man <BR> 1a5a) to individual men <BR> 1a5b) to people Israel <BR> 1a5c) to righteousness <BR> 1b) (Niphal) <BR> 1b1) lovely (participle) <BR> 1b2) loveable (participle) <BR> 1c) (Piel) <BR> 1c1) friends <BR> 1c2) lovers (fig. of adulterers) <BR> 2) to like">157</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_157.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 157 -- Occurrence 73 of 209">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">וַיֶּאֱהַ֨ב<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/vaiyeehav_157.htm" title="vai·ye·'e·Hav: loved -- Occurrence 8 of 9.">way-ye-’ĕ-haḇ</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">And loved</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/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 1763 of 2523">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/hammelech_4428.htm" title="ham·Me·lech: the king -- Occurrence 800 of 1045.">ham-me-leḵ</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">the 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/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 8530 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 5441 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/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 8 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: Esther -- Occurrence 8 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/3605.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 3605: 1) all, the whole <BR> 1a) all, the whole of <BR> 1b) any, each, every, anything <BR> 1c) totality, everything">3605</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 3605 -- Occurrence 3443 of 5418">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">מִכָּל־<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/mikkol_3605.htm" title="mik·kol: all -- Occurrence 165 of 228.">mik-kāl</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">more than all</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Preposition-m :: Noun - masculine singular construct">Prep-m | N-msc</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 636 of 781">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">הַנָּשִׁ֔ים<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/hannashim_802.htm" title="han·na·Shim,: the women -- Occurrence 31 of 40.">han-nā-šîm,</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">the [other] 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/5375.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 5375: 1) to lift, bear up, carry, take <BR> 1a) (Qal) <BR> 1a1) to lift, lift up <BR> 1a2) to bear, carry, support, sustain, endure <BR> 1a3) to take, take away, carry off, forgive <BR> 1b) (Niphal) <BR> 1b1) to be lifted up, be exalted <BR> 1b2) to lift oneself up, rise up <BR> 1b3) to be borne, be carried <BR> 1b4) to be taken away, be carried off, be swept away <BR> 1c) (Piel) <BR> 1c1) to lift up, exalt, support, aid, assist <BR> 1c2) to desire, long (fig.) <BR> 1c3) to carry, bear continuously <BR> 1c4) to take, take away <BR> 1d) (Hithpael) to lift oneself up, exalt oneself <BR> 1e) (Hiphil) <BR> 1e1) to cause one to bear (iniquity) <BR> 1e2) to cause to bring, have brought">5375</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5375.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 5375 -- Occurrence 350 of 653">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">וַתִּשָּׂא־<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/vattissa_5375.htm" title="vat·tis·sa-: found -- Occurrence 9 of 14.">wat-tiś-śā-</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">and she obtained</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Conjunctive waw :: Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular">Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fs</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/2580.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 2580: 1) favour, grace, charm <BR> 1a) favour, grace, elegance <BR> 1b) favour, acceptance">2580</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2580.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 2580 -- Occurrence 43 of 69">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">חֵ֥ן<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/chen_2580.htm" title="chen: favor -- Occurrence 42 of 66.">ḥên</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">grace</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/2617.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 2617: 1) goodness, kindness, faithfulness <BR> 2) a reproach, shame">2617</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2617.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 2617 -- Occurrence 75 of 247">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">וָחֶ֛סֶד<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/vachesed_2617.htm" title="va·Che·sed: and kindness -- Occurrence 2 of 4.">wā-ḥe-seḏ</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">and favor</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Conjunctive waw :: Noun - masculine singular">Conj-w | N-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 6440: 1) face <BR> 1a) face, faces <BR> 1b) presence, person <BR> 1c) face (of seraphim or cherubim) <BR> 1d) face (of animals) <BR> 1e) face, surface (of ground) <BR> 1f) as adv of loc/temp <BR> 1f1) before and behind, toward, in front of, forward, formerly, from beforetime, before <BR> 1g) with prep <BR> 1g1) in front of, before, to the front of, in the presence of, in the face of, at the face or front of, from the presence of, from before, from before the face of">6440</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 6440 -- Occurrence 1346 of 2128">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">לְפָנָ֖יו<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/lefanav_6440.htm" title="le·fa·Nav: his sight -- Occurrence 70 of 115.">lə-p̄ā-nāw</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">in his sight</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Preposition-l :: Noun - common plural construct :: third person masculine singular">Prep-l | N-cpc | 3ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 3605: 1) all, the whole <BR> 1a) all, the whole of <BR> 1b) any, each, every, anything <BR> 1c) totality, everything">3605</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 3605 -- Occurrence 3444 of 5418">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">מִכָּל־<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/mikkol_3605.htm" title="mik·kol: all -- Occurrence 166 of 228.">mik-kāl</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">more than all</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Preposition-m :: Noun - masculine singular construct">Prep-m | N-msc</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/1330.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 1330: 1) virgin">1330</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1330.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 1330 -- Occurrence 19 of 50">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">הַבְּתוּלֹ֑ת<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/habbetulot_1330.htm" title="hab·be·tu·Lot;: the virgins -- Occurrence 3 of 4.">hab-bə-ṯū-lōṯ;</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">the virgins</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/7760.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 7760: 1) to put, place, set, appoint, make <BR> 1a) (Qal) <BR> 1a1) to put, set, lay, put or lay upon, lay (violent) hands on <BR> 1a2) to set, direct, direct toward <BR> 1a2a) to extend (compassion) (fig) <BR> 1a3) to set, ordain, establish, found, appoint, constitute, make, determine, fix <BR> 1a4) to set, station, put, set in place, plant, fix <BR> 1a5) to make, make for, transform into, constitute, fashion, work, bring to pass, appoint, give <BR> 1b) (Hiphil) to set or make for a sign <BR> 1c) (Hophal) to be set">7760</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7760.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 7760 -- Occurrence 316 of 583">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">וַיָּ֤שֶׂם<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/vaiyasem_7760.htm" title="vai·Ya·sem: set -- Occurrence 75 of 84.">way-yā-śem</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">so he set</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/3804.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 3804: 1) crown">3804</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3804.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 3804 -- Occurrence 2 of 3">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">כֶּֽתֶר־<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/keter_3804.htm" title="ke·ter-: crown -- Occurrence 1 of 2.">ke-ṯer-</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">crown</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/4438.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 4438: 1) royalty, royal power, reign, kingdom, sovereign power <BR> 1a) royal power, dominion <BR> 1b) reign <BR> 1c) kingdom, realm">4438</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4438.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 4438 -- Occurrence 51 of 90">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">מַלְכוּת֙<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/malchut_4438.htm" title="mal·Chut: the royal -- Occurrence 13 of 27.">mal-ḵūṯ</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">the royal</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/7218.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 7218: 1) head, top, summit, upper part, chief, total, sum, height, front, beginning <BR> 1a) head (of man, animals) <BR> 1b) top, tip (of mountain) <BR> 1c) height (of stars) <BR> 1d) chief, head (of man, city, nation, place, family, priest) <BR> 1e) head, front, beginning <BR> 1f) chief, choicest, best <BR> 1g) head, division, company, band <BR> 1h) sum">7218</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7218.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 7218 -- Occurrence 407 of 599">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">בְּרֹאשָׁ֔הּ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/beroshah_7218.htm" title="be·ro·Shah,: her head -- Occurrence 1 of 1.">bə-rō-šāh,</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">upon her head</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Preposition-b :: Noun - masculine singular construct :: third person feminine singular">Prep-b | N-msc | 3fs</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/4427.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 4427: 1) to be or become king or queen, reign <BR> 1a) (Qal) to be or become king or queen, reign <BR> 1b) (Hiphil) to make one king or queen, cause to reign <BR> 1c) (Hophal) to be made king or queen <BR> 2) to counsel, advise <BR> 2a) (Niphal) to consider">4427</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4427.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 4427 -- Occurrence 316 of 348">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">וַיַּמְלִיכֶ֖הָ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/vaiyamlicheha_4427.htm" title="vai·yam·li·Che·ha: and made -- Occurrence 1 of 1.">way-yam-lî-ḵe-hā</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">and made her queen</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Conjunctive waw :: Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular :: third person feminine singular">Conj-w | V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms | 3fs</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/8478.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 8478: 1) the under part, beneath, instead of, as, for, for the sake of, flat, unto, where, whereas n m <BR> 1a) the under part adv accus <BR> 1b) beneath prep <BR> 1c) under, beneath <BR> 1c1) at the foot of (idiom) <BR> 1c2) sweetness, subjection, woman, being burdened or oppressed (fig) <BR> 1c3) of subjection or conquest <BR> 1d) what is under one, the place in which one stands <BR> 1d1) in one's place, the place in which one stands (idiom with reflexive pronoun) <BR> 1d2) in place of, instead of (in transferred sense) <BR> 1d3) in place of, in exchange or return for (of things mutually interchanged) <BR> conj <BR> 1e) instead of, instead of that <BR> 1f) in return for that, because that in compounds <BR> 1g) in, under, into the place of (after verbs of motion) <BR> 1h) from under, from beneath, from under the hand of, from his place, under, beneath">8478</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8478.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 8478 -- Occurrence 318 of 504">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">תַּ֥חַת<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/tachat_8478.htm" title="Ta·chat: instead -- Occurrence 149 of 263.">ta-ḥaṯ</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">instead</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/2060.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 2060: Vashti = 'beautiful'<BR> 1) the queen, wife of Ahasuerus, whom he divorced for disobeying his orders">2060</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2060.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 2060 -- Occurrence 10 of 10">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">וַשְׁתִּֽי׃<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/vashti_2060.htm" title="vash·Ti.: of Vashti -- Occurrence 10 of 10.">waš-tî.</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">of Vashti</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - 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class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/4428.htm" title="ham·me·lech: the king -- 4428: king">הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ</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/635.htm" title="es·ter: Esther -- 635: star,' Ahasuerus' queen who delivered Isr.">אֶסְתֵּר֙</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3605.htm" title="mik·kol-: all -- 3605: the whole, all">מִכָּל־</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/802.htm" title="han·na·shim,: the women -- 802: woman, wife, female">הַנָּשִׁ֔ים</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/5375.htm" title="vat·tis·sa-: found -- 5375: to lift, carry, take">וַתִּשָּׂא־</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/2580.htm" title="chen: favor -- 2580: favor, grace">חֵ֥ן</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/2617.htm" title="va·che·sed: and kindness -- 2617: goodness, kindness">וָחֶ֛סֶד</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/6440.htm" title="le·fa·nav: his sight -- 6440: face, faces">לְפָנָ֖יו</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3605.htm" title="mik·kol-: all -- 3605: the whole, all">מִכָּל־</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1330.htm" title="hab·be·tu·lot;: the virgins -- 1330: a virgin">הַבְּתוּלֹ֑ת</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/7760.htm" title="vai·ya·sem: set -- 7760: to put, place, set">וַיָּ֤שֶׂם</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3804.htm" title="ke·ter-: crown -- 3804: a crown">כֶּֽתֶר־</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/4438.htm" title="mal·chut: the royal -- 4438: royalty, royal power, reign, kingdom">מַלְכוּת֙</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/7218.htm" title="be·ro·shah,: her head -- 7218: head">בְּרֹאשָׁ֔הּ</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/4427.htm" title="vai·yam·li·che·ha: and made -- 4427: to be or become king or queen, to reign">וַיַּמְלִיכֶ֖הָ</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/8478.htm" title="ta·chat: instead -- 8478: underneath, below, instead of">תַּ֥חַת</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/2060.htm" title="vash·ti.: of Vashti -- 2060: queen of Pers.">וַשְׁתִּֽי׃</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/4428.htm" title="melek (meh'-lek) -- king, royal">And the king</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/157.htm" title="'ahab (aw-hab') -- (be-)love(-d, -ly, -r), like, friend">loved</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/635.htm" title="'Ecter (es-tare') -- Esther">Esther</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/802.htm" title="'ishshah (ish-shaw') -- (adulter)ess, each, every, female, X many, + none, one, + together, wife, woman">above all the women</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/5375.htm" title="nasa' (naw-saw') -- accept, advance, arise, (able to, (armor), suffer to) bear(-er, up), bring (forth), burn, carry (away)">and she obtained</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/2580.htm" title="chen (khane) -- favour, grace(-ious), pleasant, precious, (well-)favoured">grace</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/2617.htm" title="checed (kheh'-sed) -- favour, good deed(-liness, -ness), kindly, (loving-)kindness, merciful (kindness), mercy, pity">and favour</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/6440.htm" title="paniym (paw-neem') -- + accept, a-(be-)fore(-time), against, anger, X as (long as), at, + battle, + because (of), + beseech, countenance, edge, + employ, endure, + enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-part), form(-er time, -ward), from, front, heaviness, X him(-self), + honourable, + impudent, + in, it, look(-eth) (- s), X me, + meet, X more than, mouth, of, off, (of) old (time), X on, open, + out of, over against, the partial, person, + please, presence, propect, was purposed, by reason of, + regard, right forth, + serve, X shewbread, sight, state, straight, + street, X thee, X them(-selves), through (+ - out), till, time(-s) past, (un-)to(-ward), + upon, upside (+ down), with(- in, + -stand), X ye, X you">in his sight</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1330.htm" title="bthuwlah (beth-oo-law') -- maid, virgin">more than all the virgins</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/7760.htm" title="suwm (soom) -- X any wise, appoint, bring, call (a name), care, cast in, change, charge, commit, consider, convey">so that he set</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/4438.htm" title="malkuwth (mal-kooth') -- empire, kingdom, realm, reign, royal">the royal</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3804.htm" title="kether (keh'-ther) -- properly, a circlet, i.e.a diadem:">crown</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/7218.htm" title="ro'sh (roshe) -- band, beginning, captain, chapiter, chief(-est place, man, things), company, end, X every (man)">upon her head</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/4427.htm" title="malak (maw-lak') -- consult, X indeed, be (make, set a, set up) king, be (make) queen">and made her queen</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/2060.htm" title="Vashtiy (vash-tee') -- Vashti">instead of Vashti</a></span></div><div align="right"><span class="versiontext"><a href="//wlc.hebrewtanakh.com/esther/2.htm">אסתר 2:17 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex</a><br></span><span class="heb">וַיֶּאֱהַ֨ב הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ אֶת־אֶסְתֵּר֙ מִכָּל־הַנָּשִׁ֔ים וַתִּשָּׂא־חֵ֥ן וָחֶ֛סֶד לְפָנָ֖יו מִכָּל־הַבְּתוּלֹ֑ת וַיָּ֤שֶׂם כֶּֽתֶר־מַלְכוּת֙ בְּרֹאשָׁ֔הּ וַיַּמְלִיכֶ֖הָ תַּ֥חַת וַשְׁתִּֽי׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//wlco.hebrewtanakh.com/esther/2.htm">אסתר 2:17 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)</a><br></span><span class="heb">ויאהב המלך את־אסתר מכל־הנשים ותשא־חן וחסד לפניו מכל־הבתולת וישם כתר־מלכות בראשה וימליכה תחת ושתי׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//paleo-wlc.hebrewtanakh.com/esther/2.htm">אסתר 2:17 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)</a><br></span><span class="paleoheb">ויאהב המלך את־אסתר מכל־הנשים ותשא־חן וחסד לפניו מכל־הבתולת וישם כתר־מלכות בראשה וימליכה תחת ושתי׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//mod.hebrewtanakh.com/esther/2.htm">אסתר 2:17 Hebrew Bible</a><br></span><span class="heb">ויאהב המלך את אסתר מכל הנשים ותשא חן וחסד לפניו מכל הבתולת וישם כתר מלכות בראשה וימליכה תחת ושתי׃</span></div><div class="jmp"><a href="/texts/esther/2-17.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 />The king loved Esther more than all the women, and she found favor and kindness with him more than all the virgins, so that he set the royal crown on her head and made her queen instead of Vashti.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/esther/2.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And the king loved Esther above all the women, and she obtained grace and favour in his sight more than all the virgins; so that he set the royal crown upon her head, and made her queen instead of Vashti.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/esther/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The king loved Esther more than all the other women. She won more favor and approval from him than did any of the other young women. He placed the royal crown on her head and made her queen in place of Vashti.<div class="vheading2">Treasury of Scripture Knowledge</div><p class="hdg">favour. or, kindness. in his sight. Heb. before him. so that he set.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/esther/4-14.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Esther 4:14</span> For if you altogether hold your peace at this time, then shall there …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/1_samuel/2-8.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">1 Samuel 2:8</span> He raises up the poor out of the dust, and lifts up the beggar from …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/psalms/75-6.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Psalm 75:6,7</span> For promotion comes neither from the east, nor from the west, nor …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/psalms/113-7.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Psalm 113:7,8</span> He raises up the poor out of the dust, and lifts the needy out of …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/ezekiel/17-24.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Ezekiel 17:24</span> And all the trees of the field shall know that I the LORD have brought …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/luke/1-48.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Luke 1:48-52</span> For he has regarded the low estate of his handmaiden: for, behold, …</a></p><div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/esther/2-17.htm">Esther 2:17</a> • <a href="/niv/esther/2-17.htm">Esther 2:17 NIV</a> • <a href="/nlt/esther/2-17.htm">Esther 2:17 NLT</a> • <a href="/esv/esther/2-17.htm">Esther 2:17 ESV</a> • <a href="/nasb/esther/2-17.htm">Esther 2:17 NASB</a> • <a href="/kjv/esther/2-17.htm">Esther 2:17 KJV</a> • <a href="//bibleapps.com/esther/2-17.htm">Esther 2:17 Bible Apps</a> • <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/esther/2-17.htm">Esther 2:17 Biblia Paralela</a> • <a href="//holybible.com.cn/esther/2-17.htm">Esther 2:17 Chinese Bible</a> • <a href="//saintebible.com/esther/2-17.htm">Esther 2:17 French Bible</a> • <a href="//bibeltext.com/esther/2-17.htm">Esther 2:17 German Bible</a> • <a href="/">Bible Hub</a><br /></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../esther/2-16.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Esther 2:16"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Esther 2:16" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../esther/2-18.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Esther 2:18"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Esther 2:18" /></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>