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Esther 2:16

She was taken to King Xerxes in the royal palace in the tenth month, the month of Tebeth, in the seventh year of his reign.
Esther 2:16
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Original language (Hebrew)

וַתִּלָּקַ֨ח אֶסְתֵּ֜ר אֶל־הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ֙ אֶל־בֵּ֣ית מַלְכוּת֔וֹ בַּחֹ֥דֶשׁ הָעֲשִׂירִ֖י הוּא־חֹ֣דֶשׁ טֵבֵ֑ת בִּשְׁנַת־שֶׁ֖בַע לְמַלְכוּתֽוֹ׃

  1. וַתִּלָּקַ֨חva.ti.la.Kach“and she was taken”
    Conjunction + Verb, niphal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from לָקַח · “take” · Strong's H3947G
  2. אֶסְתֵּ֜ר'es.Ter“Esther”
    Noun, proper name of a woman · from אֶסְתֵּר · “Esther” · Strong's H0635
  3. אֶל־'el-“to”
    Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  4. הַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekh“the king”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
  5. אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ֙'a.chash.ve.ro.Vosh“Ahasuerus”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ · “Ahasuerus” · Strong's H0325
  6. אֶל־'el-“into”
    Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  7. בֵּ֣יתbeit“[the] house of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from בַּ֫יִת · “home” · Strong's H1004B
  8. מַלְכוּת֔וֹmal.khu.To“royalty his”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from מַלְכוּת · “royalty” · Strong's H4438
  9. בַּחֹ֥דֶשׁba.Cho.desh“in the month”
    Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from חֹ֫דֶשׁ · “month” · Strong's H2320G
  10. הָעֲשִׂירִ֖יha.'a.si.Ri“<the> tenth”
    Definite article + Adjective, ordinal number, masculine, singular, absolute · from עֲשִׂירִי · “tenth” · Strong's H6224
  11. הוּא־hu'-“that”
    Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הוּא · “he; she; it” · Strong's H1931
  12. חֹ֣דֶשׁCho.desh“[is] [the] month of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from חֹ֫דֶשׁ · “month” · Strong's H2320G
  13. טֵבֵ֑תte.Vet“Tebeth”
    Noun, proper name, title · from טֵבֶ֑ת · “Tebeth” · Strong's H2887
  14. בִּשְׁנַת־bish.nat-“in year”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from שָׁנָה · “year” · Strong's H8141
  15. שֶׁ֖בַעShe.va'“seven”
    Adjective, cardinal number, both genders, singular, absolute · from שֶׁ֫בַע · “seven” · Strong's H7651
  16. לְמַלְכוּתֽוֹ׃le.mal.khu.To“of reign his”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from מַלְכוּת · “royalty” · Strong's H4438
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)