Now it came to pass in the days
yowm (yome)
a day (as the warm hours),
of Ahasuerus
'Achashverowsh (akh-ash-vay-rosh')
of Persian origin; Achashverosh (i.e. Ahasuerus or Artaxerxes, but in this case Xerxes), the title (rather than name) of a Persian king -- Ahasuerus.
this is Ahasuerus
'Achashverowsh (akh-ash-vay-rosh')
of Persian origin; Achashverosh (i.e. Ahasuerus or Artaxerxes, but in this case Xerxes), the title (rather than name) of a Persian king -- Ahasuerus.
which reigned
malak (maw-lak')
to reign; inceptively, to ascend the throne; causatively, to induct into royalty; hence (by implication) to take counsel
from India
Hoduw (ho'-doo)
Hodu (i.e. Hindu-stan) -- India.
even unto Ethiopia
Kuwsh (koosh)
Cush (or Ethiopia), the name of a son of Ham, and of his territory; also of an Israelite -- Chush, Cush, Ethiopia.
over an hundred
me'ah (may-aw')
a primitive numeral; a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction -- hundred(-fold), -th), + sixscore.
and seven
sheba` (sheh'-bah)
a primitive cardinal number; seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number
and twenty
`esriym (es-reem')
twenty; also (ordinal) twentieth -- (six-)score, twenty(-ieth).
provinces
mdiynah (med-ee-naw')
a judgeship, i.e. jurisdiction; by implication, a district (as ruled by a judge); generally, a region -- (every) province.
