And let the king
melek (meh'-lek)
a king -- king, royal.
appoint
paqad (paw-kad')
to visit (with friendly or hostile intent); by analogy, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit, etc.
officers
paqiyd (paw-keed')
a superintendent (civil, military or religious) -- which had the charge, governor, office, overseer, (that) was set.
in all the provinces
mdiynah (med-ee-naw')
a judgeship, i.e. jurisdiction; by implication, a district (as ruled by a judge); generally, a region -- (every) province.
of his kingdom
malkuwth (mal-kooth')
a rule; concretely, a dominion -- empire, kingdom, realm, reign, royal.
that they may gather together
qabats (kaw-bats')
to grasp, i.e. collect -- assemble (selves), gather (bring) (together, selves together, up), heap, resort, surely, take up.
all the fair
towb (tobe)
good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun
mar'eh (mar-eh')
a view (the act of seeing); also an appearance (the thing seen), whether (real) a shape (especially if handsome, comeliness; often plural the looks), or (mental) a vision
young
na`arah (nah-ar-aw')
a girl (from infancy to adolescence) -- damsel, maid(-en), young (woman).
virgins
bthuwlah (beth-oo-law')
a virgin (from her privacy); sometimes (by continuation) a bride; also (figuratively) a city or state -- maid, virgin.
unto Shushan
Shuwshan (shoo-shan')
Shushan, a place in Persia -- Shushan.
the palace
biyrah (bee-raw')
a castle or palace -- palace.
to the house
bayith (bah'-yith)
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
of the women
'ishshah (ish-shaw')
irregular plural, nashiym {naw-sheem'}; a woman
unto the custody
yad (yawd)
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),
of Hege
Hege' (hay-gay')
Hege or Hegai, a eunuch of Xerxes -- Hegai, Hege.
the king's
melek (meh'-lek)
a king -- king, royal.
chamberlain
cariyc (saw-reece')
from an unused root meaning to castrate; a eunuch; by implication, valet (especially of the female apartments), and thus, a minister of state
keeper
shamar (shaw-mar')
to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
of the women
'ishshah (ish-shaw')
irregular plural, nashiym {naw-sheem'}; a woman
and let their things for purification
tamruwq (tam-rook')
a scouring, i.e. soap or perfumery for the bath; figuratively, a detergent -- cleanse, (thing for) purification(-fying).
be given
nathan (naw-than')
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
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