So it came to pass when the king's
melek (meh'-lek)
a king -- king, royal.
commandment
dabar (daw-baw')
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
and his decree
dath (dawth)
a royal edict or statute -- commandment, commission, decree, law, manner.
was heard
shama` (shaw-mah')
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
and when many
rab (rab)
abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)
maidens
na`arah (nah-ar-aw')
a girl (from infancy to adolescence) -- damsel, maid(-en), young (woman).
were gathered together
qabats (kaw-bats')
to grasp, i.e. collect -- assemble (selves), gather (bring) (together, selves together, up), heap, resort, surely, take up.
unto Shushan
Shuwshan (shoo-shan')
Shushan, a place in Persia -- Shushan.
the palace
biyrah (bee-raw')
a castle or palace -- palace.
to the custody
yad (yawd)
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),
of Hegai
Hege' (hay-gay')
Hege or Hegai, a eunuch of Xerxes -- Hegai, Hege.
that Esther
'Ecter (es-tare')
Ester, the Jewish heroine -- Esther.
was brought
laqach (law-kakh')
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
also unto the king's
melek (meh'-lek)
a king -- king, royal.
house
bayith (bah'-yith)
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
to the custody
yad (yawd)
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),
of Hegai
Hege' (hay-gay')
Hege or Hegai, a eunuch of Xerxes -- Hegai, Hege.
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
