And the letters
cepher (say'-fer)
writing (the art or a document); by implication, a book -- bill, book, evidence, learn(-ed) (-ing), letter, register, scroll.
were sent
shalach (shaw-lakh')
to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
by
yad (yawd)
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),
posts
ruwts (roots)
to run (for whatever reason, especially to rush) -- break down, divide speedily, footman, guard, bring hastily, (make) run (away, through), post.
into all the king's
melek (meh'-lek)
a king -- king, royal.
provinces
mdiynah (med-ee-naw')
a judgeship, i.e. jurisdiction; by implication, a district (as ruled by a judge); generally, a region -- (every) province.
to destroy
shamad (shaw-mad')
to desolate -- destory(-uction), bring to nought, overthrow, perish, pluck down, utterly.
to kill
harag (haw-rag')
to smite with deadly intent -- destroy, out of hand, kill, murder(-er), put to (death), make (slaughter), slay(-er), surely.
and to cause to perish
'abad (aw-bad')
to wander away, i.e. lose oneself; by implication to perish (causative, destroy)
all Jews
Yhuwdiy (yeh-hoo-dee')
a Jehudite (i.e. Judaite or Jew), or descendant of Jehudah (i.e. Judah) -- Jew.
both young
na`ar (nah'-ar)
babe, boy, child, damsel (from the margin), lad, servant, young (man).
and old
zaqen (zaw-kane')
old -- aged, ancient (man), elder(-est), old (man, men and...women), senator.
little children
taph (taf)
a family (mostly used collectively in the singular) -- (little) children (ones), families.
and women
'ishshah (ish-shaw')
irregular plural, nashiym {naw-sheem'}; a woman
in one
'echad (ekh-awd')
united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
day
yowm (yome)
a day (as the warm hours),
even upon the thirteenth
shalowsh (shaw-loshe')
masculine shlowshah {shel-o-shaw'}; or shloshah {shel-o-shaw'}; a primitive number; three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multipl.) thrice
`asar (aw-sawr')
ten (only in combination), i.e. -teen; also (ordinal) -teenth -- (eigh-, fif-, four-, nine-, seven-, six-, thir-)teen(-th), + eleven(-th), + sixscore thousand, + twelve(-th).
day of the twelfth
shnayim (shen-ah'-yim)
two; also (as ordinal) twofold -- both, couple, double, second, twain, + twelfth, + twelve, + twenty (sixscore) thousand, twice, two.
`asar (aw-sawr')
ten (only in combination), i.e. -teen; also (ordinal) -teenth -- (eigh-, fif-, four-, nine-, seven-, six-, thir-)teen(-th), + eleven(-th), + sixscore thousand, + twelve(-th).
month
chodesh (kho'-desh)
the new moon; by implication, a month -- month(-ly), new moon.
which is the month
chodesh (kho'-desh)
the new moon; by implication, a month -- month(-ly), new moon.
Adar
'Adar (ad-awr')
perhaps meaning fire; Adar, the 12th Hebrew month -- Adar.
and to take the spoil
shalal (shaw-lawl')
booty -- prey, spoil.
of them for a prey
bazaz (baw-zaz')
to plunder -- catch, gather, (take) for a prey, rob(-ber), spoil, take (away, spoil), utterly.
