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And the king
melek (meh'-lek)
a king -- king, royal.
said
'amar (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
unto Esther
'Ecter (es-tare')
Ester, the Jewish heroine -- Esther.
the queen
malkah (mal-kaw')
a queen -- queen.
The Jews
Yhuwdiy (yeh-hoo-dee')
a Jehudite (i.e. Judaite or Jew), or descendant of Jehudah (i.e. Judah) -- Jew.
have slain
harag (haw-rag')
to smite with deadly intent -- destroy, out of hand, kill, murder(-er), put to (death), make (slaughter), slay(-er), surely.
and destroyed
'abad (aw-bad')
to wander away, i.e. lose oneself; by implication to perish (causative, destroy)
five
chamesh (khaw-maysh')
five -- fif(-teen), fifth, five (apiece).
hundred
me'ah (may-aw')
a primitive numeral; a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction -- hundred(-fold), -th), + sixscore.
men
'iysh (eesh)
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
in Shushan
Shuwshan (shoo-shan')
Shushan, a place in Persia -- Shushan.
the palace
biyrah (bee-raw')
a castle or palace -- palace.
and the ten
`eser (eh'ser)
ten (as an accumulation to the extent of the digits) -- ten, (fif-, seven-)teen.
sons
ben (bane)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc.
of Haman
Haman (haw-mawn')
Haman, a Persian vizier -- Haman.
what have they done
`asah (aw-saw')
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
in the rest
sh'ar (sheh-awr')
a remainder -- other, remnant, residue, rest.
of 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.
now what is thy petition
sh'elah (sheh-ay-law')
a petition; by implication, a loan -- loan, petition, request.
and it shall be granted
nathan (naw-than')
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
thee or what is thy request
baqqashah (bak-kaw-shaw')
a petition -- request.
further
`owd (ode)
iteration or continuance; used only adverbially (with or without preposition), again, repeatedly, still, more
and it shall be done
`asah (aw-saw')
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
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