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Esther 1:2 — King James Version← Study notes

That in those days, when the king Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Shushan the palace,


Esther 1:2Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Esther 1:211 words
HebrewMeaning
בַּ/יָּמִ֖יםbayāmiym
daypronH3117
always · chronicals · continually · daily ···
הָ/הֵ֑םhāhēm
itparticleH1992
like · (how · so) many (soever · more as) they ···
כְּ/שֶׁ֣בֶתkəšebet
abidepronH3427
continue · (cause to · make to) dwell · ease self ···
הַ/מֶּ֣לֶךְhamelekə
kingparticleH4428
royal
אֲחַשְׁוֵר֗וֹשׁʾăḥašəwērwōš
AhasuerusnounH325
עַ֚לʿal
abovepronH5921
according to · after · against · among ···
כִּסֵּ֣אkisēʾ
seatnounH3678
stool · throne
מַלְכוּת֔/וֹmaləkwtwō
empirenounH4438
kingdom · realm · reign · royal
אֲשֶׁ֖רʾăšer
asparticleH834
after · alike · because · every ···
בְּ/שׁוּשַׁ֥ןbəšwšan
ShushanpronH7800
הַ/בִּירָֽהhabiyrāh
palaceparticleH1002
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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