Esther 10:1 — King James Version← Study notes

“And the king Ahasuerus laid a tribute upon the land, and upon the isles of the sea.”

Esther 10:1 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Esther 10:19 words

HebrewMeaning

וַ/יָּשֶׂם֩wayāśem

appointconjH7760

any wise · bring · call · care ···

הַ/מֶּ֨לֶךְhamelekə

kingparticleH4428

royal

אחשרשʾḥšrš

AhasuerusnounH325

אֲחַשְׁוֵר֧וֹשׁʾăḥašəwērwōš

AhasuerusnounH325

מַ֛סmas

discomfitednounH4522

levy · task · tribute

עַלʿal

abovepronH5921

according to · after · against · among ···

הָ/אָ֖רֶץhāʾāreṣ

earthparticleH776

common · earth · field · ground ···

וְ/אִיֵּ֥יwəʾiyēy

countryconjH339

isle · island

הַ/יָּֽםhayām

sea ( -faring manparticleH3220

) · south · west (-ern · side ···

ℹWords 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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