Esther 5:3 — King James Version← Study notes

“Then said the king unto her, What wilt thou, queen Esther? and what is thy request? it shall be even given thee to the half of the kingdom.”

Esther 5:3 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Esther 5:314 words

HebrewMeaning

וַ/יֹּ֤אמֶרwayōʾmer

answerconjH559

appoint · avouch · bid · boast self ···

לָ/הּ֙lāh

pron

הַ/מֶּ֔לֶךְhamelekə

kingparticleH4428

royal

מַהmah

how (longparticleH4100

oft · ) · thing · what (end ···

לָּ֖/ךְlākə

pron

אֶסְתֵּ֣רʾesətēr

EsthernounH635

הַ/מַּלְכָּ֑הhamaləkāh

queenparticleH4436

וּ/מַהwmah

how (longconjH4100

oft · ) · thing · what (end ···

בַּקָּשָׁתֵ֛/ךְbaqāšātēkə

requestnounH1246

עַדʿad

againstpronH5704

and · as · at · before ···

חֲצִ֥יḥăṣiy

halfnounH2677

middle · mid · midst · part ···

הַ/מַּלְכ֖וּתhamaləkwt

empireparticleH4438

kingdom · realm · reign · royal

וְ/יִנָּ֥תֵֽןwəyinātēn

addconjH5414

apply · appoint · ascribe · assign ···

לָֽ/ךְlākə

pron

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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