Esther 9:2 — King James Version← Study notes

“The Jews gathered themselves together in their cities throughout all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus, to lay hand on such as sought their hurt: and no man could withstand them; for the fear of them fell upon all people.”

Esther 9:2 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Esther 9:221 words

HebrewMeaning

נִקְהֲל֨וּniqəhălw

assembleverbH6950

gather

הַ/יְּהוּדִ֜יםhayəhwdiym

JewparticleH3064

בְּ/עָרֵי/הֶ֗םbəʿārēyhem

AipronH5892

city · court · town

בְּ/כָלbəkāl

all (mannerpronH3605

) · altogether · any · enough ···

מְדִינוֹת֙mədiynwōt

provincenounH4082

הַ/מֶּ֣לֶךְhamelekə

kingparticleH4428

royal

אֳחַשְׁוֵר֔וֹשׁʾŏḥašəwērwōš

AhasuerusnounH325

לִ/שְׁלֹ֣חַlišəlōḥa

appointpronH7971

any wise · bring · cast (away · out) ···

יָ֔דyād

handnounH3027

about · armholes · at · axletree ···

בִּ/מְבַקְשֵׁ֖יbiməbaqəšēy

askpronH1245

beg · beseech · desire · enquire ···

רָֽעָתָ֑/םrāʿātām

adversitynounH7451

affliction · bad · calamity · displease ···

וְ/אִישׁ֙wəʾiyš

manconjH376

another · any · a certain · champion ···

לֹאlōʾ

ereparticleH3808

before · or else · except · ig ···

עָמַ֣דʿāmad

abideverbH5975

appoint · arise · cease · confirm ···

לִ/פְנֵי/הֶ֔םlipənēyhem

a- forepronH6440

accept · against · anger · as ···

כִּֽיkiy

andconjH3588

+ (forasmuch · inasmuch · where-) as · assured ···

נָפַ֥לnāpal

be acceptedverbH5307

cast (down · self · out) · cease ···

פַּחְדָּ֖/םpaḥədām

dreadnounH6343

fear · great (fear · -ly feared) · terror

עַלʿal

abovepronH5921

according to · after · against · among ···

כָּלkāl

all (mannernounH3605

) · altogether · any · enough ···

הָ/עַמִּֽיםhāʿamiym

peopleparticleH5971

men · nation · people

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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