Esther 1:14

Paleo Hebrew Niqqud

RBT Hebrew Interlinear:

והקרב וְהַקָּרֹב

and the One Drawing Near

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ו

wə

Definition

and

Root

From H8505; a prefix

Exhaustive

The conjunctive ו is not merely a fixed coordinator with a stable semantic value (“and/but/or/then”). Its core function is linkage, not meaning. It binds units into a single discourse field—phrases, clauses, or whole scenes—while leaving the logical relation to be inferred from aspect, word order, genre, and context.

So the variability in translation (“and / but / or / even / then”) is not polyvalence in the particle; it is underspecification by design. The language expects the reader/hearer to perceive the relation rather than have it encoded.

Crucially, conjunctive ו does not imply temporal sequence. It implies continuity of attention. Think of it as:
- “this belongs with what precedes,”
- “remain within the same frame,”
“do not reset the discourse.”
This is why Hebrew can chain dozens of clauses with ו without subordination or explicit logic markers. The text advances by accumulation, not by branching syntactic trees. Meaning arises from the interaction:
- Aspect (qatal / yiqtol / participle),
- Position (fronted elements, resumptive nouns),
- Genre (law, narrative, oracle),
- Context (who speaks, to whom).
The ו simply keeps the circuit closed so these cues can operate together. Remove tense assumptions, and the system becomes coherent.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

ה

Definition

the

Root

Demonstrative primitive

Exhaustive

definite article, the, used for all numbers and genders; originally a pronoun demonstrative, this. interrogative particle in direct and indirect questions; in disjunctive questions: whether--or.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

קרוב

qârôwb

Definition

near (in place, kindred or time)

Root

or קרב; from H7126 (קרב);

Exhaustive

or קרב; from קרב; near (in place, kindred or time); allied, approach, at hand, [phrase] any of kin, kinsfold(-sman), (that is) near (of kin), neighbour, (that is) next, (them that come) nigh (at hand), more ready, short(-ly).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H7138

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

קָרוֹב

adjective / noun masculine • Root קרב • Strongs / High • Page 1295

1. Of place: near, neighbouring. 2. Of time: immediate, impending, soon. 3. Of relationship: a kinsman. 4. Warlike.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

קָרוֹב

m. verbal adj. • Root קרב • Page 596

1. near, in space or time. (Gen. 45: 10. Deut. 22: 2. Ps. 148: 14. Ps. 75: 2). 2. kindred, allied (Ruth 2: 20. Num. 27: 11). 3. short, of short continuance (Job 20: 5).

Conjunction, Particle definite article, Adjective adjective both singular absolute

LXX: ἐγγὺσ ἐγγίζει ἐγγύσ ἔγγιστα ἐγγίζοντεσ

LXX Usage Statistics

H7138:

ἐγγὺσ 26× (33.2%)

ἐγγίζει 6× (7.9%)

ἐγγύσ 5× (6.2%)

ἔγγιστα 5× (5.6%)

ἐγγίζοντεσ 4× (4.9%)

ἐγγίζων 3× (3.9%)

ἐγγίων 3× (3.9%)

ἐγγύθεν 2× (2.6%)

ἐγγίζῃ 2× (2.0%)

אליו אֵלָ֗יו

toward himself

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

אל

ʼêl

Definition

near, with or among; often in general, to

Root

(but only used in the shortened constructive form אל ); a primitive particle; properly, denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e.

Exhaustive

(but only used in the shortened constructive form אל ); a primitive particle; properly, denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e.; near, with or among; often in general, to; about, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H413

ו

Definition

him, personal pronoun - verb/prep. 3rd person masculine singular

Root

Exhaustive

Personal object pronoun - suffix for propositions and verbs without an object: 3rd person masculine singular

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H9033

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

אֵל

pronominal stem • Strongs_Numbers • Page 127

Aramaic demonstrative pronoun, same as Hebrew II. in a variety of senses.

אֵל

noun masculine • Strongs_Numbers • Page 127

God (used in proper names like טָבְאֵל).

אֵל

noun • Strongs_Numbers • Page 127

Used as a groundform for אַלִי.

אֵל

pronoun demonstrative • Root אלה • Strongs_Numbers • Page 129

Pronominal stem abridged from 'ela, a demonstrative vocable. Demonstrative pronoun plural 'these'. A stronger form than 'ela, namely 'elle. Often found with the article הָאֵל (these).

אֵל

pronoun • Root אלה • Strongs_Numbers • Page 129

Aramaic equivalent to the Hebrew אֵל II. Found only in Ezr. 5, 15 K'ri, for which the K'tib has אֵלֶּה synonymous with the Targumic אִלֵּךְ.

אֵל

noun masculine • Root איל אול • Strongs_Numbers • Page 129

A very old Semitic name of the highest deity, which already appears in the pre-historic period: God. Stands both for the God of the Hebrews (Jehovah), gods of another nation, or idols. Also means 'strong' or 'mighty'.

אֵל

noun masculine • Strongs_Numbers • Page 130

God, Deity; applied to the true God, pagan gods, or in proper names. Also denotes strength, might, or power (e.g., in the phrase 'it is in the power of my hand').

אֵל

pronom. stem • Strongs_Numbers • Page 131

Collateral form of pronoun demonstrative אֵל (these).

אֵל

pronom. stem • Strongs_Numbers • Page 131

Construct of אֶל I. (preposition 'to', 'towards').

אֵל

abbreviation • Strongs_Numbers • Page 131

An abbreviation of God in proper names, e.g. אֶלְעָלָא, אֶלְזָבָד.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אֶל

chald. • Page 49

Chald. idem. [to Hebrew אַל]. Dan. 2: 24.

אֶל

preposition • Page 50

Primary preposition meaning: 1. to (sign of the dative); 2. towards, even to (Num. 24:1); 3. at, on, near (1 K. 13:20); 4. about, concerning (Gen. 20:2); 5. in, into (Gen. 8:9); 6. among (1 Sam. 10:22); 7. through (Ezek. 44:7); 8. for, on account of (1 K. 14:5); 9. in combination with other prepositions implies direction.

אֵל

chald. • Page 50

Chald. idem. Ezra 5:15 Keri.

אֵל

pronoun • Page 49

pronoun plural; i. q. אֵלֶּה [these]. Also appears in the form הָאֵל.

אֵל

m. verbal / dec. i. a. • Root אול • Page 49

1. strong, mighty (Ezek. 31:11). 2. strength, power (Gen. 31:29; Prov. 3:27). 3. most frequently God, applied both to Jehovah and heathen gods (Is. 44:10).

Preposition Suffix pronominal third person masculine singular

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0413:

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כרשנא כַּרְשְׁנָא

The Plowman (Carshena)

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

כרשנא

Karshᵉnâʼ

Definition

Karshena, a courtier of Xerxes

Root

of foreign origin;

Exhaustive

of foreign origin; Karshena, a courtier of Xerxes; Carshena.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3771

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

כַּרְשְׁנָא

noun proper masculine • Strongs / High • Page 742

One of the seven princes at the court of Ahasuerus. The word is of Old Persian origin and signifies a slender or lean man.

Noun proper name masculine

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H3771:

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שתר שֵׁתָר

Star (Shtar)

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

שתר

Shêthâr

Definition

Shethar, a Persian satrap

Root

of foreign derivation;

Exhaustive

of foreign derivation; Shethar, a Persian satrap; Shethar.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H8369

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

שֵׁתָר

noun proper • Root שתר • Strongs / High • Page 1492

Proper name of a Persian prince (Esth. 1, 14). Derived from Persian/Zend words meaning 'star' or 'commander'.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

שָׁתַר

verb • Root פטר • Page 646

to cleave, split. Niph. to be split, to break out (spoken of the עֲפָלִים). (1 Sam. 5: 9).

Noun proper name masculine

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H8369:

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אדמתא אַדְמָתָא

Ground (Admath)

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

אדמתא

ʼAdmâthâʼ

Definition

Admatha, a Persian nobleman

Root

probably of Persian derivation;

Exhaustive

probably of Persian derivation; Admatha, a Persian nobleman; Admatha.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H133

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

אֲדְמָתָא

noun proper masculine • Lemma_Lookup • Page 67

Proper noun masculine of a Persian noble.

Noun proper name masculine

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0133:

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תרשיש תַרְשִׁישׁ

Precious Stone ("Tarshish")

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

תרשיש

Tarshîysh

Definition

Tarshish, a place on the Mediterranean, hence, the ephithet of a merchant vessel (as if for or from that port); also the name of a Persian and of an Israelite

Root

probably the same as H8658 (תרשיש) (as the region of the stone, or the reverse);

Exhaustive

probably the same as תרשיש (as the region of the stone, or the reverse); Tarshish, a place on the Mediterranean, hence, the ephithet of a merchant vessel (as if for or from that port); also the name of a Persian and of an Israelite; Tarshish, Tharshish.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H8659

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

תַּרְשִׁישׁ

noun proper • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1534

1. N. p. of a Pelasgian-Hellenic sea-faring race (Tyrseni/Etrurians), mentioned in the ethnographical table (Gen. 10, 4), who formed a state in Italy.

Matched via consonantal key only

תַּרְשִׁישׁ

noun proper • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1534

1. Gades (Cadiz); 2. Tartessus (a district in Spain); 3. Certain colonial coast-districts in North Africa (where Solomon's ships sailed); 4. Emporiums and coast-districts of southern Arabia; 5. A precious stone (chrysolite of the ancients, topaz of the moderns); 6. N. p. of a Persian prince (Esth. 1, 14).

Matched via consonantal key only

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

תַּרְשִׁישׁ

noun • Page 728

1. Tarshish ships, used to denote large merchant ships bound on long voyages (Is. 23:1, 4; 60:9; Ps. 48:8). 2. A precious stone, likely chrysolite or topaz (Ex. 28:20, 39:13; Ezek. 1:16, 10:9; Dan. 10:6).

תַּרְשִׁישׁ

proper name • Page 727

Tartessus, a city and country in Spain; a celebrated emporium with which the Phenicians and Hebrews traded. References: Gen. 10:4; Ps. 72:10; Ezek. 27:12, 25; Jon. 1:3.

Noun proper name

LXX: θαρσισ καρχηδόνιοι καρχηδόνοσ pεἰσ pἐκ

LXX Usage Statistics

H8659:

θαρσισ 18× (53.2%)

καρχηδόνιοι 3× (10.0%)

καρχηδόνοσ 3× (9.5%)

pεἰσ 2× (6.6%)

pἐκ 2× (6.6%)

מרס מֶרֶס

Worthy (Meres)

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

מרס

Mereç

Definition

Meres, a Persian

Root

of foreign derivation;

Exhaustive

of foreign derivation; Meres, a Persian; Meres.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H4825

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

מֶרֶס

noun proper • Strongs / High • Page 910

A proper name of a Persian nobleman.

Noun proper name masculine

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H4825:

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מרסנא מַרְסְנָא

the Worthy One (Marsena)

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

מרסנא

Marçᵉnâʼ

Definition

Marsena, a Persian

Root

of foreign derivation;

Exhaustive

of foreign derivation; Marsena, a Persian; Marsena.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H4826

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

מְרַסְנָא

noun proper • Root מרס • Consonantal / Medium • Page 910

A proper name of another Persian nobleman.

Matched via consonantal key only

Noun proper name masculine

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H4826:

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ממוכן מְמוּכָן

Dignified (Memucan)

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ממוכן

Mᵉmûwkân

Definition

Memucan or Momucan, a Persian satrap

Root

or (transp.) מומכן; (Esther 1:16), of Persian derivation;

Exhaustive

or (transp.) מומכן; (Esther 1:16), of Persian derivation; Memucan or Momucan, a Persian satrap; Memucan.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H4462

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

מְמוּכָן

noun proper masculine • Strongs / High • Page 863

A masculine proper name of Old Persian origin.

Noun proper name masculine

LXX: μουχαιοσ

LXX Usage Statistics

H4462:

μουχαιοσ 2× (66.7%)

שבעת שִׁבְעַ֞ת

did seven/fullness

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

שבע

shebaʻ

Definition

seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number

Root

or (masculine) (שבעה); from H7650 (שבע); a primitive cardinal number;

Exhaustive

or (masculine) (שבעה); from שבע; a primitive cardinal number; seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number; ([phrase] by) seven(-fold),-s, (-teen, -teenth), -th, times). Compare שבענה.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H7651

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

שֶׁבַע

numeral • Strongs / High • Page 1041

Seven (Comparative example for interchange with Ayin, corresponding to 'septem' in context)

שֶׁבַע

numeral / noun masculine / noun proper • Strongs / High • Page 1376

1. (Numeral) Seven; used generally as a figure for the number seven. 2. (n. m.) A Covenant or an Oath. 3. (n. p.) Part of a place name, like Beer-sheba (בְּאֵר שֶׁבַע).

שֶׁבַע

numeral cardinal / adv. • Strongs / High • Page 1375

Seven (masculine numeral). Used cardinally, as an ordinal, or adverbially meaning seven times/often. Also denotes the sacred number seven.

שֶׁבַע

numeral cardinal • Strongs / High • Page 1377

seven (numeral card. f., absolute or construct state).

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

שָׂבַע

verb • Root שבע • Page 634

3. rich or abounding in any thing. Deut. 33:23. Job 14:1. 10:15.

שָׂבַע

m. verbal • Root שבע • Page 634

1. satiety. Ex. 16:3. 2. fullness. Ps. 16:11.

שֹׂבַע

m. verbal • Root שבע • Page 634

satiety, hence abundance, plenty. Prov. 3: 10. Gen. 41:29 ff.

שָׂבַע and שָׂבֵעַ

verb • Page 633

1. To be satisfied, satiated, or filled, particularly with food (Am. 4:8, Prov. 30:16, Ps. 104:16). 2. To be tired, weary, or disgusted (Is. 1:11, Job 7:4, Prov. 25:17). Includes Pi'el and Hiph'il forms meaning 'to satisfy' (Ezek. 7:19, Ps. 107:9).

שֶׁבַע

f. const. שְׁבַע and שִׁבְעָה / const. שִׁבְעַת • Page 652

1. seven, placed before or after a noun. Often used as a round or sacred number (Gen. 8:10, Num. 23:1, Job 1:2, Gen. 21:28). 2. seven times, usually as an indefinite round number (Ps. 119:164, Prov. 24:16).

שֶׁבַע

proper name • Root שבע • Page 652

Gen. 26:33. proper name of a well so called from an oath (שְׁבוּעָה).

Adjective cardinal number feminine singular construct

LXX: ἑπτὰ ἑπτακόσιοι ἑπτά ἑπτάκισ ''

LXX Usage Statistics

H7651:

ἑπτὰ 227× (50.6%)

ἑπτακόσιοι 26× (5.7%)

ἑπτά 21× (4.5%)

ἑπτάκισ 19× (4.5%)

'' 15× (3.0%)

τριάκοντα 9× (1.7%)

εἴκοσι 9× (1.8%)

ἑβδόμῳ 9× (1.6%)

ἑκατὸν 7× (1.7%)

ἑβδόμῃ 6× (1.4%)

שרי׀ שָׂרֵי׀

princes

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

שר

sar

Definition

a head person (of any rank or class)

Root

from H8323 (שרר);

Exhaustive

from שרר; a head person (of any rank or class); captain (that had rule), chief (captain), general, governor, keeper, lord,(-task-)master, prince(-ipal), ruler, steward.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H8269

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

שָׁר

noun • Lemma_Lookup • Page 1416

A singer (concrete term in modern Hebrew).

שֹׁר

noun masculine • Root שרר • Lemma_Lookup • Page 1480

A nerve, sinew; hence the navel-cord. Being a physiologically important part of the body, it stands for the whole body. Maltese sarra (bosom, pudenda).

שַׂר

noun masculine • Root שרר • Lemma_Lookup • Page 1479

A ruler, prefect, master, chief, principal or most distinguished person in a country; general (leader of an army); captain; generally courtiers; guardian-angel or high spiritual being; distinguished priest.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

שַׂר

m. dec. viii. k. • Root שרר • Page 643

1. a captain, commander, chief; e. g. of the body-guard, Gen. 37: 36. of the cup-bearers, 40: 9. 2. a chief, prince, courtier. Gen. 12: 15. 3. according to theological views of later Jews, an archangel. Dan. 10: 13, 20.

שֹׁר

noun masculine • Root שרר • Page 699

1. prob. a nerve, sinew, muscle. (Comp. שָׁרִיר and the Chald. שְׁרִיר firm.) Collect. Prov. 3: 8 healing shall it be to thy sinews or muscles. 2. the navel, strictly the navel-string. Ezek. 16: 4. Job 40: 16.

שָׂרַי

proper name • Page 644

Sarai, the proper name of the wife of Abraham. This name was changed to שָׂרָה (Gen. 17:15) probably meaning princess.

Noun common masculine plural construct

LXX: ἄρχοντεσ ἄρχοντασ ἀρχόντων ἄρχων ἄρχοντα

LXX Usage Statistics

H8269:

ἄρχοντεσ 94× (21.5%)

ἄρχοντασ 52× (12.0%)

ἀρχόντων 31× (7.1%)

ἄρχων 28× (6.9%)

ἄρχοντα 13× (3.2%)

ἑκατοντάρχουσ 10× (2.3%)

ἀρχιστράτηγοσ 10× (2.5%)

αὐτῆσ 9× (1.7%)

ἄρχουσιν 9× (2.0%)

ἡγεμόνεσ 9× (2.2%)

פרס פָּרַס

Divided ("Paras")

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

פרס

Pâraç

Definition

Paras (i.e. Persia), an Eastern country, including its inhabitants

Root

of foreign origin;

Exhaustive

of foreign origin; Paras (i.e. Persia), an Eastern country, including its inhabitants; Persia, Persians.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H6539

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

פָּרַס

verb • Root פרס • Strongs / High • Page 1193

I. To break asunder, to divide; therefore 1. to rend, to break bread (to impart of it to him).

פָּרַס

verb • Root פרס • Strongs / High • Page 1194

To have a cloven hoof.

פָּרַס

verb • Strongs / High • Page 1194

(unused) Intransitive: to be pointed, sharp, of a nail, claw.

פָּרַס

verb • Strongs / High • Page 1198

I. to break asunder, to reach or present to (bread); hence to put asunder, to divide, to disperse, to scatter.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

פֶּרֶס

noun • Page 554

found only Lev. 11 : 13. a species of eagle, which Bochart supposes to be the sea-eagle, ospray, ossifraga.

פְּרַס

chald. v. • Page 554

to divide. Dan. 5: 25—28.

פָּרַס

verb • Page 554

to break, divide. Is. 58: 7. Jer. 16: 7. Includes Hiph. 'to have a split hoof'.

פָּרַס

proper name • Page 554

Persia, the Persians. 2 Chr. 36: 20, 22. Ezra 4: 5 ff. Dan. 5: 28.

Noun proper name

LXX: περσῶν μήδων πέρσαι ''

LXX Usage Statistics

H6539:

περσῶν 22× (70.5%)

μήδων 3× (9.4%)

πέρσαι 2× (6.6%)

'' 2× (5.1%)

ומדי וּמָדַ֗י

and Middleland (Medai)

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ו

wə

Definition

and

Root

From H8505; a prefix

Exhaustive

The conjunctive ו is not merely a fixed coordinator with a stable semantic value (“and/but/or/then”). Its core function is linkage, not meaning. It binds units into a single discourse field—phrases, clauses, or whole scenes—while leaving the logical relation to be inferred from aspect, word order, genre, and context.

So the variability in translation (“and / but / or / even / then”) is not polyvalence in the particle; it is underspecification by design. The language expects the reader/hearer to perceive the relation rather than have it encoded.

Crucially, conjunctive ו does not imply temporal sequence. It implies continuity of attention. Think of it as:
- “this belongs with what precedes,”
- “remain within the same frame,”
“do not reset the discourse.”
This is why Hebrew can chain dozens of clauses with ו without subordination or explicit logic markers. The text advances by accumulation, not by branching syntactic trees. Meaning arises from the interaction:
- Aspect (qatal / yiqtol / participle),
- Position (fronted elements, resumptive nouns),
- Genre (law, narrative, oracle),
- Context (who speaks, to whom).
The ו simply keeps the circuit closed so these cues can operate together. Remove tense assumptions, and the system becomes coherent.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

מדי

Mâday

Definition

Madai, a country of central Asia

Root

of foreign derivation;

Exhaustive

of foreign derivation; Madai, a country of central Asia; Madai, Medes, Media.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H4074

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

מָדַי

noun proper feminine • Root מדד • Strongs / High • Page 813

The middle land, of Asia, Media, i.e., the land lying south of the Caspian Sea. The inhabitants are the Medes.

מָדַי

noun feminine • Strongs / High • Page 813

Aramaic equivalent of the Hebrew מָדַי (Media).

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

מִדֵּי

contraction • Page 357

A contraction of מַה־דֵּי what is enough. 2 Chr. 30: 3.

מִדַּי

noun • Root די • Page 357

See דַּי.

מָדַי

noun proper • Page 357

Media. Gentile noun is מָדַי a Mede. Gen. 10: 2. Dan. 5: 28. Est. 1: 3.

Conjunction, Noun proper name

LXX: μήδων περσῶν μαδαι ''

LXX Usage Statistics

H4074:

μήδων 7× (36.4%)

περσῶν 4× (21.0%)

μαδαι 2× (10.5%)

'' 2× (8.8%)

μήδων 2× (8.8%)

ראי רֹאֵי

a mirror-sight

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ראה

râʼâh

Definition

to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative); advise self, appear, approve, behold, [idiom] certainly, consider, discern, (make to) enjoy, have experience, gaze, take heed, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] joyfully, lo, look (on, one another, one on another, one upon another, out, up, upon), mark, meet, [idiom] be near, perceive, present, provide, regard, (have) respect, (fore-, cause to, let) see(-r, -m, one another), shew (self), [idiom] sight of others, (e-) spy, stare, [idiom] surely, [idiom] think, view, visions.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H7200

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רָאָה

verb • Root ראה • Strongs / High • Page 1308

To see, look, behold, or observe (physical act); to perceive, experience, or know (metaphorical); of prophets, to have revelations; to live/exist (to see light); to inspect, examine, try; to regard, consider, trust, or choose/appoint.

רָאָה

verb • Root ראה • Strongs / High • Page 1308

To be seen, but when used with a negative, to disappear, to be invisible (only 3 pl. fem. is attested as רָאֲתָה).

רָאָה

verb • Strongs / High • Page 1309

To see, look, perceive, appear; sometimes the object follows in a clause introduced by כִּי; to cause to look upon with a mischievous pleasure; to cause one to feel or experience, good or evil; to enjoy.

רָאָה

noun feminine • Strongs / High • Page 1309

The name of a bird of prey, probably named from its keen sight.

רָאָה

adjective • Strongs / High • Page 1309

Seeing.

רָאָה

verb • Root ראה • Strongs / High • Page 1307

1. Intransitive: to see, to look, to view. 2. Transitive: to see, with the accusative. Often meaning to perceive.

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רָאָה

verb • Root ראה • Page 601

To see, look. 1. to see, look (Ps. 64:6, Ex. 5:21, Mal. 3:18). 2. to view with interest or sympathy, to rejoice in a thing (Job 3:9, Ps. 22:18, Ps. 112:8). 3. to look on, to view (Lev. 13:3); specifically of God looking on to relieve affliction (Ex. 4:31, Ps. 9:14). 4. to look or see to a thing, to take care for it (Gen. 39:23, 1 K. 12:16). 5. to see, know, discern (Jer. 20:12, Ecc. 1:16). 6. to visit (2 Sam. 13:5, 2 K. 8:29). 7. to choose, select (Gen. 22:8); passive participle רָאוּי means select or chosen (Est. 2:9). 8. to see or experience good, evil, life, or death (Ps. 34:13, Ecc. 9:9, Ps. 89:49).

רָאָה

verb • Page 602

found only Deut. 14:13. prob. a corrupted reading for דַּיָּה, as in the parallel passage Lev. 11:14.

Verb Qal participle active masculine plural construct

LXX: εἶδεν εἶδον ὄψεται ἰδεῖν ἴδετε

LXX Usage Statistics

H7200:

εἶδεν 159× (11.3%)

εἶδον 154× (11.3%)

ὄψεται 52× (3.8%)

ἰδεῖν 51× (3.6%)

ἴδετε 43× (3.1%)

ἰδὲ 42× (3.0%)

ἰδὼν 34× (2.5%)

ὄψονται 33× (2.5%)

ὤφθη 28× (2.1%)

ἰδοὺ 24× (1.9%)

פני פְּנֵי

faces

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

פנים

pânîym

Definition

the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)

Root

plural (but always as singular) of an unused noun פנה; from H6437 (פנה));

Exhaustive

plural (but always as singular) of an unused noun פנה; from פנה); the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.); [phrase] accept, a-(be-) fore(-time), against, anger, [idiom] as (long as), at, [phrase] battle, [phrase] because (of), [phrase] beseech, countenance, edge, [phrase] employ, endure, [phrase] enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-part), form(-er time, -ward), from, front, heaviness, [idiom] him(-self), [phrase] honourable, [phrase] impudent, [phrase] in, it, look(-eth) (-s), [idiom] me, [phrase] meet, [idiom] more than, mouth, of, off, (of) old (time), [idiom] on, open, [phrase] out of, over against, the partial, person, [phrase] please, presence, propect, was purposed, by reason of, [phrase] regard, right forth, [phrase] serve, [idiom] shewbread, sight, state, straight, [phrase] street, [idiom] thee, [idiom] them(-selves), through ([phrase] -out), till, time(-s) past, (un-) to(-ward), [phrase] upon, upside ([phrase] down), with(-in, [phrase] -stand), [idiom] ye, [idiom] you.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H6440

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פָּנִים

m. pl. • Root פנה • Strongs / High • Page 1177

Properly the visible, external side. 1. The upper surface, superficies (of earth, water, covering); outside, aspect. 2. The face (the visible part, often as a collective idea).

פָּנִים

noun masculine • Strongs / High • Page 1178

Face, countenances, presence, visibility. Used idiomatically for proximity (without delay), the front (of a thing), direction, look, mien (serenity, sadness); also used reflexively for the personal pronoun ('I myself').

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פָּנִים

noun masculine plural • Page 546

1. A face, countenance (Ezek. 1:6, Gen. 32:31). 2. Appearance, looks (1 Sam. 1:18, Job 9:27). 3. Surface, facies, superficies (Gen. 2:6, Is. 14:21, Job 38:30). 4. The front or forepart, as in an army (Joel 2:20, Ezek. 2:10, Deut. 2:10). 5. Equivalent to פֶּה a mouth or edge (Ecc. 10:10). 6. A person, personal presence (Ex. 33:14, 2 Sam. 17:11, Lam. 4:16). 7. Combined with prepositions, especially לִפְנֵי (before, in space or time, east of, or against).

Noun common masculine plural construct

LXX: προσώπου πρόσωπον ἐναντίον ἐνώπιον ἔναντι

LXX Usage Statistics

H6440:

προσώπου 450× (19.3%)

πρόσωπον 321× (14.0%)

ἐναντίον 190× (9.5%)

ἐνώπιον 176× (8.9%)

ἔναντι 157× (7.9%)

πρόσωπόν 105× (4.6%)

ἔμπροσθεν 82× (4.0%)

ἐνώπιόν 48× (2.4%)

--- 45× (2.3%)

'' 43× (1.8%)

המלך הַמּלֶךְ

the King

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ה

Definition

the

Root

Demonstrative primitive

Exhaustive

definite article, the, used for all numbers and genders; originally a pronoun demonstrative, this. interrogative particle in direct and indirect questions; in disjunctive questions: whether--or.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

מלך

melek

Definition

a king

Root

from H4427 (מלך);

Exhaustive

from מלך; a king; king, royal.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H4428

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מֶלֶךְ

masculine noun • Root מלך • Strongs / High • Page 859

A king, ruler; properly an abstract concept of rule or government, but commonly used concretely. It can refer to a king of a land, city, people, or tribe. The term is also applied to Jehovah, idols, and animals distinguished for strength. It can also mean an adviser or counsellor, and is used as a proper name.

Gesenius

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מֶלֶךְ

noun masculine • Page 380

a king. Ezek. 26: 7. 'the king of kings,' a title of the king of Babylon. Spoken frequently of Jehovah, Ps. 5: 3, and of false gods, Am. 5: 26.

Particle definite article, Noun common both singular absolute

LXX: βασιλεὺσ βασιλέωσ βασιλέα βασιλεῖ βασιλεῖσ

LXX Usage Statistics

H4428:

βασιλεὺσ 631× (23.4%)

βασιλέωσ 546× (20.5%)

βασιλέα 419× (15.7%)

βασιλεῖ 196× (7.1%)

βασιλεῖσ 133× (4.9%)

βασιλεύσ 100× (3.5%)

--- 77× (3.2%)

'' 66× (2.3%)

βασιλέων 63× (2.4%)

βασιλεῦσιν 46× (1.6%)

הישבים הַיֹּשְׁבִים

the Ones Who Inhabit/Sit

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ה

Definition

the

Root

Demonstrative primitive

Exhaustive

definite article, the, used for all numbers and genders; originally a pronoun demonstrative, this. interrogative particle in direct and indirect questions; in disjunctive questions: whether--or.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

ישב

yâshab

Definition

properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry; (make to) abide(-ing), continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-ing), ease self, endure, establish, [idiom] fail, habitation, haunt, (make to) inhabit(-ant), make to keep (house), lurking, [idiom] marry(-ing), (bring again to) place, remain, return, seat, set(-tle), (down-) sit(-down, still, -ting down, -ting (place) -uate), take, tarry.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3427

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יָשַׁב

verb • Root ישב • Strongs / High • Page 656

To sit, remain, dwell. The fundamental meaning is to keep firmly in a place, to hold it firmly, to possess it, and therefore to sit. Piel (יִשֵּׁב): to pitch a dwelling. Hifil (הוֹשִׁיב): to cause to sit, to cause to dwell, to cause to be inhabited. Hophal (הוּשַׁב): to be inhabited, to be made to dwell, to be settled in.

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יָשַׁב

verb • Root ישב • Page 301

1. To seat one's self, to sit (Ps. 9:8, Ps. 80:2, Is. 37:16). Includes sitting as a judge (Ps. 9:8) or lying in wait (Ps. 10:8). 2. To continue (Gen. 24:55, 29:19, Hos. 3:3). 3. To dwell (Gen. 13:6, Gen. 4:20, Ps. 22:4). 4. Passive: to be inhabited or habitable (Is. 13:20, Jer. 17:6). Niph. נוֹשַׁב to be inhabited (Ex. 16:35).

Particle definite article, Verb Qal participle active masculine plural absolute

LXX: κατοικοῦντασ κατοικοῦντεσ ἐκάθισεν ἐκάθισαν κατῴκησεν

LXX Usage Statistics

H3427:

κατοικοῦντασ 88× (7.4%)

κατοικοῦντεσ 80× (6.4%)

ἐκάθισεν 61× (5.4%)

ἐκάθισαν 37× (3.4%)

κατῴκησεν 34× (3.1%)

ἐκάθητο 29× (2.8%)

κατῴκησαν 28× (2.6%)

κατῴκει 24× (2.3%)

κατοικοῦσιν 23× (2.0%)

κατοικεῖν 23× (2.2%)

ראשנה רִאשֹׁנָה

first one

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ראשון

riʼshôwn

Definition

first, in place, time or rank (as adjective or noun)

Root

or ראשן; from H7221 (ראשה);

Exhaustive

or ראשן; from ראשה; first, in place, time or rank (as adjective or noun); ancestor, (that were) before(-time), beginning, eldest, first, fore(-father) (-most), former (thing), of old time, past.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H7223

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רִאשׁוֹן

noun feminine • Root ראש • Strongs / High • Page 1313

A word referring to 'oldest' (e.g., oldest forefathers, Adam), the first time, earlier acts, forefathers, earlier things, former mighty acts, or former prophecies.

רִאשׁוֹן

adjective / adv. • Root ראש • Strongs / High • Page 1312

1. Of place, first, foremost, most. 2. With reference to rank and dignity, first, chief, most distinguished. 3. Referring to time: the first, earlier, former, preceding; also used adverbially (sooner, formerly).

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רִאשׁוֹן

unknown • Page 602

see רִאשׁוֹן.

רִאשׁוֹן

denom. adj. • Root ראש • Page 604

The first, in time, order, or dignity. Plur. forefathers (Deut. 19:14), the first days (Deut. 10:10), former things or events (Is. 41:22). Fem. as adv. first, foremost (Gen. 33:2).

Adjective ordinal number feminine singular absolute

LXX: πρότερον πρώτου πρώτοισ πρῶτοι πρώτῳ

LXX Usage Statistics

H7223:

πρότερον 17× (8.0%)

πρώτου 17× (8.2%)

πρώτοισ 15× (7.4%)

πρῶτοι 14× (7.4%)

πρώτῳ 13× (6.1%)

ἔμπροσθεν 10× (5.0%)

--- 9× (5.2%)

πρώτη 8× (3.8%)

πρῶτοσ 8× (4.0%)

καθὼσ 6× (3.5%)

במלכות בַּמַּלְכוּת׃

within the Queens

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ב

bə

Definition

in, by

Root

A primitive particle; a prefix

Exhaustive

(beth) — in / within / by means of

Core value: interiority, enclosure, participation

ב does not primarily mean “in time” (“when”) or even “in space.” It marks being inside a domain, whether that domain is:
- spatial (house, land),
- conceptual (wisdom, covenant),
- modal (strength, fear),
- instrumental (by means of).
Aonically, ב marks immersion.
not “when X happened” but “within the state or field of X.”
This is why ב־יום does not need to mean “on the day (chronological)” but “within the day-realm / condition”.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

מלכות

malkûwth

Definition

a rule; concretely, a dominion

Root

or מלכת; or (in plural) מלכיה; from H4427 (מלך);

Exhaustive

or מלכת; or (in plural) מלכיה; from מלך; a rule; concretely, a dominion; empire, kingdom, realm, reign, royal.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H4438

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מַלְכוּת

noun feminine • Root מלך • Strongs / High • Page 860

1. kingship, rule, supremacy, royal dignity. 2. a kingdom (people under kingly rule).

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מַלְכוּת

f. denom. • Root מלך • Page 381

1. Royalty, royal dignity, reign; used in later writers (1 Chr. 12: 23; Dan. 1: 1). 2. A kingdom (2 Chr. 11: 17; Dan. 9: 1).

Preposition -Within Art, Noun common feminine singular absolute

LXX: βασιλείασ βασιλείᾳ βασιλεία ''

LXX Usage Statistics

H4438:

βασιλείασ 25× (16.6%)

βασιλείᾳ 15× (9.4%)

βασιλείασ 13× (8.4%)

βασιλεία 12× (7.7%)

'' 11× (7.1%)

βασιλείαν 10× (6.2%)

βασιλεία 9× (5.9%)

'' 7× (4.5%)

βασιλείαν 7× (4.4%)

βασιλέωσ 4× (3.0%)

RBT Translation:

and the One Drawing Near toward himself The Plowman (Carshena) Star (Shtar) Ground (Admath) Precious Stone ("Tarshish") Worthy (Meres) the Worthy One (Marsena) Dignified (Memucan) did seven/fullness princes Divided ("Paras") and Middleland (Medai) a mirror-sight faces the King the Ones Who Inhabit/Sit first one within the Queens

RBT Paraphrase:

He who is in Proximity

And the One Drawing Near toward himself: The Plowman ("Carshena"), Star ("Shtar"), Of The Ground ("Admath"), Precious Jasper ("Tarshish"), Lofty ("Meres"), Worthy One ("Marsena"), Dignified ("Memucan"), seven princes of Divided ("Paras") and Land in the Middle (Medai), a mirror-sight of the faces of the King, the Ones Who Inhabit the first one within the Queens.

Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
And there drew near to him Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, Memucan, seven chiefs of Persia and Media, seeing the face of the king, sitting the first in the kingdom;)

LITV Translation:
and the ones next to him were Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan, the seven princes of Persia and Media who saw the king's face, who sat first in the kingdom)

Brenton Septuagint Translation:
So Arkesaeus, and Sarsathaeus, and Malesear, the princes of the Persians and Medes, who were near the king, who sat chief in rank by the king, drew near to him,