Esther 7:1

Paleo Hebrew Niqqud

RBT Hebrew Interlinear:

ויבא וַיָּבֹא

and he is coming in

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ו

wāw

Definition

sequential 'and'

Root

From H8505; a prefix

Exhaustive

Vav Conversive/Consecutive: The category “vav conversive / vav consecutive” is not an ancient grammatical datum; it is a modern explanatory construct, developed by early Hebraists to force Biblical Hebrew into a Latin/chronological tense model that it simply does not share.

The notion arose in early modern grammar (17th–19th c.) when scholars assumed:
- verbs must encode tense,
- narratives must advance by past → present → future,
- therefore Hebrew forms that “don’t behave” must be converted.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

בוא

bôwʼ

Definition

to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H935

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

בּוֹא

verb • Strongs_Numbers • Page 224

1. To go, to wander; usually with announcing the limit of one's going. 2. To arrive, to come at (distinguished from הָלַךְ in expressing the limit of going). In this sense metaphorically: a) to be born, to appear; b) to reach to one, to be equal to him; c) to reach inanimate things; d) to come upon, to fall upon (suddenly), e.g., of an enemy or calamity; e) to come to pass, to be fulfilled (of wishes, promises); f) of inanimate things, to come near; g) applied to time; h) with the preposition בְּ, to come with somewhat, i.e., to bring.

בּוֹא

verb • Root בוא • Strongs_Numbers • Page 225

To go in, to enter, to come; to arrive; to go down (of the sun).

בּוֹא

verb • Root בוא • Strongs_Numbers • Page 755

to come to

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

בּוֹא

verb • Page 88

1. to go or come in, to enter. Gen. 6:18. Frequently opposed to יָצָא. 2. to lie with a woman, inire feminam. Gen. 16:2. 3. spoken of the sun, to set, go down (below the horizon). Gen. 15:17. 28:11.

בּוֹא

verb • Page 89

To go in, to enter, to come. Includes many specific idioms: to conduct oneself (Josh. 15:18); to come in as revenue (1 K. 10:14); to enter into a covenant (2 Chr. 15:12); to come upon someone or befall them (Lam. 1:10); to come to pass or be fulfilled (Prov. 13:12); to bring something (with ב, Ps. 66:13); to obtain (Ps. 69:28). Hiphil: to bring in, carry in, or lead (2 Sam. 9:10). Hophal: passive (Lev. 10:18).

conjunctive, Verb Qal sequential imperfect third person masculine singular

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0935:

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המלך הַמֶּלֶךְ

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

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

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

Gesenius Lexicon

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%)

והמן וְהָמָן

and the What is He (Manna)

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

המן

Hâmân

Definition

Haman, a Persian vizier

Root

of foreign derivation;

Exhaustive

of foreign derivation; Haman, a Persian vizier; Haman.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H2001

אביהוד

ʼĂbîyhûwd

Definition

Abihud, the name of two Israelites

Root

from H1 (אב) and H1935 (הוד); father (i.e. possessor) of renown;

Exhaustive

from אב and הוד; father (i.e. possessor) of renown; Abihud, the name of two Israelites; Abihud.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H31

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

הָמָן

noun proper • Strongs / High • Page 406

A proper name of a Persian minister, an enemy of the Jews.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

הָמָן

proper name • Page 190

Proper name of a Persian nobleman, famous as a persecutor of the Jews. Est. 3:1 ff. In Persian it signifies 'only, solely'.

הָמַן

verb • Root המל • Page 190

To rage, make a noise. Used in Is. 13:4, 33:3. Related to the root הָמַל which signifies to flow or rain. Usually assigned to Ezek. 7:5. Explanation by R. Menahem suggests 'to rebel against God'.

Conjunction, Noun proper name masculine

LXX: αμαν ---

LXX Usage Statistics

H2001:

αμαν 40× (72.8%)

--- 11× (21.4%)

Haman_§Haman@Est.3.1:

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לשתות לִשְׁתּוֹת

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ל

lə

Definition

to, for

Root

A primitive particle; a prefix

Exhaustive

(lamed) — to / toward / for

Core value: orientation, directionality, belonging
ל is often mistranslated as purpose (“in order to”), but that smuggles in future-time. In reality, ל marks:
- movement toward,
- dedication unto,
- reference with respect to.
Aonically, ל is vectorial, not teleological.
not “for the sake of a future outcome”
but “oriented toward a locus or pole.”
This is why possession (“belongs to”) and motion (“toward”) use the same preposition: both indicate relational alignment, not time.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

שתה

shâthâh

Definition

to imbibe (literally or figuratively)

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to imbibe (literally or figuratively); [idiom] assuredly, banquet, [idiom] certainly, drink(-er, -ing), drunk ([idiom] -ard), surely. (Prop. intensive of שקה.)

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H8354

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

שָׁתָה

verb • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1490

to drink (participle, future, perfect conjugations mentioned).

Matched via consonantal key only

שָׁתָה

verb • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1490

I. Properly to swallow, to suck in, to draw in moisture, and so to drink (applied to men and beasts). Metaphor: to revel, to banquet.

Matched via consonantal key only

שָׁתָה

verb • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1491

I. Denotes properly to extend, spread out a carpet, couch, for a feast. Nif. נִשְׁתָּה to be drunk, of liquor (Lev. 11, 34).

Matched via consonantal key only

שָׁתָה

verb • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1491

II. (not used) trans. same as שָׁתַח II. to spin, to weave, to mix, to twist.

Matched via consonantal key only

שָׁתָה

verb • Root שית • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1491

III. (not used) trans. same as שִׁית I. to set, to erect, to place, to set up, of columns, pillars; modern Hebrew of bases, hence שִׁתָּה a base. Syr. foundation, root, basis, metaphor. buttock.

Matched via consonantal key only

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

שָׁתָה

verb • Page 703

1. to drink (Job 15:16, Prov. 26:6, Am. 6:6). 2. to sit at table, to banquet (Est. 7:1). Includes passive and Niph. forms.

שָׁתָה

verb • Page 703

to drink (Dan. 5:1, 2, 23). Also written שְׁתָא.

Preposition, Verb Qal infinitive construct common

LXX: πιεῖν ἔπιον πίονται ἔπιεν πίεται

LXX Usage Statistics

H8354:

πιεῖν 34× (14.4%)

ἔπιον 19× (8.1%)

πίονται 12× (5.3%)

ἔπιεν 12× (4.9%)

πίεται 11× (4.8%)

πίεσαι 9× (4.1%)

πίνοντεσ 9× (3.6%)

πίεσθε 8× (3.4%)

πίνων 8× (3.7%)

πίε 7× (3.1%)

עם עִם־

together with/a people

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

עם

ʻim

Definition

adverb or preposition, with (i.e. in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then usually unrepresented in English)

Root

from H6004 (עמם);

Exhaustive

from עמם; adverb or preposition, with (i.e. in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then usually unrepresented in English); accompanying, against, and, as ([idiom] long as), before, beside, by (reason of), for all, from (among, between), in, like, more than, of, (un-) to, with(-al).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H5973

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

עִם

name element • Root אם • Strongs / High • Page 1101

(In united words like עַמִּי, עֲמִדָּה). Element peculiar to personal names, generally referring to God, signifying uniter, gatherer, binder together, or family-founder. Interchangeable with אֵל, אָב, אָח, and אִם.

עִם

particle / preposition / conjunction • Root עמם • Strongs / High • Page 1101

A particle/preposition meaning with, cum, beside, by, expressing communion, union, conjunction, or accompaniment. Also functions as a sign of coordination (and).

עִם

preposition / adverb / conjunction • Root עמם • Strongs / High • Page 1102

Among, between, inter, in medio, apud, with; in the midst of; notwithstanding. (When combined with מִן (מֵעִם): away from, from near, out of the possession of, from, according to the mind of.)

עִם

aramaic preposition / conjunction (aramaic) • Root עמם • Strongs / High • Page 1102

Aramaic preposition/conjunction: together with; with (e.g., the clouds of heaven, meaning riding on a cloud); of time, so long as, as long as, like; by (e.g., by night).

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

עִם

preposition • Page 512

used only as a preposition. 1. with. Gen. 27: 44. Ex. 22: 29. עִם זֶה with all this, notwithstanding this, Neh. 5: 18. עִם שֶׁמֶשׁ so long as the sun shall endure, Ps. 72: 5. 2. before; e. g. עִם אֵל before God, Job 9: 2. 27: 13. 3. against; e. g. נִלְחַם עִם to fight against.

עִם

preposition • Page 513

with; also in, e.g. עִם לֵילְיָא in the night (Dan. 7:2); עִם דָּר וְדָר so long as the generations of men last (Dan. 3:33, 4:31).

Preposition

LXX: μετὰ μετ' μεθ' ἐμοῦ ---

LXX Usage Statistics

H5973a:

μετὰ 252× (26.0%)

μετ' 226× (22.7%)

μεθ' 68× (6.9%)

ἐμοῦ 55× (4.8%)

--- 31× (3.2%)

παρὰ 30× (3.1%)

παρ' 24× (2.5%)

πρὸσ 23× (2.4%)

'' 22× (1.9%)

ἀπὸ 20× (2.1%)

אסתר אֶסְתֵּר

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

אסתר

ʼEçtêr

Definition

Ester, the Jewish heroine

Root

of Persian derivation;

Exhaustive

of Persian derivation; Ester, the Jewish heroine; Esther.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H635

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

אֶסְתֵּר

noun proper • Lemma_Lookup • Page 171

Persian proper noun of the Jewish wife of Ahasuerus, female hero of the book of Esther; signifies 'star' (Venus-star).

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אֶסְתֵּר

f. proper name • Page 64

A Jewess, heroine of the book which bears her name. At first called Hadassah (הֲדַסָּה). Meanings suggested: green myrtle or star.

Noun proper name feminine

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0635:

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המלכה הַמַּלְכָּה׃

the Queen

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

מלכה

malkâh

Definition

a queen

Root

feminine of H4428 (מלך);

Exhaustive

feminine of מלך; a queen; queen.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H4436

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

מַלְכָּה

aramaic f. (aramaic) • Root מלך • Strongs / High • Page 860

A queen.

מַלְכָּה

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

A queen, either the wife of a king, a sultana, or a woman actually reigning.

Particle definite article, Noun common feminine singular absolute

LXX: βασίλισσα --- βασιλίσσῃ βασίλισσαι αστιν

LXX Usage Statistics

H4436:

βασίλισσα 12× (32.5%)

--- 6× (17.8%)

βασιλίσσῃ 3× (7.6%)

βασίλισσαι 2× (5.9%)

αστιν 2× (5.9%)

'' 2× (5.0%)

βασίλισσαν 2× (5.0%)

βασιλίσσησ 2× (4.6%)

RBT Translation:

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RBT Paraphrase:
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Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
And the king will go in and Haman to drink with Esther the queen.

LITV Translation:
And the king and Haman came to the banquet of queen Esther.

Brenton Septuagint Translation:
So the king and Haman went in to drink with the queen.