Esther 8:14

Paleo Hebrew Niqqud

RBT Hebrew Interlinear:

הרצים הָרָצִ֞ים

None

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

רוץ

rûwts

Definition

to run (for whatever reason, especially to rush)

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to run (for whatever reason, especially to rush); break down, divide speedily, footman, guard, bring hastily, (make) run (away, through), post.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H7323

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

רוּץ

verb • Root רוץ • Strongs / High • Page 1329

II. to bruise or rub in pieces, grain, to grind.

רוּץ

verb • Root רוץ • Strongs / High • Page 1329

to flow or run off, to precipitate; hence to run, to rush along, to hasten; to hunt; to seek protection from one.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

רוּץ

verb • Page 177

To run.

רוּץ

verb • Page 613

1. To run; metaphorically to pursue with ardour. 2. To rush upon, to assail. Participle plural: runners, state-couriers, or royal bodyguards. Prov. 18:10, Ps. 119:32, 1 Sam. 22:17.

Particle definite article, Verb Qal participle active masculine plural absolute

LXX: ἔδραμεν ἔδραμον παρατρεχόντων δράμε δραμοῦμαι

LXX Usage Statistics

H7323:

ἔδραμεν 11× (10.1%)

ἔδραμον 6× (5.7%)

παρατρεχόντων 5× (4.5%)

δράμε 5× (5.1%)

δραμοῦμαι 4× (4.0%)

παρατρέχοντεσ 4× (3.5%)

--- 3× (3.1%)

τρέχουσιν 3× (3.1%)

δραμοῦνται 3× (3.1%)

τρέχοντα 3× (3.1%)

רכבי רֹכְבֵי

those who mount

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

רכב

râkab

Definition

to ride (on an animal or in a vehicle); causatively, to place upon (for riding or generally), to despatch

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to ride (on an animal or in a vehicle); causatively, to place upon (for riding or generally), to despatch; bring (on (horse-) back), carry, get (oneself) up, on (horse-) back, put, (cause to, make to) ride (in a chariot, on, -r), set.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H7392

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

רָכַב

verb • Root רכב • Strongs / High • Page 735

To ride.

רָכַב

verb • Strongs / High • Page 1337

I. or רָקַב (part. רֹכֵב, inf. constr. רְכֹב, imp. רְכַב, fut. יִרְכַּב) intr. prop. to lie upon, to be bent, on a thing. Aram. רְכַב the same.

רָכַב

verb • Root רכב • Strongs / High • Page 1338

To ride (Latin vehi), usually with 'al (על) of the animal; also, to proceed along. (Hifil means 'to cause to ride or proceed,' 'to subdue,' or 'to tame,' metaphorically.)

רָכַב

verb • Root רכב • Strongs / High • Page 1338

To fit together, to fit in, to bind, unite, into a troop; in modern Hebrew, to put together, to inoculate, to cram.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

רָכַב

verb • Page 618

1. to ride, on the back of an animal. 2. to ride, in a vehicle. Hiph. to cause to ride, on the back of an animal.

רַכָּב

noun masculine • Root רכב • Page 619

1. a horseman. 2 K. 9:17. 2. a charioteer, driver of a war chariot. 1 K. 22:34.

Verb Qal participle active masculine plural construct

LXX: ἐπιβεβηκότεσ ἀναβάτην ἀναβάται ἀνεβίβασεν ἐπιβεβηκὼσ

LXX Usage Statistics

H7392:

ἐπιβεβηκότεσ 6× (7.6%)

ἀναβάτην 5× (5.5%)

ἀναβάται 4× (5.1%)

ἀνεβίβασεν 4× (4.9%)

ἐπιβεβηκὼσ 3× (3.8%)

ἐπεκάθισαν 3× (3.4%)

ἐπέβη 3× (3.4%)

ἀναβάτασ 2× (2.5%)

ἐπεβίβασεν 2× (2.3%)

ἐπιβεβηκότι 2× (2.3%)

הרכש הָרֶכֶשׁ

None

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

רכש

rekesh

Definition

a relay of animals on a post-route (as stored up for that purpose); by implication, a courser

Root

from H7408 (רכש);

Exhaustive

from רכש; a relay of animals on a post-route (as stored up for that purpose); by implication, a courser; dromedary, mule, swift beast.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H7409

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

רֶכֶשׁ

noun masculine • Strongs / High • Page 1338

The war-chariots of Pharaoh (i.e., the best); also horses.

רֶכֶשׁ

noun masculine • Root רכש • Strongs / High • Page 1339

a racer, a swift horse, a courser, a steed.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

רֶכֶשׁ

noun masculine • Page 620

a swift horse, as it appears, a peculiar and noble breed. Mic. 1: 13; 1 K. 5: 8; [4: 28,] (where it is coupled with סוּסִים).

Particle definite article, Noun common both singular absolute

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H7409:

No stats available

האחשתרנים הָאֲחַשְׁתְּרָנִים

None

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

אחשתרן

ʼăchashtârân

Definition

a mule

Root

of Persian origin;

Exhaustive

of Persian origin; a mule; camel.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H327

Particle definite article, Adjective adjective masculine plural absolute

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0327:

No stats available

יצאו יָצְאוּ

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

יצא

yâtsâʼ

Definition

to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.; [idiom] after, appear, [idiom] assuredly, bear out, [idiom] begotten, break out, bring forth (out, up), carry out, come (abroad, out, thereat, without), [phrase] be condemned, depart(-ing, -ure), draw forth, in the end, escape, exact, fail, fall (out), fetch forth (out), get away (forth, hence, out), (able to, cause to, let) go abroad (forth, on, out), going out, grow, have forth (out), issue out, lay (lie) out, lead out, pluck out, proceed, pull out, put away, be risen, [idiom] scarce, send with commandment, shoot forth, spread, spring out, stand out, [idiom] still, [idiom] surely, take forth (out), at any time, [idiom] to (and fro), utter.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3318

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

יָצָא

verb • Root יצא • Strongs / High • Page 631

intransitive verb, 1. expressing self-activity, to go out, to go forth.

יָצָא

verb • Root יצא • Strongs / High • Page 632

To go out, go forth, come out, proceed. It has a wide range of applications including to walk, to go to war, to travel, to be freed, to be born, to sprout, to arise, to appear, to escape, to be published or issued.

יָצָא

verb • Root יצא • Strongs / High • Page 929

A root that interchanges with נָצָה, showing y/n interchange.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

יָצָא

verb • Page 292

To go out, to go forth. Gen. 44:4, Amos 4:3. Special meanings: (1) to arise (sun/stars) Gen. 19:23; (2) to spring up (plants) Job 5:6; (3) to be begotten or descended from Gen. 17:6; (4) to expire, be finished (time) Ex. 23:16; (5) to become free Ex. 21:2; (6) to be laid out or expended (money) 2 K. 12:13; (7) to escape Ecc. 7:18.

Verb Qal perfect third person common plural

LXX: ἐξῆλθεν ἐξελεύσεται ἐξῆλθον ἐξήγαγεν ''

LXX Usage Statistics

H3318:

ἐξῆλθεν 178× (15.7%)

ἐξελεύσεται 78× (7.2%)

ἐξῆλθον 39× (3.4%)

ἐξήγαγεν 39× (3.5%)

'' 25× (2.1%)

ἐξελθεῖν 23× (1.9%)

αὐτοὺσ 23× (1.6%)

ἐξελεύσονται 22× (2.0%)

ἐκπορευόμενοσ 21× (1.7%)

ἐξήγαγον 19× (1.7%)

מבהלים מְבֹהָלִים

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

בהל

bâhal

Definition

to tremble inwardly (or palpitate), i.e. (figuratively) be (causative, make) (suddenly) alarmed or agitated; by implication to hasten anxiously

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H926

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

בְּהַל

chald. pa. • Page 88

to terrify, trouble. Dan. 4:2, 16. [4:5, 19.] 7:15. Ithpa. pass. 5:9. Ithpe. infin. הִתְבְּהָלָה, substantive-ly, haste. Dan. 2:25. 3:24. 6:20.

בָּהַל

verb • Page 87

In Kal not used. Niph.: 1. to be violently moved or shaken (by fear or anxiety,) to be alarmed or confounded. Ex. 15: 15. 1 Sam, 28: 21. 2. to be appointed. Ezra 10: 16.

Verb Pual participle passive masculine plural absolute

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0926:

No stats available

ודחופים וּדְחוּפים

None

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

דחף

dâchaph

Definition

to urge, i.e. hasten

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to urge, i.e. hasten; (be) haste(-ned), pressed on.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1765

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

דָּחַף

verb • Root דחף • Strongs / High • Page 364

Transitive verb, found only in passive participle (דָּחוּף): to push, to strike, figuratively, to drive on, to spur on. Nifal form (נִדְחַף) means to urge oneself, to hasten, to go in haste.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

דָּחַף

verb • Root דחף • Page 161

to press on, to hasten (Est. 3:15, 8:14). Niph. to urge one's self on, to make haste (2 Chr. 26:20, Est. 6:12).

Conjunction, Verb Qal participle passive masculine plural absolute

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H1765:

No stats available

בדבר בִּדְבַר

within the alignment

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

דבר

dâbâr

Definition

a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause

Root

from H1696 (דבר);

Exhaustive

from דבר; a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause; act, advice, affair, answer, [idiom] any such (thing), because of, book, business, care, case, cause, certain rate, [phrase] chronicles, commandment, [idiom] commune(-ication), [phrase] concern(-ing), [phrase] confer, counsel, [phrase] dearth, decree, deed, [idiom] disease, due, duty, effect, [phrase] eloquent, errand, (evil favoured-) ness, [phrase] glory, [phrase] harm, hurt, [phrase] iniquity, [phrase] judgment, language, [phrase] lying, manner, matter, message, (no) thing, oracle, [idiom] ought, [idiom] parts, [phrase] pertaining, [phrase] please, portion, [phrase] power, promise, provision, purpose, question, rate, reason, report, request, [idiom] (as hast) said, sake, saying, sentence, [phrase] sign, [phrase] so, some (uncleanness), somewhat to say, [phrase] song, speech, [idiom] spoken, talk, task, [phrase] that, [idiom] there done, thing (concerning), thought, [phrase] thus, tidings, what(-soever), [phrase] wherewith, which, word, work.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1697

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

דָּבָר

noun masculine • Root דבר • Strongs / High • Page 351

A word, a saying, a speech, a matter, a thing. Derived from דָּבַר I (to speak).

דָּבָר

noun • Root דבר • Strongs / High • Page 352

A word; speech, discourse, saying, oracle; command, precept, law, regulation; an inquiry, account, answer; utterance of God, revelation, oracle; decree, plan, proposal; report, news; a thing, matter, object of discourse; occurrence, action, history, affairs; relation, reference, way; cause, suit at law, ground.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

דָּבַר

verb • Page 154

To speak; used in various idioms: 3. to speak with one's self or meditate (Gen. 24:45). 4. to speak or promise good concerning any one (Num. 10:29). 5. to speak kindly with any one (2 K. 25:28). 6. to speak kindly or peaceably (Ps. 28:3). 7. to pass sentence against (2 K. 25:6). Sense 2: to destroy (2 Chr. 22:10), derived from 'to drive away'. Includes Niph. (to speak together, Mal. 3:16), Hiph. (to subdue, Ps. 18:48), and Hithpa. (2 Sam. 14:13).

דֶּבֶר

m. plur. דְּבָרִים • Root דבר • Page 155

Pestilence. (Ex. 9:3, Lev. 26:25, Deut. 28:21, Hos. 13:14). Ideas of death and pestilence are often expressed by the same word.

דֹּבֶר

noun masculine • Root דבר • Page 155

A fold, pasture. (Mic. 2:12, Is. 5:17). Comparable to Syriac and Arabic terms for a field.

דָּבַר

verb • Root דבר • Page 153

1. Probably as its primary signification, to lead, to drive. Hence the derivatives דָּבָר, דִּבְרָה, מִדְבָּר. 2. To put in order, to arrange, connect; and hence to connect words, to speak. In Kal found in the participle דֹּבֵר and the infinitive דַּבֵּר (Ps. 51:6). Much more common in Pi. דִּבֶּר (fut. יְדַבֵּר) meaning to speak, loquor (different from אָמַר to say). Covers various grammatical constructions including speaking to (preceded by אֶל, לְ, or עִם), speaking of (preceded by אֶת or עַל), and speaking against (preceded by בְּ or אֶל). Also used to mean 'to promise' (Deut. 19:8).

דָּבָר

noun masculine • Root דבר • Page 154

1. word, speech (Ex. 4:10); denotes a command (Est. 1:19), promise (1 K. 2:4), sentiment/doctrine (Ecc. 1:1), oracle/revelation (Jer. 1:4), or historical words/chronicles (1 K. 11:41). 2. matter, thing (Ecc. 7:8); equivalent to Aramaic מִלָּא and Arabic אמר.

Preposition, Noun common both singular construct

LXX: ῥῆμα λόγουσ λόγοσ λόγον λόγων

LXX Usage Statistics

H1697:

ῥῆμα 224× (14.7%)

λόγουσ 198× (13.0%)

λόγοσ 184× (13.3%)

λόγον 153× (10.6%)

λόγων 120× (8.3%)

ῥήματα 80× (5.1%)

λόγοι 63× (4.3%)

'' 51× (3.3%)

λόγοισ 30× (1.9%)

--- 30× (2.3%)

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%)

והדת וְהַדָּת

None

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

דת

dâth

Definition

a royal edict or statute

Root

of uncertain (perhaps foreign) derivation;

Exhaustive

of uncertain (perhaps foreign) derivation; a royal edict or statute; commandment, commission, decree, law, manner.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1881

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

דָּת

noun feminine • Strongs / High • Page 381

A command, a royal one; a legal prescription, a law; collectively laws, rights. A late Hebrew word from Aramaean.

דָּת

noun feminine • Strongs / High • Page 382

Aramaic. A firman, command; an agreement, plan; an edict, law; religion; sacrificial prescriptions; sacrificial times.

דָּת

noun feminine • Root דות דית • Strongs / High • Page 382

A spring.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

דָּת

noun feminine • Page 176

1. law, a law (Est. 1:13, 15, 19). 2. an order made public, an edict (Est. 3:14, 8:13, 9:14). Word appears to be of Persian origin. 3. fire of the law (Deut. 33:2).

דָּת

f. chald. • Root דת • Page 176

1. law (Dan. 6:9, 13, 16). 2. religion, religious rites (Dan. 6:6). 3. edict, decree (Dan. 2:13, 15). 4. meaning, purpose (Dan. 2:9).

Conjunction, Particle definite article, Noun common both singular absolute

LXX: νόμον '' --- ἐξετίθετο

LXX Usage Statistics

H1881:

νόμον 4× (11.8%)

νόμον 3× (8.1%)

'' 3× (7.2%)

--- 2× (6.4%)

ἐξετίθετο 2× (6.4%)

νόμου 2× (5.9%)

πρόσταγμα 2× (5.4%)

νόμουσ 2× (4.5%)

נתנה נִתְּנָה

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

נתן

nâthan

Definition

to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.); add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, [idiom] avenge, [idiom] be (healed), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, [phrase] cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, [idiom] doubtless, [idiom] without fail, fasten, frame, [idiom] get, give (forth, over, up), grant, hang (up), [idiom] have, [idiom] indeed, lay (unto charge, up), (give) leave, lend, let (out), [phrase] lie, lift up, make, [phrase] O that, occupy, offer, ordain, pay, perform, place, pour, print, [idiom] pull, put (forth), recompense, render, requite, restore, send (out), set (forth), shew, shoot forth (up), [phrase] sing, [phrase] slander, strike, (sub-) mit, suffer, [idiom] surely, [idiom] take, thrust, trade, turn, utter, [phrase] weep, [phrase] willingly, [phrase] withdraw, [phrase] would (to) God, yield.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H5414

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Fürst Lexicon

נָתַן

verb • Root נתן • Strongs / High • Page 755

to give, bestow

נָתַן

verb • Root נתן • Strongs / High • Page 999

A verb with a wide range of meanings, primarily: 1. to give, to hand over, to deliver, to deal out, to perform, to permit, to sell. 2. to set, to place, to lay, to erect, to appoint, to establish. It is used in numerous idiomatic phrases such as 'to give up to one's care' (נָתַן עַל־יַד), 'to bear or bring fruit' (נָתַן פְּרִי), 'to flee' (נָתַן עֹרֶף), 'to give favour' (נָתַן חֵן), 'to stretch forth the hand' (נָתַן יָד), 'to deliver into one's power' (נָתַן בְּיַד), and 'to give up to the sword' (נָתַן לְחֶרֶב).

נָתַן

verb • Strongs / High • Page 1000

To give, put, set, lay upon, impute guilt, apply the mind, make, or treat as. In Niphal: to be given, delivered, published, set, take place, or become. In Hophal: to be given, put, poured, or suspended.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

נָתַן

verb • Page 463

1. To give (Prov. 13:10, Josh. 15:19). Phrases: מִי יִתֵּן 'who will give?' used as an expression of a wish (Ps. 55:7, Ex. 16:3, Deut. 28:67). 2. To lay, set, place (Gen. 1:17, 9:13, Ps. 119:110, Ezek. 26:8). 3. To make or do (Ex. 7:9, Gen. 17:4, Jer. 1:5, Is. 41:2). 4. To permit, allow, grant (Gen. 20:6, Ex. 3:19, Judg. 1:34, 15:1, 1 Sam. 18:2, Job 9:18, 2 Chr. 20:10). 5. To give forth, yield, or utter; e.g., a smell or sound (Cant. 1:12, Job 1:22, Ps. 81:3). 6. To hold or regard (1 K. 10:27, Gen. 42:30, 1 Sam. 1:16). Includes Niph. and Hoph. (to be given, placed, or made).

Verb Niphal perfect third person feminine singular

LXX: ἔδωκεν δώσω δοῦναι δώσει ἔδωκαν

LXX Usage Statistics

H5414:

ἔδωκεν 299× (14.0%)

δώσω 178× (8.2%)

δοῦναι 93× (4.4%)

δώσει 88× (4.2%)

ἔδωκαν 77× (3.6%)

ἔδωκα 70× (3.3%)

δέδωκα 57× (2.9%)

'' 51× (2.2%)

δώσεισ 51× (2.4%)

παρέδωκεν 46× (2.1%)

בשושן בְּשׁוּשַׁן

within Lily

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

שושן

Shûwshan

Definition

Shushan, a place in Persia

Root

the same as H7799 (שושן);

Exhaustive

the same as שושן; Shushan, a place in Persia; Shushan.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H7800

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

שׁוּשַׁן

noun masculine • Root שוש • Strongs / High • Page 1404

1. A white lily (pl. שׁוּשַׁנִּים). 2. A red, bright lily. 3. Lily-work in the capitals of columns (architectural expression). 4. (Plural שׁוּשַׁנִּים only) The name of a musical choir, identical with שׁוּשַׁן 60, 1.

שׁוּשַׁן

noun proper • Strongs / High • Page 1404

3. (Also שׁוּשָׁנָה) Proper name of a Persian city (Susa, or Shushan the palace/tower), seat of the Persian government.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

שׁוּשַׁן

noun masculine • Page 663

a lily, various species native in the east (1 K. 7:19, 22, 26; Cant. 2:1, 2, 16; 4:5; 6:2; 7:3; Hos. 14:6). Also used for lily-work on pillars (1 K. 7:19), as the name of a musical instrument (Ps. 45:1; 60:1; 69:1; 80:1), and as a proper name, Shushan or Susa (Dan. 8:2; Neh. 1:1; Est. 1:2, 5).

Preposition, Noun proper name

LXX: σούσοισ σουσαν ---

LXX Usage Statistics

H7800:

σούσοισ 13× (55.1%)

σουσαν 4× (18.2%)

--- 2× (10.3%)

הבירהפ הַבִּירָה׃פ

None

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

בירה

bîyrâh

Definition

a castle or palace

Root

of foreign origin;

Exhaustive

of foreign origin; a castle or palace; palace.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1002

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

יָרָה

verb • Root ירה • Consonantal / Low • Page 646

To be terrified, afraid. Intransitive verb, same as יָרֵא.

Matched after stripping common prefixes

יָרָה

verb • Root ירה • Consonantal / Low • Page 646

A verb with multiple meanings. 1. To throw (with a sling), to shoot (arrows). 2. To lay a foundation or cornerstone, to found. Nif. (נוֹרָה): to be struck with arrows. Hif. (הוֹרָה): to cast, throw, shoot; figuratively to hurt or injure.

Matched after stripping common prefixes

יָרָה

verb • Root ירה • Consonantal / Low • Page 646

An intransitive verb. 1. To glow, to burn. 2. To shine, to glitter, to light; hence to see.

Matched after stripping common prefixes

יָרָה

verb • Root ירה • Consonantal / Low • Page 647

A verb with several meanings. Hifil: 1. to shew, to point out, i.e. to cause to see. 2. to teach, to instruct. Hofal: pass. to be moistened, quickened.

Matched after stripping common prefixes

יָרָה

verb • Root ירה • Consonantal / Low • Page 647

Transposed from רָוָה. Kal: to flow abundantly, to stream over. As a noun, the early rain. Hifil: to water, to fructify. Nif'al: to be moistened.

Matched after stripping common prefixes

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

בִּירָה

chald. • Page 96

The same as the Hebrew [birah] (meaning castle or palace). Ezra 6:2.

בִּירָה

noun feminine • Page 95

1. castle, fortress, citadel, palace (e.g., the fortress Susa, Neh. 1:1, Dan. 8:2). 2. temple, as if palace of God (1 Chr. 29:1, 19).

Particle definite article, Noun common feminine singular absolute

LXX: πόλει --- πόλιν

LXX Usage Statistics

H1002:

πόλει 5× (30.2%)

--- 3× (21.4%)

πόλιν 3× (18.1%)

RBT Translation:

No verse found

RBT Paraphrase:
No verse found

Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
The runners riding the courser, the mules, went forth, being hastened and impelled by the word of the king. And the edict was given in Shushan the fortress.

LITV Translation:
The runners, riders on stallions, mules, went out, being hurried and pressed on by the king's command. And the order was given at Shushan the palace.

Brenton Septuagint Translation:
So the horsemen went forth with haste to perform the king’s commands; and the ordinance was also published in Susa.