Esther 8:15

Paleo Hebrew Niqqud

RBT Hebrew Interlinear:

ומרדכי וּמָרְדֳּכַ֞י

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

מרדכי

Mordᵉkay

Definition

Mordecai, an Israelite

Root

of foreign derivation;

Exhaustive

of foreign derivation; Mordecai, an Israelite; Mordecai.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H4782

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מָרְדְּכַי

noun proper • Root מרד • Consonantal / Medium • Page 905

1. A man whose history is narrated in the book of Esther. 2. A man who returned with Zerubbabel.

Matched via consonantal key only

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

מָרְדֳּכַי

proper name • Page 405

Proper name of a Jew living in Persia, who was the foster father of Esther, and afterwards vizier or prime-minister in the court of Ahasuerus. Est. ii.—x.

Conjunction, Noun proper name masculine

LXX: μαρδοχαῖοσ μαρδοχαῖον μαρδοχαίῳ '' ---

LXX Usage Statistics

H4782:

μαρδοχαῖοσ 21× (32.4%)

μαρδοχαῖον 8× (14.2%)

μαρδοχαίῳ 8× (13.9%)

'' 7× (11.0%)

--- 5× (9.2%)

μαρδοχαίου 5× (8.7%)

μαρδοχαιοσ 2× (3.7%)

προστάγματα 2× (3.1%)

יצא׀ יָצָא׀

he gone out

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

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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 masculine singular

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%)

מלפני מִלִּפְנֵי

from to the faces

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

מ

mi / min

Definition

from

Root

Abbreviated from H4480

Exhaustive

(mem) — from / out of

Core value: emergence, separation, derivation
מ does not merely indicate origin in time (“after”). It marks boundary-crossing:
- source,
- differentiation,
- contrast,
- extraction.
Aonically, מ indicates transition between states.
not “after X” but “out from within X.”
This is why מ can signal both cause and contrast: both involve standing on the far side of a boundary.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

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

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').

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

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).

Prep-M, Preposition, 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 הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ

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

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%)

בלבוש בִּלְבוּשׁ

None

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

לבוש

lᵉbûwsh

Definition

a garment (literally or figuratively); by implication (euphemistically) a wife

Root

or לבש; from H3847 (לבש);

Exhaustive

or לבש; from לבש; a garment (literally or figuratively); by implication (euphemistically) a wife; apparel, clothed with, clothing, garment, raiment, vestment, vesture.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3830

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לְבוּשׁ

noun / masculine (aramaic) • Root לבש • Strongs / High • Page 765

A garment (Aramaic).

Gesenius

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לְבוּשׁ

noun masculine • Root לבש • Page 339

1. A garment, usually in poetry (Job 24:7; 38:14). 2. A spouse or consort (Mal. 2:16).

לְבוּשׁ

noun • Page 341

see לְבֹשׁ

Preposition, Noun common both singular construct

LXX: στολὴν ἐνδύματα --- ἱματισμόν ἱμάτιον

LXX Usage Statistics

H3830:

στολὴν 4× (9.1%)

ἐνδύματα 3× (6.0%)

--- 2× (5.1%)

ἱματισμόν 2× (4.4%)

ἱμάτιον 2× (4.0%)

מלכות מַלְכוּת

queens

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

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).

Gesenius

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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).

Noun common feminine singular construct

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%)

תכלת תְּכֵלֶת

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

תכלת

tᵉkêleth

Definition

the cerulean mussel, i.e. the color (violet) obtained therefrom or stuff dyed therewith

Root

probably for H7827 (שחלת);

Exhaustive

probably for שחלת; the cerulean mussel, i.e. the color (violet) obtained therefrom or stuff dyed therewith; blue.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H8504

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תְּכֵלֶת

f. prop. • Root תכל • Strongs / High • Page 1512

(from תָּכַל which see) f. prop.

תְּכֵלֶת

noun feminine • Root תכל • Strongs / High • Page 1512

f. bright red, clear blue or violet colour; hence violet purple, purple blue, spoken of yarn (Ex. 26, 4), stuff, threads (28, 28); coupled with אַרְגָּמָן (red purple), שָׁנִי (crimson). Also, violet pigment (Ez. 27, 24). The shell-fish from which this colour was got was called חֶלָּזוֹן.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

תְּכֵלֶת

noun feminine • Page 715

Bluish purple, also cloth or thread coloured therewith. Procured from the juice of a purple shell-fish (Ex. 26:4; Num. 4:6; Ezek. 23:6).

Noun common feminine singular absolute

LXX: ὑακίνθου pἐξ ὑάκινθον ὑακίνθινον ---

LXX Usage Statistics

H8504:

ὑακίνθου 18× (28.8%)

pἐξ 8× (15.1%)

ὑάκινθον 8× (13.9%)

ὑακίνθινον 6× (11.3%)

--- 5× (9.4%)

'' 4× (6.4%)

ὑακίνθῳ 3× (3.7%)

ὑακινθίνῳ 2× (3.8%)

וחור וָחוּר

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

חור

chûwr

Definition

white linen

Root

from H2357 (חור);

Exhaustive

from חור; white linen; white.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H2353

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חוּר

masculine noun / proper name • Root חור • Strongs / High • Page 469

A masculine noun, also spelled חֹר. Meanings include: 1. A hole, a cavity, a prison. 2. White linen. 3. Nobility, immaculateness (used in proper names).

חוּר

verb • Strongs / High • Page 474

I. (not used) intr. prop. to turn, to wind about, hence return home; figur. to surround, to protect.

חוּר

verb • Strongs / High • Page 474

II. (not used) intr. to be condensed, strong, of the body.

Gesenius

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חוּר

verb • Page 219

To become white, to grow pale, spoken of the face. Is. 29:22. (Aram. חֲוַר idem.)

חוּר

noun masculine • Page 219

I. Fine white linen or cotton. Est. 1:6, 8:15. Sept. βύσσος. Arab. حَرِير white silk.

חוּר

m. dec. i. • Page 219

II. Hole, cavity. i.q. חוֹר no. II. Is. 11:8, 42:22.

Conjunction, Noun common both singular absolute

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H2353:

No stats available

ועטרת וַעֲטֶרֶת

and an encircling crown

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

עטרה

ʻăṭârâh

Definition

a crown

Root

from H5849 (עטר);

Exhaustive

from עטר; a crown; crown.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H5850

Fürst

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עֲטָרָה

noun feminine • Root עטר • Strongs / High • Page 1079

1. A crown (literal or fig., token of dignity, honour, or ornament). 2. (ornament) n. p. f. 1 Chr. 2, 26.

Gesenius

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עֲטָרָה

f. const. עֲטֶרֶת / plur. עֲטָרוֹת • Root עטר • Page 502

crown, diadem. (2 Sam. 12:30, Job 19:9, Prov. 12:4, etc.)

Conjunction, Noun common feminine singular construct

LXX: στέφανοσ στέφανον στεφάνῳ

LXX Usage Statistics

H5850:

στέφανοσ 10× (42.4%)

στέφανον 9× (37.8%)

στεφάνῳ 3× (11.9%)

זהב זָהָב

gold

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

זהב

zâhâb

Definition

gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear sky

Root

from an unused root meaning to shimmer;

Exhaustive

from an unused root meaning to shimmer; gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear sky; gold(-en), fair weather.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H2091

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זָהָב

noun masculine • Root זהב • Strongs / High • Page 426

1. gold, as metal. 2. Figuratively, oil, so called from its shining colour; perhaps also the sun or the golden brightness of the sky.

Gesenius

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זָהָב

m. prim. • Page 198

1. gold (Gen. 24:22, 53. 36:39). 2. figuratively the golden splendour (of the firmament), Job 37:22; gold-coloured oil, Zech. 4:12.

Noun common both singular absolute

LXX: χρυσίον χρυσίου χρυσίῳ '' χρυσᾶ

LXX Usage Statistics

H2091:

χρυσίον 81× (17.4%)

χρυσίου 71× (16.5%)

χρυσίῳ 39× (9.3%)

'' 29× (6.3%)

χρυσᾶ 25× (6.0%)

χρυσοῦσ 22× (5.4%)

χρυσῶν 19× (4.6%)

χρυσοῦν 18× (4.3%)

χρυσᾶσ 14× (3.5%)

pἐκ 14× (3.6%)

גדולה גְּדוֹלָה

mega

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

גדול

gâdôwl

Definition

great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent

Root

or גדל; (shortened) from H1431 (גדל);

Exhaustive

or גדל; (shortened) from גדל; great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent; [phrase] aloud, elder(-est), [phrase] exceeding(-ly), [phrase] far, (man of) great (man, matter, thing,-er,-ness), high, long, loud, mighty, more, much, noble, proud thing, [idiom] sore, ([idiom]) very.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1419

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גָּדוֹל

adjective • Consonantal / Medium • Page 304

Great (opposite of קָטָן). Can refer to size, extent, number, multitude, importance, weight, violence, or power. Applied to emotions like fear, joy, and sorrow. With reference to age, it means older or oldest. With reference to might, it means distinguished, noble, powerful, rich, influential. Used in titles like 'the great king' or 'the high-priest'.

Matched via consonantal key only

Adjective adjective feminine singular absolute

LXX: μέγασ μέγα μεγάλην μεγάλη μεγάλῃ

LXX Usage Statistics

H1419a:

μέγασ 64× (12.4%)

μέγα 56× (10.9%)

μεγάλην 54× (10.6%)

μεγάλη 49× (9.6%)

μεγάλῃ 41× (8.2%)

μέγαν 36× (6.5%)

μεγάλου 30× (5.7%)

μεγάλα 26× (5.1%)

--- 19× (3.9%)

'' 18× (3.1%)

ותכריך וְתַכְרִיךְ

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

תכריך

takrîyk

Definition

a wrapper or robe

Root

apparently from an unused root meaning to encompass;

Exhaustive

apparently from an unused root meaning to encompass; a wrapper or robe; garment.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H8509

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

תַּכְרִיךְ

noun masculine • Root כרך • Consonantal / Low • Page 1513

(from כָּרַךְ) masc. a mantle, a wide robe, stola talaris Esth. 8, 15, modern Hebrew a covering of the dead.

Matched after stripping common prefixes

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

תַּכְרִיךְ

noun masculine • Root כרך • Page 716

A mantle, a wide garment, here stola Medica talaris of the king. Est. 8:15. (In Chald. idem.)

Conjunction, Noun common both singular construct

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H8509:

No stats available

בוץ בּוּץ

fine linen

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

בוץ

bûwts

Definition

probably cotton (of some sort)

Root

from an unused root (of the same form) meaning to bleach, i.e. (intransitive) be white;

Exhaustive

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H948

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

בּוּץ

verb • Strongs_Numbers • Page 228

(Not used in Kal) To shine, to be bright; metaphorically to be high.

בּוּץ

noun masculine • Strongs_Numbers • Page 229

byssus, a fine white cotton (different from בַּד linen) and the stuffs made from it; a product of Edom.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

בּוּץ

noun masculine • Root בוץ • Page 90

Byssus, the finest white cotton of the Egyptians, obtained from several species of the gossypium. Synonymous with שֵׁשׁ. 1 Chr. 15:27, 2 Chr. 2:12, Ezek. 27:16.

Noun common both singular absolute

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0948:

No stats available

וארגמן וְאַרְגָּמָן

and purple

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

ארגמן

ʼargâmân

Definition

purple (the color or the dyed stuff)

Root

of foreign origin;

Exhaustive

of foreign origin; purple (the color or the dyed stuff); purple.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H713

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

אַרְגָּמָן

noun masculine • Root רגם • Lemma_Lookup • Page 185

purple-muscle, indigenous to the Phenician and Laconian coasts; red purple; stuffs coloured with red purple

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אַרְגָּמָן

noun masculine • Page 70

reddish purple or anything coloured therewith (Ex. xxv.-xxvii.). Obtained from a shell-fish. Etymology uncertain; possibly from אֲרָם (Syrian colour).

Conjunction, Noun common both singular absolute

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0713:

No stats available

והעיר וְהָעִיר

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

עיר

ʻîyr

Definition

a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)

Root

or (in the plural) ער; or עיר; (Judges 10:4), from H5782 (עור)

Exhaustive

or (in the plural) ער; or עיר; (Judges 10:4), from עור; a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post); Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H5892

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

עִיר

noun proper masculine • Strongs / High • Page 1061

Proper name masculine meaning 'one setting up, strengthening'.

עִיר

noun feminine • Root עור • Strongs / High • Page 1083

1. An enclosed, fenced place, proceeding from the verb-idea 'to fence round, encircle, enclose'; hence town, city. 2. dwelling.

עִיר

noun feminine • Strongs / High • Page 1084

1. A tower, a castle, a tower of watch; 2. A city generally, also a village, hamlet, or encampment; 3. Part of a city; 4. Metaphor for the inhabitants of a city.

עִיר

noun masculine • Root עיר • Strongs / High • Page 1084

Heat, anger, wrath.

עִיר

noun proper masculine • Root עיר • Strongs / High • Page 1084

A proper name (a man mentioned in 1 Chr. 7, 12).

עִיר

noun masculine (aramaic) • Root עיר • Strongs / High • Page 1084

A watcher (Aram.), referring to archangels, good angels, or fallen ones.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

הֵעִיר

verb • Root עור • Page 498

1. To awaken from sleep. Zech. 4:1. 2. To stir up (e.g., the leviathan). Job 41:2; Deut. 32:11. 3. intrans. to awake. Ps. 35:23; Job 8:6.

עִיר

noun feminine • Page 505

I. a city. References include city of God (Ps. 46: 5), the holy city (Neh. 11: 1), and several proper names like city of salt and city of palms (Jericho).

עִיר

noun • Page 505

II. perhaps anger, hostile attack. Jer. 15:8; Hos. 11:9. Comp. Arab. med. Vav to attack, assault.

עִיר

m. chald. • Page 505

a watcher, a name of angels in the later Jewish demonology, so called because they watch over the souls of men. Dan. 4: 10, 14, 20.

Conjunction, Particle definite article, Noun common both singular absolute

LXX: πόλεισ πόλιν πόλεωσ πόλει πόλισ

LXX Usage Statistics

H5892b:

πόλεισ 250× (22.9%)

πόλιν 200× (17.5%)

πόλεωσ 192× (17.0%)

πόλει 120× (9.9%)

πόλισ 83× (7.5%)

πόλεσιν 76× (6.1%)

πόλεων 50× (4.4%)

'' 35× (3.1%)

--- 26× (2.7%)

pεἰσ 16× (1.7%)

שושן שׁוּשָׁן

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

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).

Noun proper name

LXX: σούσοισ σουσαν ---

LXX Usage Statistics

H7800:

σούσοισ 13× (55.1%)

σουσαν 4× (18.2%)

--- 2× (10.3%)

צהלה צָהֲלָה

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

צהל

tsâhal

Definition

to gleam, i.e. (figuratively) be cheerful; by transference to sound clear (of various animal or human expressions)

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to gleam, i.e. (figuratively) be cheerful; by transference to sound clear (of various animal or human expressions); bellow, cry aloud (out), lift up, neigh, rejoice, make to shine, shout.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H6670

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

צָהַל

verb • Root צהל • Strongs / High • Page 1217

Prop. to shine, to glitter, to lighten; hence 1. to be cheerful, glad. 2. To sound, to shout in clear tones, to cry, to huzza, to exult; metaphor. to neigh, of a horse.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

צָהַל

verb • Page 564

I. 1. to neigh, spoken of the horse. Jer. 5:8. 2. metaphorically to rejoice, spoken of men. Is. 12:6. 24:14. Pi. Is. 10:30 צַהֲלִי קוֹלֵךְ let thy voice resound, i. e. cry aloud, from alarm, terrour. (Comp. צָלַל.)

צָהַל

verb • Root צהר זהר • Page 564

II. i. q. צָהַר or זָהַר to shine. Found only in Hiph. causat. Ps. 104:15.

Verb Qal perfect third person feminine singular

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H6670a:

No stats available

ושמחה וְשָׂמֵחָה׃

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

שמח

sâmach

Definition

probably to brighten up, i.e. (figuratively) be (causatively, make) blithe or gleesome

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; probably to brighten up, i.e. (figuratively) be (causatively, make) blithe or gleesome; cheer up, be (make) glad, (have, make) joy(-ful), be (make) merry, (cause to, make to) rejoice, [idiom] very.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H8055

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

שָׂמַח

verb intransitive • Root שמח • Strongs / High • Page 1445

Intransitive verb: to shine, glitter, lighten, to be clear; figuratively, to be cheerful or joyful, used for calm joy or loud mirth.

Conjunction, Verb Qal perfect third person feminine singular

LXX: εὐφρανθήσεται εὐφρανθήτωσαν εὐφραίνει εὐφρανθήσονται εὐφρανθήσῃ

LXX Usage Statistics

H8055:

εὐφρανθήσεται 13× (8.7%)

εὐφρανθήτωσαν 8× (5.0%)

εὐφραίνει 6× (4.0%)

εὐφρανθήσονται 6× (3.8%)

εὐφρανθήσῃ 6× (3.4%)

εὐφραίνου 5× (3.1%)

εὐφρανθῆναι 5× (2.8%)

ηὐφράνθησαν 5× (3.1%)

εὐφράνθη 5× (3.1%)

εὐφρανθήτω 5× (3.3%)

RBT Translation:

No verse found

RBT Paraphrase:
No verse found

Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
And Mordecai went forth from before the king in clothing of the kingdom, cerulean purple, and white, and a great crown of gold, and a wide robe of byssus and purple: and the city Shushan shouted and was glad:

LITV Translation:
And Mordecai went out from before the king in apparel of the kingdom, of blue and white, and with a great crown of gold, and with a garment of fine linen and purple. And the city of Shushan rejoiced and was glad.

Brenton Septuagint Translation:
And Mordecai went forth robed in the royal apparel, and wearing a golden crown, and a diadem of fine purple linen: and the people in Susa saw it and rejoiced.