Esther 9:6

Paleo Hebrew Niqqud

RBT Hebrew Interlinear:

ובשושן וּבְשׁוּשַׁן

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

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).

Conjunction, Preposition, Noun proper name

LXX: σούσοισ σουσαν ---

LXX Usage Statistics

H7800:

σούσοισ 13× (55.1%)

σουσαν 4× (18.2%)

--- 2× (10.3%)

הבירה הַבִּירָ֗ה

the Citadel

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%)

הרגו הָרְגוּ

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

הרג

hârag

Definition

to smite with deadly intent

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to smite with deadly intent; destroy, out of hand, kill, murder(-er), put to (death), make (slaughter), slay(-er), [idiom] surely.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H2026

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

הָרַג

verb • Root הרג • Strongs / High • Page 412

A transitive verb meaning to kill or to murder. It can also mean to destroy, and is used for slaughtering beasts or destroying plants.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

הָרַג

verb • Root הרג • Page 193

to kill, slay; construed with an accus. of the person, rarely with ל, 2 Sam.3:30. Job 5:2. with ב, 2Chr.28:9 ye have slain them. Ps.78:31. Figuratively Ps. 78 : 47 וַיַּהֲרֵג בַּבָּרָד גַּפְנָם he killed their vines with hail.

Verb Qal perfect third person common plural

LXX: ἀπέκτεινεν ἀπέκτειναν ἀποκτεῖναι ἀπέκτεινα αὐτοὺσ

LXX Usage Statistics

H2026:

ἀπέκτεινεν 23× (12.2%)

ἀπέκτειναν 19× (10.9%)

ἀποκτεῖναι 8× (4.6%)

ἀπέκτεινα 7× (3.9%)

αὐτοὺσ 6× (2.6%)

ἀποκτείνατε 5× (2.9%)

ἀπέκτεινασ 5× (3.0%)

αὐτούσ 5× (2.4%)

ἀποκτενῶ 4× (2.3%)

ἀνελεῖ 4× (2.3%)

היהודים הַיְּהוּדִים

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

יהודי

Yᵉhûwdîy

Definition

a Jehudite (i.e. Judaite or Jew), or descendant of Jehudah (i.e. Judah)

Root

patronymically from H3063 (יהודה);

Exhaustive

patronymically from יהודה; a Jehudite (i.e. Judaite or Jew), or descendant of Jehudah (i.e. Judah); Jew.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3064

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

יְהוּדִי

gent. m. • Strongs / High • Page 589

A member of the kingdom of Judah, a Judahite. In the post-exile sense, a Jew, one who professes Judaism.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

יְהוּדִי

gentile noun / adjective • Root יהודה • Page 275

A Jew or Jewess, one belonging to the tribe of Judah; a citizen of the kingdom of Judah; or after the captivity, an Israelite or Hebrew generally.

Particle definite article, Noun gentilic masculine plural absolute

LXX: ιουδαίουσ ιουδαῖοι ιουδαίοισ ιουδαίων ---

LXX Usage Statistics

H3064:

ιουδαίουσ 14× (15.6%)

ιουδαῖοι 13× (13.7%)

ιουδαίοισ 12× (13.0%)

ιουδαίων 9× (9.8%)

--- 8× (10.5%)

'' 7× (7.8%)

ιουδαίων 4× (4.5%)

αὐτούσ 2× (2.6%)

ιουδα 2× (2.6%)

ιουδαῖοσ 2× (2.4%)

ואבד וְאַבֵּד

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

אבד

ʼâbad

Definition

properly, to wander away, i.e. lose oneself; by implication to perish (causative, destroy)

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; properly, to wander away, i.e. lose oneself; by implication to perish (causative, destroy); break, destroy(-uction), [phrase] not escape, fail, lose, (cause to, make) perish, spend, [idiom] and surely, take, be undone, [idiom] utterly, be void of, have no way to flee.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H6

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

אָבַד

verb • Strongs_Numbers • Page 45

intr. properly: to be isolated, forsaken; hence 1. to wander about, 2. to be lost, to disappear, to cease, 3. to perish, 4. To lose something

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אֹבַד

m. verbal • Root אבד • Page 18

Ruin, destruction (Num. 24: 20, 24). Signification is abstract.

אָבַד

verb • Page 18

To perish, wander, stray. Specifically used of cattle (Ps. 119: 176), exiles (Is. 27: 13), and a wandering Syrian (Deut. 26: 5). Includes sub-meanings: 3. to perish (Joel 1: 11, Job 4: 11) and 4. to be unfortunate or forsaken (Job 29: 13). Piel (Pi.) means to lose, cause to fail, or pervert understanding. Hiphil (Hiph.) means to destroy or lead astray. Chaldee form used for 'to perish'.

אָבַד

verb • Root אבד • Page 17

To be lost, to fail, to perish, or to go astray. Used in reference to persons, things (like a law or wisdom), and the heart/understanding. Core references: 1 Sam. 9:3, Deut. 22:3, Job 11:20, Jer. 25:35, Ps. 142:5, Ezek. 7:26, etc.

Conjunction, Verb Piel infinitive construct common

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0006:

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חמש חֲמֵשׁ

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

חמש

châmêsh

Definition

five

Root

masculine חמשה; a primitive numeral;

Exhaustive

masculine חמשה; a primitive numeral; five; fif(-teen), fifth, five ([idiom] apiece).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H2568

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

חָמֵשׁ

numeral / cardinal / feminine • Root חמש • Strongs / High • Page 501

Five (feminine cardinal number).

חָמֵשׁ

unknown • Strongs / High • Page 1363

Word derived from an old noun-ending (-שׁ), from חָמָם.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

חִמֵּשׁ

pi. denom. • Root חמש • Page 236

to cause to pay one fifth part as a tithe or tax. Gen. 41:34.

חָמֵשׁ

f. and m. • Page 236

five. Plur. חֲמִשִּׁים fifty.

Adjective cardinal number both singular construct

LXX: πέντε εἴκοσι πεντακόσιοι '' πεντεκαιδεκάτῃ

LXX Usage Statistics

H2568:

πέντε 209× (47.9%)

εἴκοσι 34× (7.5%)

πεντακόσιοι 25× (6.0%)

'' 12× (2.7%)

πεντεκαιδεκάτῃ 11× (2.2%)

πεντακοσίουσ 10× (2.6%)

δέκα 9× (2.1%)

πεντεκαίδεκα 8× (2.0%)

πεντακόσια 7× (1.7%)

τριάκοντα 7× (1.5%)

מאות מֵאוֹת

hundred

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

מאה

mêʼâh

Definition

a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction

Root

or מאיה; properly, a primitive numeral

Exhaustive

or מאיה; properly, a primitive numeral; a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction; hundred((-fold), -th), [phrase] sixscore.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3967

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

מֵאָה

f. noun • Root מאה • Strongs / High • Page 798

A multitude, a heap; then a hundred, either as a large round sum or a definite number. Its dual form מָאתַיִם means two hundred, and its plural מֵאוֹת means hundreds.

מֵאָה

numeral noun / f. • Strongs / High • Page 799

A hundred; a hundred-fold; the hundredth. Also used to denote extent or greatness, as in מִגְדַּל הַמֵּאָה (tower of extent, giant-tower).

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

מֵאָה

f. const. מְאַת / dec. xi. b. • Page 351

a hundred. Includes various forms like dual מָאתַיִם and plur. מֵאוֹות. (Gen. 17:17, 25:7; Prov. 17:10; Ecc. 8:12). Also prob. interest, usury (Neh. 5:11). Also proper name of a tower in Jerusalem (Neh. 3:1, 12:39).

Adjective cardinal number feminine plural absolute

LXX: ἑκατὸν εἴκοσι πεντήκοντα τριάκοντα διακόσιοι

LXX Usage Statistics

H3967:

ἑκατὸν 146× (18.2%)

εἴκοσι 46× (5.0%)

πεντήκοντα 44× (4.5%)

τριάκοντα 39× (4.3%)

διακόσιοι 38× (4.8%)

ἑξακόσιοι 33× (4.1%)

πέντε 25× (2.1%)

ἑπτακόσιοι 23× (2.8%)

δύο 22× (1.9%)

τριακόσιοι 21× (2.7%)

איש אִישׁ׃

a man/each one

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

איש

ʼîysh

Definition

a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)

Root

contracted for H582 (אנוש) (or perhaps rather from an unused root meaning to be extant);

Exhaustive

contracted for אנוש (or perhaps rather from an unused root meaning to be extant); a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation); also, another, any (man), a certain, [phrase] champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-) man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), [phrase] none, one, people, person, [phrase] steward, what (man) soever, whoso(-ever), worthy. Compare אשה.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H376

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

אִישׁ

noun masculine • Root אש • Strongs_Numbers • Page 117

1. a man, prop. strong; generally a man with relation to strength, courage and valour; a husband; with reference to sex, male, masculine (applied to men and beasts).

אִישׁ

noun masculine • Root אנש • Strongs_Numbers • Page 119

Used distributively as 'any one', 'each', 'every one'; used reciprocally as 'one another' (lit. a man to his brother); also used to express an antithetic or additional member.

אִישׁ

noun masculine • Root אנש • Strongs_Numbers • Page 929

Man. Example of a word where Nun is absorbed, from an older form אִנְשׁ.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אִישׁ

m. prim. irreg. • Root אנש אנוש • Page 46

1. man, i. q. Lat. vir; used collectively; often in apposition before other substantives (e.g., אִישׁ סָרִיס an eunuch, Jer. 38:7). Used as a designation of sex, even in animals (Gen. 7:2); hence a husband (Gen. 3:16). 2. joined with substantives to denote a possessor of a quality (e.g., אִישׁ אָוֶן a wicked wretch). 3. followed by אָח or רֵעַ, 'the one... the other'. 4. any one, some one (Ex. 16:29). 5. every one (Ex. 16:29). 6. used impersonally like French 'on' or German 'man' (1 Sam. 9:9).

Noun common both singular absolute

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0376:

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RBT Translation:

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RBT Paraphrase:
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Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
And in Shushan the fortress the Jews slew and destroyed five hundred men.

LITV Translation:
And in Shushan the palace the Jews killed and destroyed five hundred men.

Brenton Septuagint Translation:
And in the city Susa the Jews slew five hundred men: