Esther 1:10

“On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was merry with wine, he told Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha and Abagtha, Zethar and Carcas, the seven eunuchs who served in the presence of King Ahasuerus,”

Esther 1:10 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Esther 1:10, word by word

On the seventhשְּׁבִיעִיshevii

seventh

Seventh.

Where else “shevii” appears
dayיּוֹםyom

day

The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.

Where else “yom” appears
when the heartלֵבlev

heart

The deepest part of a person: where they think, feel and decide.

Where else “lev” appears
of the kingמֶּלֶךְmelech

king

A king who rules a people.

Where else “melech” appears
was merryטוֹבtov

glad

Light of spirit and at ease, with a peaceful heart.

Where else “tov” appears
with wineיָּיִןyayin

wine

Wine; also drunkenness.

Where else “yayin” appears
he toldאָמַרamar

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

Where else “amar” appears
Mehumanמְהוּמָןmehuman

Mehuman

Mehuman: the name of one of the seven eunuchs who served King Ahasuerus.

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Bizthaבִּזְּתָאbizta

Biztha

Biztha: the name of one of the seven eunuchs who served King Ahasuerus.

Where else “bizta” appears
Harbonaחַרְבוֹנָאcharvona

Harbona

Harbona: the name of one of the seven eunuchs who served King Ahasuerus; he told the king of Haman's gallows (Esther 7:9).

Where else “charvona” appears
Bigthaבִּגְתָאbigta

Bigtha

Bigtha: the name of one of the seven eunuchs who served King Ahasuerus.

Where else “bigta” appears
and Abagthaאֲבַגְתָאavagta

Abagtha

Abagtha: the name of one of the seven eunuchs who served King Ahasuerus.

Where else “avagta” appears
Zetharזֵתַרzetar

Zethar

Zethar: the name of one of the seven eunuchs who served King Ahasuerus.

Where else “zetar” appears
and Carcasכַרְכַּסcharkas

Carcas

Carcas: the name of one of the seven eunuchs who served King Ahasuerus.

Where else “charkas” appears
the sevenשִׁבְעַתshivat

seven

Seven, the number of fullness; also "seven times".

Where else “shivat” appears
eunuchsסָּרִיסִיםsarisim

official, eunuch

Court official. The word can also mean eunuch.

Where else “sarisim” appears
who servedמְשָׁרְתִיםmeshartim

attend

To wait on someone closely.

Where else “meshartim” appears
in the presenceפְּנֵיpene

before

Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.

Where else “pene” appears
of King Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁachashverosh

Ahasuerus

Ahasuerus: the Hebrew name of a king of Persia. In Ezra 4:6 and in the book of Esther; Strong identifies him there with Xerxes.

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The context

9Vashti the queen also made a banquet for women in the royal house that belonged to King Ahasuerus.

10 · This verse (above)

11to bring Vashti the queen before the king with the royal crown, to show the peoples and the officials her beauty; for she was of good appearance.

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