And allוְכָלthe deedsמַעֲשֵׂהof his authorityתָקְפּוֹand of his might,וּגְבוּרָתוֹand the sumוּפָרָשַׁתof the greatnessגְּדֻלַּתof Mordecai,מָרְדֳּכַיwith whichאֲשֶׁרthe kingהַמֶּלֶךְmade him great,גִּדְּלוֹare they notהֲלוֹא הֵםwrittenכְּתוּבִיםinעַלthe bookסֵפֶרof the chroniclesדִּבְרֵי הַיָּמִיםof the kingsלְמַלְכֵיof Mediaמָדַיand Persia?וּפָרָס
Esther 10:2
Study it in the app“And all the deeds of his authority and of his might, and the sum of the greatness of Mordecai, with which the king made him great, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Media and Persia?”
With the Hebrew beneath
Esther 10:2, word by word
- the deedsמַעֲשֵׂהmaase
work
What someone does: his works, and especially what God does.
Where else “maase” appears- of his authorityתָקְפּtakp
authority, power
Authority, the strength with which someone commands.
Where else “takp” appears- and of his mightגְבוּרָתgevurat
strength
Strength of body or spirit to face something.
Where else “gevurat” appears- and the sumפָרָשַׁתfarashat
exact amount, account
Exact amount, a detailed account of something.
Where else “farashat” appears- of the greatnessגְּדֻלַּתgedulat
greatness
Greatness; also the great deeds someone does.
Where else “gedulat” appears- of Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַיmardochay
Mordecai
Mordecai: the name of one of those who returned with Zerubbabel; in the book of Esther, the relative who raised Esther.
Where else “mardochay” appears- the kingמֶּלֶךְmelech
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appears- made him greatגִּדְּלgidl
make great
To give someone importance; do wonderful deeds.
Where else “gidl” appears- writtenכְּתוּבִיםketuvim
write
To put words in writing, in a book or tablet, so that they last.
Where else “ketuvim” appears- the bookסֵפֶרsefer
book
A scroll of skin or papyrus on which law, history or a record is written.
Where else “sefer” appears- of the chroniclesדִּבְרֵיdivre
deeds
What someone did, set down in writing.
Where else “divre” appears- of the chroniclesיָּמִיםyamim
time
Literally "the days": a period, an age, or the span of someone's life.
Where else “yamim” appears- of Mediaמָדַיmaday
Madai
Madai, a son of Japheth; it is the Hebrew name of the Medes (Media).
Where else “maday” appears- and Persiaפָרָסfaras
Persia
See it on the mapWhere else “faras” appears
Places in this verse
Persia
Today: Iran
An empire stretching from what is now Iran to Egypt; its center was in present-day Iran.
Cyrus, king of Persia, let the Jews return to Jerusalem and rebuild the temple (Ezra 1:1-3).
The context
1And King Ahasuerus imposed tribute on the land and the islands of the sea.
2 · This verse (above)
3For Mordecai the Jew was second to King Ahasuerus, and great among the Jews, and pleasing to the multitude of his brothers, seeking the good of his people and speaking peace to all his offspring.