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Afterאַחַרtheseהָאֵלֶּהthings,הַדְּבָרִיםwhen the furyכְּ חֲמַתof King Ahasuerusהַמֶּלֶךְ אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁhad subsided,שֹׁךְhe rememberedזָכַרVashtiוַשְׁתִּיandוְwhatאֲשֶׁרshe had doneעָשָׂתָהandוְwhatאֲשֶׁרhad been decreedנִגְזַרagainst her.עָלֶיהָ
Esther 2:1
Study it in the app“After these things, when the fury of King Ahasuerus had subsided, he remembered Vashti and what she had done and what had been decreed against her.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Esther 2:1, word by word
- thingsדְּבָרִיםdevarim
thing
A matter, a thing; with "not", nothing.
Where else “devarim” appears- when the furyחֲמַתchamat
fury
Literally "heat": burning anger, of a person or of YHWH.
Where else “chamat” appears- of King Ahasuerusמֶּלֶךְmelech
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” 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.
Where else “achashverosh” appears- had subsidedשֹׁךְshoch
subside
Quiet down, ebb; make still.
Where else “shoch” appears- he rememberedזָכַרzachar
remember
To bring something to mind and keep it present so as to act on it.
Where else “zachar” appears- Vashtiוַשְׁתִּיvashti
Vashti
Vashti: the name of the queen, wife of King Ahasuerus, who refused to come before him and lost her place.
Where else “vashti” appears- she had doneעָשָׂתָהasata
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “asata” appears- had been decreedנִגְזַרnigzar
decree
To give a firm decree, like one who cuts a matter short.
Where else “nigzar” appears
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2And the king’s young men who served him said, “Let them seek for the king young women, virgins, of good appearance;