And the kingוַ הַמֶּלֶךְlovedיֶּאֱהַבEstherאֶסְתֵּרmore than allמִכָּלthe women,הַנָּשִׁיםand she wonוַתִּשָּׂאfavorחֵןand loyal loveוָחֶסֶדbefore himלְפָנָיוmore than allמִכָּלthe virgins;הַבְּתוּלֹתand he setוַיָּשֶׂםthe royalמַלְכוּתcrownכֶּתֶרon her headבְּרֹאשָׁהּand made her queenוַיַּמְלִיכֶהָinstead ofתַּחַתVashti.וַשְׁתִּי
Esther 2:17
Study it in the app“And the king loved Esther more than all the women, and she won favor and loyal love before him more than all the virgins; and he set the royal crown on her head and made her queen instead of Vashti.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Esther 2:17, word by word
- And the kingמֶּלֶךְmelech
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appears- lovedיֶּאֱהַבyeehav
love
To care for someone from the heart and seek their good.
Where else “yeehav” appears- Estherאֶסְתֵּרester
Esther
Esther: the other name of Hadassah, the Jewish young woman, cousin of Mordecai, who became queen of Persia and delivered her people.
Where else “ester” appears- the womenנָּשִׁיםnashim
woman
An adult female person: single, married or widowed.
Where else “nashim” appears- and she wonתִּשָּׂאtisa
lift up
To direct the eyes upward, make the voice loud, or put up the hand.
Where else “tisa” appears- favorחֵןchen
favor
Someone's goodwill toward another: looking on them kindly.
Where else “chen” appears- and loyal loveחֶסֶדchesed
faithfulness
Loyal love between people, faithfulness and kindness.
Where else “chesed” appears- before himפָנָיfanay
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fanay” appears- the virginsבְּתוּלֹתbetulot
virgin
Young woman not yet married; virgin.
Where else “betulot” appears- and he setיָּשֶׂםyasem
put
To put something somewhere.
Where else “yasem” appears- the royalמַלְכוּתmalchut
reign
A reign, or what belongs to a king: his rule and dignity.
Where else “malchut” appears- crownכֶּתֶרketer
crown
Crown: the royal ornament placed on the head.
Where else “keter” appears- on her headרֹאשָׁrosha
head
The upper part of the body, where the face and hair are.
Where else “rosha” appears- and made her queenיַּמְלִיכֶyamliche
make king
To set someone up as king, proclaim him and give him the throne.
Where else “yamliche” 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
The context
16And Esther was taken to King Ahasuerus, to his royal house, in the tenth month, which is the month of Tebeth, in the seventh year of his reign.
17 · This verse (above)
18And the king made a great banquet for all his officials and his servants, Esther’s banquet; and he made a rest for the provinces and gave gifts according to the hand of the king.