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And whenוּבְvirginsבְּתוּלוֹתwere gatheredהִקָּבֵץa second time,שֵׁנִיתMordecaiוּמָרְדֳּכַיwas sittingיֹשֵׁבin the gateבְּשַׁעַרof the king.הַמֶּלֶךְ
Esther 2:19
Study it in the app“And when virgins were gathered a second time, Mordecai was sitting in the gate of the king.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Esther 2:19, word by word
- virginsבְּתוּלוֹתbetulot
virgin
Young woman not yet married; virgin.
Where else “betulot” appears- were gatheredהִקָּבֵץhikavets
gather
To bring people to one place, or to come together there.
Where else “hikavets” appears- a second timeשֵׁנִיתshenit
again
Once more, after having been done before.
Where else “shenit” appears- 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- was sittingיֹשֵׁבyoshev
sit
To sit; or sit on the throne to reign.
Where else “yoshev” appears- in the gateשַׁעַרshaar
gate
The entrance of a city or house, with doors that close.
Where else “shaar” appears- of the kingמֶּלֶךְmelech
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appears
Translation note
“Sitting in the gate of the king”: it can be understood that he had a post at the entrance of the palace, where the affairs of the kingdom were handled.
The context
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.
19 · This verse (above)
20Esther was not making known her kindred or her people, as Mordecai had commanded her; and Esther did the command of Mordecai as when she was being brought up by him.