Study it in the app“In those days, while Mordecai was sitting in the gate of the king, Bigthan and Teresh, two of the king’s eunuchs, of the keepers of the threshold, became angry and sought to stretch out their hand against King Ahasuerus.”
In those days,בַּיָּמִים הָהֵםwhile Mordecaiוּמָרְדֳּכַיwas sittingיֹשֵׁבin the gateבְּשַׁעַרof the king,הַמֶּלֶךְBigthanבִּגְתָןand Teresh,וָתֶרֶשׁtwoשְׁנֵיof the king’sהַמֶּלֶךְeunuchs,סָרִיסֵיofמִthe keepersשֹּׁמְרֵיof the threshold,הַסַּףbecame angryקָצַףand soughtוַיְבַקְשׁוּto stretch outלִשְׁלֹחַtheirhandיָדagainstבַּKing Ahasuerus.מֶּלֶךְ אֲחַשְׁוֵרֹשׁ
time
Literally "the days": a period, an age, or the span of someone's life.
Where else “yamim” appearsMordecai
Mordecai: the name of one of those who returned with Zerubbabel; in the book of Esther, the relative who raised Esther.
Where else “mardochay” appearssit
To sit; or sit on the throne to reign.
Where else “yoshev” appearsgate
The entrance of a city or house, with doors that close.
Where else “shaar” appearsking
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appearsBigthan, Bigthana
Bigthan: the name of one of the two eunuchs, keepers of the threshold, who plotted against King Ahasuerus.
Where else “bigtan” appearsTeresh
Teresh: the name of one of the two eunuchs, keepers of the threshold, who plotted against King Ahasuerus.
Where else “teresh” appearstwo
A pair, a quantity of two.
Where else “shene” appearsofficial, eunuch
Court official. The word can also mean eunuch.
Where else “sarise” appearsguard
To watch over, protect from all harm.
Where else “shomre” appearsthreshold
The low part of a doorway, which one steps over on entering.
Where else “saf” appearsbe angry
Be angry, burst out in rage; provoke to anger.
Where else “katsaf” appearstry to get
To try to get something.
Where else “yevakshu” appearsstretch out
Literally "send the hand": move the arm toward something to take or strike it.
Where else “sheloach” appearshand
The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.
Where else “yad” appearsAhasuerus
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” appears20Esther 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.
21 · This verse (above)
22And the matter became known to Mordecai, and he made it known to Esther the queen, and Esther told the king in the name of Mordecai.
