And the young womanוַ הַנַּעֲרָהseemed goodתִּיטַבin his eyes,בְעֵינָיוand she wonוַתִּשָּׂאloyal loveחֶסֶדbefore him;לְפָנָיוand he hurriedוַיְבַהֵלto giveלָתֵתherלָהּher ointmentsתַּמְרוּקֶיהָand her portions,וְ מָנוֹתֶהָand the sevenוְ שֶׁבַעyoung womenהַנְּעָרוֹתchosenהָרְאֻיוֹתto be givenלָתֶתto herלָהּfrom the king’sמִ הַמֶּלֶךְhouse;בֵּיתand he moved herוַיְשַׁנֶּהָand her young womenוְ נַעֲרוֹתֶיהָto the bestלְטוֹבpartof the houseבֵּיתof the women.הַנָּשִׁים
Esther 2:9
Study it in the app“And the young woman seemed good in his eyes, and she won loyal love before him; and he hurried to give her her ointments and her portions, and the seven young women chosen to be given to her from the king’s house; and he moved her and her young women to the best part of the house of the women.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Esther 2:9, word by word
- And the young womanנַּעֲרָהnaara
girl
An unmarried female of marrying age.
Where else “naara” appears- seemed goodתִּיטַבtitav
go well
For it to go well for someone: "that it may go well with you".
Where else “titav” appears- in his eyesעֵינָיenay
sight
"In the eyes of" someone: in their view.
Where else “enay” appears- and she wonתִּשָּׂאtisa
lift up
To direct the eyes upward, make the voice loud, or put up the hand.
Where else “tisa” appears- 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- and he hurriedיְבַהֵלyevahel
hurry
To move with haste, sometimes without thinking.
Where else “yevahel” appears- to giveתֵתtet
give
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “tet” appears- her ointmentsתַּמְרוּקֶיtamruke
ointment
Perfumed oils for the body.
Where else “tamruke” appears- and her portionsמָנוֹתֶmanote
portion
Portion, the share that falls to someone.
Where else “manote” appears- and the sevenשֶׁבַעsheva
seven
Seven, the number of fullness; also "seven times".
Where else “sheva” appears- chosenרְאֻיוֹתreuyot
see
To see with one's eyes.
Where else “reuyot” appears- from the king’sמֶּלֶךְmelech
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appears- houseבֵּיתbet
house
A building to live in, or an enclosed place to keep something or someone.
Where else “bet” appears- and he moved herיְשַׁנֶּyeshane
change
To make something different from what it was.
Where else “yeshane” appears- to the bestטוֹבtov
better
Worth more or more profitable than something it is compared with.
Where else “tov” appears- of the womenנָּשִׁיםnashim
woman
An adult female person: single, married or widowed.
Where else “nashim” appears
The context
8And it happened, when the word of the king and his law were heard and when many young women were gathered to Susa, the fortress, under the hand of Hegai, that Esther was taken to the king’s house, under the hand of Hegai, keeper of the women.
9 · This verse (above)
10Esther had not made known her people or her kindred, for Mordecai had commanded her that she not make it known.