Study it in the app“And Mordecai knew all that had been done, and Mordecai tore his clothes and put on sackcloth and ashes, and went out into the midst of the city, and cried out with a great and bitter cry;”
And Mordecaiוּמָרְדֳּכַיknewיָדַעallכָּלthatאֲשֶׁרhad been done,נַעֲשָׂהand Mordecaiוַ מָרְדֳּכַיtoreיִּקְרַעhis clothesבְּגָדָיוand put onוַיִּלְבַּשׁsackclothשַׂקand ashes,וָאֵפֶרand went outוַיֵּצֵאinto the midstבְּתוֹךְof the city,הָעִירand cried outוַיִּזְעַקwith a greatגְדֹלָהand bitterוּמָרָהcry;זְעָקָה
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” appearsknow
To know something, realize.
Where else “yada” appearsdo
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “naasa” appearstear
To rip one's clothes in great grief.
Where else “yikra” appearsgarment
A garment with which someone covers the body, or a blanket for warmth.
Where else “begaday” appearsput on
To cover the body with clothes: to put on what one is to wear.
Where else “yilbash” appearssackcloth
Rough cloth worn in mourning.
Where else “sak” appearsashes
Ashes. "Dust and ashes" is a way of saying one is of very little account.
Where else “efer” appearsgo out
To go out of a place.
Where else “yetse” appearsmidst
The central point of something, or the company of several: in the midst of them.
Where else “toch” appearscity
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “ir” appearscry out
To shout for help, above all to YHWH.
Where else “yizak” appearsgreat
Of great size, amount or importance: a river, a city, a king.
Where else “gedola” appearsbitterness
Deep pain of soul, or the cruelty that causes it.
Where else “mara” appearsoutcry
Cry, outcry: the cry of someone who suffers injustice and calls for help.
Where else “zeaka” appears1 · This verse (above)
2and he came as far as the front of the king’s gate, for no one could enter the gate of the king in clothing of sackcloth.
