And Estherוַ אֶסְתֵּרcalledתִּקְרָאHathach,לַהֲתָךְoneof the king’sמִ הַמֶּלֶךְeunuchsסָּרִיסֵיwhomאֲשֶׁרhe had setהֶעֱמִידbefore her,לְפָנֶיהָand she gave him ordersוַתְּצַוֵּהוּconcerningעַלMordecai,מָרְדֳּכָיto learnלָדַעַתwhatמַהthis wasזֶּהand whyוְעַל מַהthis was.זֶּה
Esther 4:5
Study it in the app“And Esther called Hathach, one of the king’s eunuchs whom he had set before her, and she gave him orders concerning Mordecai, to learn what this was and why this was.”
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Esther 4:5, word by word
- And 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- calledתִּקְרָאtikra
call
To raise the voice to someone so that he comes, or to invite him.
Where else “tikra” appears- Hathachהֲתָךְhatach
Hathach
Hathach: the name of the king's eunuch placed in Esther's service, who carried the messages between her and Mordecai.
Where else “hatach” appears- of the king’sמֶּלֶךְmelech
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appears- eunuchsסָּרִיסֵיsarise
official, eunuch
Court official. The word can also mean eunuch.
Where else “sarise” appears- he had setהֶעֱמִידheemid
appoint
To put in place, name to a post.
Where else “heemid” appears- before herפָנֶיfane
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fane” appears- and she gave him ordersתְּצַוֵּtetsave
command
To give an order: "as YHWH had commanded".
Where else “tetsave” appears- Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכָיmardochay
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- to learnדַעַתdaat
know
To know something, realize.
Where else “daat” appears
The context
4And Esther’s young women and her eunuchs came and made it known to her, and the queen was greatly shaken; and she sent clothes to clothe Mordecai, and to remove his sackcloth from him, but he did not accept them.
5 · This verse (above)
6And Hathach went out to Mordecai, to the square of the city that was in front of the king’s gate.