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And Hathachוַ הֲתָךְwent outיֵּצֵאtoאֶלMordecai,מָרְדֳּכָיtoאֶלthe squareרְחוֹבof the cityהָעִירthatאֲשֶׁרwasin front ofלִפְנֵיthe king’sהַמֶּלֶךְgate.שַׁעַר
Esther 4:6
Study it in the app“And Hathach went out to Mordecai, to the square of the city that was in front of the king’s gate.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Esther 4:6, word by word
- And 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- went outיֵּצֵאyetse
go out
To go out of a place.
Where else “yetse” 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- the squareרְחוֹבrechov
square
Square: the open space of a town.
Where else “rechov” appears- of the cityעִירir
city
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “ir” appears- in front ofפְנֵיfene
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fene” appears- the king’sמֶּלֶךְmelech
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appears- gateשַׁעַרshaar
gate
The entrance of a city or house, with doors that close.
Where else “shaar” appears
The context
5And 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.
6 · This verse (above)
7And Mordecai made known to him all that had happened to him, and the sum of the silver that Haman had said he would weigh out to the king’s treasuries for the Jews, to make them perish.