Study it in the app“And it happened on the third day that Esther put on royalty and stood in the inner court of the king’s house, opposite the king’s house; and the king was sitting on his royal throne in the royal house, opposite the entrance of the house.”
And it happenedוַיְהִיon the thirdבַּ הַשְּׁלִישִׁיdayיּוֹםthat Estherוַ אֶסְתֵּרput onתִּלְבַּשׁroyaltyמַלְכוּתand stoodוַתַּעֲמֹדin the innerבַּ הַפְּנִימִיתcourtחֲצַרof the king’sהַמֶּלֶךְhouse,בֵּיתoppositeנֹכַחthe king’sהַמֶּלֶךְhouse;בֵּיתand the kingוְהַמֶּלֶךְwas sittingיוֹשֵׁבonעַלhis royalמַלְכוּתוֹthroneכִּסֵּאin the royalבְּ הַמַּלְכוּתhouse,בֵיתoppositeנֹכַחthe entranceפֶּתַחof the house.הַבָּיִת
happen
For something to occur or take place; many stories open with this word.
Where else “yehi” appearsthird
The one that comes after the second; in time, the day or month that follows it.
Where else “shelishi” appearsday
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yom” appearsEsther
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” appearsput on
To cover the body with clothes: to put on what one is to wear.
Where else “tilbash” appearsreign
A reign, or what belongs to a king: his rule and dignity.
Where else “malchut” appearsstand
To be on one's feet, firm in a place, or to rise up to act.
Where else “taamod” appearsinner
Inner, inside: what is in the innermost part of a building.
Where else “penimit” appearscourt
An enclosed open space, like the temple's.
Where else “chatsar” appearsking
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appearshouse
A building to live in, or an enclosed place to keep something or someone.
Where else “bet” appearsopposite
On the opposite side, facing something.
Where else “nochach” appearssit
To sit; or sit on the throne to reign.
Where else “yoshev” appearsthrone
Literally "the seat": the king's chair, or YHWH's, from which he rules.
Where else “kise” appearsentrance, door
Entrance, doorway, door, opening.
Where else “petach” appears“She put on royalty”: she put on her robes as queen.
1 · This verse (above)
2And it happened, when the king saw Esther the queen standing in the court, that she won favor in his eyes; and the king held out to Esther the golden scepter that was in his hand, and Esther came near and touched the tip of the scepter.
