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But Hamanוַ הָמָןrestrained himselfיִּתְאַפַּקand wentוַיָּבוֹאtoאֶלhis house;בֵּיתוֹand he sentוַיִּשְׁלַחand broughtוַיָּבֵאhis friendsאֹהֲבָיוand Zereshוְ זֶרֶשׁhis wife.אִשְׁתּוֹ
Esther 5:10
Study it in the app“But Haman restrained himself and went to his house; and he sent and brought his friends and Zeresh his wife.”
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Esther 5:10, word by word
- But Hamanהָמָןhaman
Haman
Haman: the man whom King Ahasuerus set above all his officials; he wanted to destroy the Jews and ended hanged on the gallows he had prepared for Mordecai.
Where else “haman” appears- restrained himselfיִּתְאַפַּקyitapak
control oneself
Control oneself, hold back; refrain.
Where else “yitapak” appears- and wentיָּבוֹאyavo
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “yavo” appears- his houseבֵּיתbet
house
A building to live in, or an enclosed place to keep something or someone.
Where else “bet” appears- and he sentיִּשְׁלַחyishlach
send
To send someone or something.
Where else “yishlach” appears- his friendsאֹהֲבָיohavay
lover
One who loves another: the faithful friend or the lover.
Where else “ohavay” appears- and Zereshזֶרֶשׁzeresh
Zeresh
Zeresh: the name of Haman's wife.
Where else “zeresh” appears- his wifeאִשְׁתּisht
wife
Literally "his woman": the one married to him.
Where else “isht” appears
The context
9And Haman went out that day glad and good of heart; but when Haman saw Mordecai in the king’s gate, and that he did not rise and did not tremble before him, Haman was filled with fury against Mordecai.
10 · This verse (above)
11And Haman recounted to them the glory of his riches and the abundance of his sons, and all the ways in which the king had made him great and how he had exalted him above the officials and the servants of the king.