Study it in the app“And 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.”
And it happened,וַיְהִיwhenכִthe kingהַמֶּלֶךְsawרְאוֹתEstherאֶסְתֵּרthe queenהַמַּלְכָּהstandingעֹמֶדֶתin the court,בֶּחָצֵרthat she wonנָשְׂאָהfavorחֵןin his eyes;בְּעֵינָיוand the kingוַ הַמֶּלֶךְheld outיּוֹשֶׁטto Estherלְאֶסְתֵּרthe goldenהַזָּהָבscepterשַׁרְבִיטthat wasאֲשֶׁרin his hand,בְּיָדוֹand Estherוַ אֶסְתֵּרcame nearתִּקְרַבand touchedוַתִּגַּעthe tipבְּרֹאשׁof the scepter.הַשַּׁרְבִיט
happen
For something to occur or take place; many stories open with this word.
Where else “yehi” appearsking
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appearssee
To see with one's eyes.
Where else “reot” 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” appearsqueen
Queen: a woman who reigns or the chief wife of a king. It is said of the queen of Sheba and of the queens in the book of Esther.
Where else “malka” appearsstand
To be on one's feet, firm in a place, or to rise up to act.
Where else “omedet” appearscourt
An enclosed open space, like the temple's.
Where else “chatser” appearslift up
To direct the eyes upward, make the voice loud, or put up the hand.
Where else “nasa” appearsfavor
Someone's goodwill toward another: looking on them kindly.
Where else “chen” appearssight
"In the eyes of" someone: in their view.
Where else “enay” appearshold out, extend
To extend, to hold out toward someone; said of the scepter that the king holds out to the one he receives.
Where else “yoshet” appearsgold
Gold.
Where else “zahav” appearsscepter
Scepter: the rod that the king holds as a sign of his power.
Where else “sharvit” appearshand
The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.
Where else “yad” appearscome near
To come near to someone or something.
Where else “tikrav” appearstouch
To lay a hand or finger on something, sometimes to take it or harm it.
Where else “tiga” appearstop
Literally "the head": the highest part, as of a mountain.
Where else “rosh” appears1And 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.
2 · This verse (above)
3And the king said to her, “What is the matter with you, Esther the queen? And what is your petition? Up to half of the kingdom, and it will be given to you.”
