And it was foundוַיִּמָּצֵאwrittenכָתוּבthatאֲשֶׁרMordecaiמָרְדֳּכַיhad made knownהִגִּידaboutעַלBigthanaבִּגְתָנָאand Teresh,וָתֶרֶשׁtwoשְׁנֵיof the king’sהַמֶּלֶךְeunuchs,סָרִיסֵיofמִthe keepersשֹּׁמְרֵיof the threshold,הַסַּףwhoאֲשֶׁרhad soughtבִּקְשׁוּto stretch outלִשְׁלֹחַtheirhandיָדagainstבַּKing Ahasuerus.מֶּלֶךְ אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ
Esther 6:2
Study it in the app“And it was found written that Mordecai had made known about Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king’s eunuchs, of the keepers of the threshold, who had sought to stretch out their hand against King Ahasuerus.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Esther 6:2, word by word
- And it was foundיִּמָּצֵאyimatse
find
To come upon what one seeks, or something not expected.
Where else “yimatse” appears- writtenכָתוּבchatuv
write
To put words in writing, in a book or tablet, so that they last.
Where else “chatuv” appears- Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַיmardochay
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- had made knownהִגִּידhigid
tell
To tell someone something he does not know or has not seen.
Where else “higid” appears- Bigthanaבִּגְתָנָאbigtana
Bigthan, Bigthana
Bigthan: the name of one of the two eunuchs, keepers of the threshold, who plotted against King Ahasuerus.
Where else “bigtana” appears- and Tereshתֶרֶשׁteresh
Teresh
Teresh: the name of one of the two eunuchs, keepers of the threshold, who plotted against King Ahasuerus.
Where else “teresh” appears- twoשְׁנֵיshene
two
A pair, a quantity of two.
Where else “shene” appears- of the king’sמֶּלֶךְmelech
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appears- eunuchsסָרִיסֵיsarise
official, eunuch
Court official. The word can also mean eunuch.
Where else “sarise” appears- the keepersשֹּׁמְרֵיshomre
guard
To watch over, protect from all harm.
Where else “shomre” appears- of the thresholdסַּףsaf
threshold
The low part of a doorway, which one steps over on entering.
Where else “saf” appears- had soughtבִּקְשׁוּbikshu
try to get
To try to get something.
Where else “bikshu” appears- to stretch outשְׁלֹחַsheloach
stretch out
Literally "send the hand": move the arm toward something to take or strike it.
Where else “sheloach” appears- handיָדyad
hand
The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.
Where else “yad” appears- King Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁachashverosh
Ahasuerus
Ahasuerus: the Hebrew name of a king of Persia. In Ezra 4:6 and in the book of Esther; Strong identifies him there with Xerxes.
Where else “achashverosh” appears
The context
1That night the king’s sleep fled, and he said to bring the book of the memorials, the chronicles, and they were read before the king.
2 · This verse (above)
3And the king said, “What honor and greatness has been done for Mordecai for this?” And the king’s young men who served him said, “Nothing has been done for him.”