Esther 6:4

“And the king said, “Who is in the court?” Now Haman had come to the outer court of the king’s house to say to the king to hang Mordecai on the pole that he had prepared for him.”

Esther 6:4 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Esther 6:4, word by word

And the kingמֶּלֶךְmelech

king

A king who rules a people.

Where else “melech” appears
saidיֹּאמֶרyomer

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

Where else “yomer” appears
in the courtחָצֵרchatser

court

An enclosed open space, like the temple's.

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Now 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
had comeבָּאba

come

To come, arrive: "days are coming".

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to the outerחִיצוֹנָהchitsona

outer, outside

Outer, outside: what faces outward or is on the outside part. It can also mean what is not sacred, ordinary.

Where else “chitsona” appears
houseבֵּיתbet

house

A building to live in, or an enclosed place to keep something or someone.

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to hangתְלוֹתtelot

hang

Hang; often, hang the body of an executed man in view of all.

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Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַיmardochay

Mordecai

Mordecai: the name of one of those who returned with Zerubbabel; in the book of Esther, the relative who raised Esther.

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the poleעֵץets

wood

What is taken from a cut tree: firewood, board, rod or timber.

Where else “ets” appears
he had preparedהֵכִיןhechin

prepare

To get something set and done beforehand.

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The context

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.”

4 · This verse (above)

5And the king’s young men said to him, “Look, Haman is standing in the court.” And the king said, “Let him come in.”

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