Esther 6:5

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

Esther 6:5 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Esther 6:5, word by word

And the king’sמֶּלֶךְmelech

king

A king who rules a people.

Where else “melech” appears
young menנַעֲרֵיnaare

young servant

A young man, often in someone's service: servant, messenger or soldier.

Where else “naare” appears
saidיֹּאמְרוּyomru

say

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

Where else “yomru” appears
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
is standingעֹמֵדomed

stand

To be on one's feet, firm in a place, or to rise up to act.

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in the courtחָצֵרchatser

court

An enclosed open space, like the temple's.

Where else “chatser” appears
“Let him come inיָבוֹאyavo

enter

To go into a place.

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The context

4And 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.

5 · This verse (above)

6So Haman came in, and the king said to him, “What is to be done for the man whom the king delights to honor?” And Haman said in his heart, “Whom would the king delight to honor more than me?”

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