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And they hangedוַיִּתְלוּHamanהָמָןonעַלthe poleהָעֵץthatאֲשֶׁרhe had preparedהֵכִיןfor Mordecai;לְמָרְדֳּכָיand the furyוַחֲמַתof the kingהַמֶּלֶךְsubsided.שָׁכָכָה
Esther 7:10
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Esther 7:10, word by word
- And they hangedיִּתְלוּyitlu
hang
Hang; often, hang the body of an executed man in view of all.
Where else “yitlu” 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- 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.
Where else “hechin” appears- for Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכָיmardochay
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- and the furyחֲמַתchamat
fury
Literally "heat": burning anger, of a person or of YHWH.
Where else “chamat” appears- of the kingמֶּלֶךְmelech
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appears- subsidedשָׁכָכָהshachacha
subside
Quiet down, ebb; make still.
Where else “shachacha” appears
The context
9And Harbona, one of the eunuchs, said before the king, “Also, look, the pole that Haman made for Mordecai, who spoke well for the king, is standing at the house of Haman, fifty cubits high.” And the king said, “Hang him on it.”
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