Esther 7:6

“And Esther said, “A man, an adversary and an enemy: Haman, this evil man!” And Haman was terrified before the king and the queen.”

Esther 7:6 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Esther 7:6, word by word

And Estherאֶסְתֵּרester

Esther

Esther: the other name of Hadassah, the Jewish young woman, cousin of Mordecai, who became queen of Persia and delivered her people.

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saidתֹּאמֶרtomer

say

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

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“A manאִישׁish

man

An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.

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an adversaryצַרtsar

adversary

Someone who oppresses and attacks another; the adversary.

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and an enemyאוֹיֵבoyev

enemy

Enemy, foe: one who hates and opposes another.

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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.

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evil manרָעra

evil

What is evil, the opposite of good.

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was terrifiedנִבְעַתnivat

terrify, frighten

To terrify, to startle suddenly, to fill with dread.

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beforeפְנֵיfene

before

Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.

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the kingמֶּלֶךְmelech

king

A king who rules a people.

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and the queenמַּלְכָּהmalka

queen

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.

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The context

5And King Ahasuerus said, and he said to Esther the queen, “Who is this, and where is this one whom his heart has filled to do so?”

6 · This verse (above)

7And the king rose in his fury from the banquet of wine and went to the garden of the palace; and Haman stayed to petition Esther the queen for his life, for he saw that evil had been determined against him by the king.

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