And Harbona,וַ חַרְבוֹנָהoneאֶחָדofמִןthe eunuchs,הַסָּרִיסִיםsaidיֹּאמֶרbeforeלִפְנֵיthe king,הַמֶּלֶךְ“Also,גַּםlook,הִנֵּהthe poleהָעֵץthatאֲשֶׁרHamanהָמָןmadeעָשָׂהfor Mordecai,לְמָרְדֳּכַיwhoאֲשֶׁרspokeדִּבֶּרwellטוֹבforעַלthe king,הַמֶּלֶךְis standingעֹמֵדat the houseבְּבֵיתof Haman,הָמָןfiftyחֲמִשִּׁיםcubitsאַמָּהhigh.”גָּבֹהַּAnd the kingוַ הַמֶּלֶךְsaid,יֹּאמֶר“Hang himתְּלֻהוּon it.”עָלָיו
Esther 7:9
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Esther 7:9, word by word
- And Harbonaחַרְבוֹנָהcharvona
Harbona
Harbona: the name of one of the seven eunuchs who served King Ahasuerus; he told the king of Haman's gallows (Esther 7:9).
Where else “charvona” appears- oneאֶחָדechad
one
The number one; just one and no more.
Where else “echad” appears- the eunuchsסָּרִיסִיםsarisim
official, eunuch
Court official. The word can also mean eunuch.
Where else “sarisim” appears- saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- beforeפְנֵיfene
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fene” appears- the kingמֶּלֶךְmelech
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appears- the poleעֵץets
wood
What is taken from a cut tree: firewood, board, rod or timber.
Where else “ets” 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- madeעָשָׂהasa
make
To build or create something.
Where else “asa” appears- for 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- spokeדִּבֶּרdiber
speak
To speak, say something; above all God to his people.
Where else “diber” appears- wellטוֹבtov
good
What is as it should be and gives delight: sound, useful, beautiful or valuable.
Where else “tov” appears- is standingעֹמֵדomed
stand
To be on one's feet, firm in a place, or to rise up to act.
Where else “omed” appears- at the houseבֵיתvet
house
A building to live in, or an enclosed place to keep something or someone.
Where else “vet” appears- fiftyחֲמִשִּׁיםchamishim
fifty
Fifty.
Where else “chamishim” appears- cubitsאַמָּהama
cubit
About 45 centimeters: from the bent arm to the fingertips.
Where else “ama” appears- highגָּבֹהַּgavoha
tall
Rising far above the ground: a mountain, a wall, a tree, a horn.
Where else “gavoha” appears- “Hang himתְּלֻtelu
hang
Hang; often, hang the body of an executed man in view of all.
Where else “telu” appears
The context
8And the king returned from the garden of the palace to the house of the banquet of wine, and Haman had fallen on the couch on which Esther was. And the king said, “Will he even subdue the queen with me present in the house?” The word went out of the mouth of the king, and they covered Haman’s face.
9 · This verse (above)
10And they hanged Haman on the pole that he had prepared for Mordecai; and the fury of the king subsided.