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For the Jewsלַיְּהוּדִיםthere wasהָיְתָהlightאוֹרָהand gladness,וְשִׂמְחָהand joyוְשָׂשֹׂןand honor.וִיקָר
Esther 8:16
Study it in the app“For the Jews there was light and gladness, and joy and honor.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Esther 8:16, word by word
- For the Jewsיְּהוּדִיםyehudim
Jew, Judean
Jew: a person of Judah, first of the kingdom of Judah and then, in general, of the people descended from it. Its first appearance is 2 Kings 16:6, where it names the men of Judah who lived in Elath. It is frequent in Jeremiah, Nehemiah and Esther.
Where else “yehudim” appears- there wasהָיְתָהhayta
exist
To exist: "let there be light".
Where else “hayta” appears- lightאוֹרָהora
light
Brightness that gladdens; a picture of joy and salvation.
Where else “ora” appears- and gladnessשִׂמְחָהsimcha
joy
Joy, gladness, celebration.
Where else “simcha” appears- and joyשָׂשֹׂןsason
joy, gladness
Joy, lively gladness.
Where else “sason” appears- and honorיקָרykar
honor
Public recognition given to a person for his worth or service.
Where else “ykar” appears
The context
15And Mordecai went out from before the king in a royal robe of blue and white cloth, and with a great golden crown and a mantle of fine linen and purple; and the city of Susa shouted for joy and was glad.
16 · This verse (above)
17And in every province, and in every city, in the place where the word of the king and his law reached, there was gladness and joy for the Jews, a banquet and a good day; and many of the peoples of the land became Jews, for the dread of the Jews had fallen on them.