Study it in the app“And King Ahasuerus said to Esther the queen and to Mordecai the Jew, “Look, the house of Haman I have given to Esther, and him they have hanged on the pole, because he stretched out his hand against the Jews.”
And King Ahasuerusוַ הַמֶּלֶךְ אֲחַשְׁוֵרֹשׁsaidיֹּאמֶרto Estherלְאֶסְתֵּרthe queenהַמַּלְכָּהand to Mordecaiוּלְמָרְדֳּכַיthe Jew,הַיְּהוּדִי“Look,הִנֵּהthe houseבֵיתof HamanהָמָןI have givenנָתַתִּיto Esther,לְאֶסְתֵּרand himוְאֹתוֹthey have hangedתָּלוּonעַלthe pole,הָעֵץbecauseעַל אֲשֶׁרhe stretched outשָׁלַחhis handיָדוֹagainst the Jews.בַּיְּהוּדִים
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appearsAhasuerus
Ahasuerus: the Hebrew name of a king of Persia. In Ezra 4:6 and in the book of Esther; Strong identifies him there with Xerxes.
Where else “achashverosh” appearssay
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appearsEsther
Esther: the other name of Hadassah, the Jewish young woman, cousin of Mordecai, who became queen of Persia and delivered her people.
Where else “ester” appearsqueen
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.
Where else “malka” appearsMordecai
Mordecai: the name of one of those who returned with Zerubbabel; in the book of Esther, the relative who raised Esther.
Where else “mardochay” appearsJew, 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 “yehudi” appearshousehold
The family, everyone living under one roof.
Where else “vet” appearsHaman
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” appearsgive
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “natati” appearshang
Hang; often, hang the body of an executed man in view of all.
Where else “talu” appearswood
What is taken from a cut tree: firewood, board, rod or timber.
Where else “ets” appearsstretch out
Literally "send the hand": move the arm toward something to take or strike it.
Where else “shalach” appearspower
Literally "the hand": the strength and control someone has.
Where else “yad” appears6For how could I see the evil that would find my people? And how could I see the ruin of my kindred?”
7 · This verse (above)
8And you, write concerning the Jews as seems good in your eyes, in the name of the king, and seal it with the king’s ring; for a writing that is written in the name of the king and sealed with the king’s ring cannot be turned back.”
