Esther 9:16

“And the rest of the Jews who were in the king’s provinces assembled and stood for their lives, and had rest from their enemies, and killed among those who hated them seventy-five thousand; but on the plunder they did not stretch out their hand.”

Esther 9:16 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Esther 9:16, word by word

And the restשְׁאָרshear

rest, remainder

Rest: what is left of something.

Where else “shear” appears
of 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
in the king’sמֶּלֶךְmelech

king

A king who rules a people.

Where else “melech” appears
provincesמְדִינוֹתmedinot

province, district

Province, district: a territory governed by a ruler or judge.

Where else “medinot” appears
assembledנִקְהֲלוּnikhalu

assemble

Assemble people, call them together; gather.

Where else “nikhalu” appears
and stoodעָמֹדamod

stand

To be on one's feet, firm in a place, or to rise up to act.

Where else “amod” appears
their livesנַפְשָׁnafsha

life

Life, when it is at stake.

Where else “nafsha” appears
and had restנוֹחַnoach

rest, resting place

Rest: the place or state of one who rests. It is of the same family as "rest" and "give rest."

Where else “noach” appears
from their enemiesאֹיְבֵיoyve

enemy

Enemy, foe: one who hates and opposes another.

Where else “oyve” appears
and killedהָרֹגharog

kill

Kill, slay.

Where else “harog” appears
among those who hated themשֹׂנְאֵיsone

hate

To feel rejection and hostility toward someone, to the point of wishing him harm.

Where else “sone” appears
seventy-fiveחֲמִשָּׁהchamisha

five

Five.

Where else “chamisha” appears
seventy-fiveשִׁבְעִיםshivim

seventy

Seventy.

Where else “shivim” appears
thousandאָלֶףalef

thousand

One thousand: a large, round number.

Where else “alef” appears
but on the plunderבִּזָּהbiza

plunder

Plunder: what is taken from the defeated in war or in a raid. It is of the family of "plunder" (the verb).

Where else “biza” appears
stretch outשָׁלְחוּshalchu

stretch out

Literally "send the hand": move the arm toward something to take or strike it.

Where else “shalchu” appears
their handיָדָyada

hand

The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.

Where else “yada” appears

The context

15And the Jews who were in Susa assembled also on the fourteenth day of the month of Adar, and they killed in Susa three hundred men; but on the plunder they did not stretch out their hand.

16 · This verse (above)

17This was on the thirteenth day of the month of Adar; and they rested on the fourteenth of it, and made it a day of banqueting and gladness.

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