Study it in the app“And all the officials of the provinces, and the satraps, and the governors, and those who did the king’s work, were supporting the Jews, for the dread of Mordecai had fallen on them.”
And allוְכָלthe officialsשָׂרֵיof the provinces,הַמְּדִינוֹתand the satraps,וְהָאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנִיםand the governors,וְהַפַּחוֹתand those who didוְעֹשֵׂיthe king’sאֲשֶׁר לַמֶּלֶךְwork,הַמְּלָאכָהwere supportingמְנַשְּׂאִיםthe Jews,הַיְּהוּדִיםforכִּיthe dreadפַּחַדof Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַיhad fallenנָפַלon them.עֲלֵיהֶם
chief
Someone set over others, in the army or in the state.
Where else “sare” appearsprovince, district
Province, district: a territory governed by a ruler or judge.
Where else “medinot” appearssatrap
Satrap (a word of Persian origin): governor of one of the great regions of the Persian empire, above the governors of provinces.
Where else “achashdarpnim” appearsgovernor
Governor: one who rules a province or district in the name of the king. A frequent word in the books of the Persian period.
Where else “pachot” appearsdo
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “ose” appearsking
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appearswork
The work one does or is assigned: building, serving, tending.
Where else “melacha” appearslift up
To direct the eyes upward, make the voice loud, or put up the hand.
Where else “menasim” 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 “yehudim” appearsdread, terror
Dread, terror, sudden fear. "The Fear of Isaac" is a name for God: the one who is revered with awe.
Where else “pachad” 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” appearsdesert
To fall upon someone, or desert to the enemy.
Where else “nafal” appears2The Jews assembled in their cities in all the provinces of King Ahasuerus to stretch out their hand against those who sought their harm; and no one stood before them, for the dread of them had fallen on all the peoples.
3 · This verse (above)
4For Mordecai was great in the house of the king, and his fame was going through all the provinces; for the man Mordecai kept growing greater.
