Esther 8:12
Upon one day in all the provinces of king Ahasuerus, namely, upon the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month Adar.
Original Language Analysis
בְּי֣וֹם
day
H3117
בְּי֣וֹם
day
Strong's:
H3117
Word #:
1 of 14
a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso
אֶחָ֔ד
Upon one
H259
אֶחָ֔ד
Upon one
Strong's:
H259
Word #:
2 of 14
properly, united, i.e., one; or (as an ordinal) first
בְּכָל
H3605
בְּכָל
Strong's:
H3605
Word #:
3 of 14
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
מְדִינ֖וֹת
in all the provinces
H4082
מְדִינ֖וֹת
in all the provinces
Strong's:
H4082
Word #:
4 of 14
properly, a judgeship, i.e., jurisdiction; by implication, a district (as ruled by a judge); generally, a region
אֲחַשְׁוֵר֑וֹשׁ
Ahasuerus
H325
אֲחַשְׁוֵר֑וֹשׁ
Ahasuerus
Strong's:
H325
Word #:
6 of 14
achashverosh (i.e., ahasuerus or artaxerxes, but in this case xerxes), the title (rather than name) of a persian king
בִּשְׁלוֹשָׁ֥ה
namely upon the thirteenth
H7969
בִּשְׁלוֹשָׁ֥ה
namely upon the thirteenth
Strong's:
H7969
Word #:
7 of 14
three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multiple) thrice
עָשָׂ֛ר
H6240
עָשָׂ֛ר
Strong's:
H6240
Word #:
8 of 14
ten (only in combination), i.e., -teen; also (ordinal) -teenth
עָשָׂ֖ר
H6240
עָשָׂ֖ר
Strong's:
H6240
Word #:
11 of 14
ten (only in combination), i.e., -teen; also (ordinal) -teenth
הוּא
H1931
הוּא
Strong's:
H1931
Word #:
12 of 14
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demo
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