Bible Verse Dictionary
Esther 2:2 - Sought
Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
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Then said | H559 | אָמַר |
[Verb] to say (used with great latitude) |
the king's servants | H5288 | נַעַר |
[Noun Masculine] (concretely) a boy (as {active}) from the age of infancy to adolescence; by implication a servant; also (by interchange of {sex}) a girl (of similar latitude in age) |
that ministered | H8334 | שָׁרַת |
[Verb] to attend as a menial or worshipper; figuratively to contribute to |
unto him Let there be fair | H2896 | טוֹב |
[Adjective] good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a {noun} both in the masculine and the {feminine} the singular and the plural ({good } a good or good {thing} a good man or woman; the {good} goods or good {things} good men or {women}) also as an adverb (well) |
young | H5291 | נַעֲרָה |
[Noun Feminine] a girl (from infancy to adolescence) |
virgins | H1330 | בְּתוּלָה |
[Noun Feminine] a virgin (from her privacy); sometimes (by continuation) a bride; also (figuratively) a city or state |
sought | H1245 | בָּקַשׁ |
[Verb] to search out (by any method; specifically in worship or prayer); by implication to strive after |
for the king | H4428 | מֶלֶךְ |
[Noun Masculine] a king |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.