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Esther 1:6 - Beds

Esther 1:6 - Where were white, green, and blue, hangings, fastened with cords of fine linen and purple to silver rings and pillars of marble: the beds were of gold and silver, upon a pavement of red, and blue, and white, and black, marble.

Verse	Strongs No.	Hebrew	Strongs Definition
Where were white	H2353	חוּר	[Noun Masculine] white linen
green	H3768	כַּרְפַּס	[Noun Masculine] byssus or fine vegetable wool
and blue	H8504	תְּכֵלֶת	[Noun Feminine] the cerulean {mussel} that {is} the color (violet) obtained therefrom or stuff dyed therewith
hangings fastened	H270	אָחַז	[Verb] to seize (often with the accessory idea of holding in possession)
with cords	H2256	חֶבֶל	[Noun Masculine] a rope (as {twisted }) especially a measuring line; by implication a district or inheritance (as measured); or a noose (as of cords); figuratively a company (as if tied together); also a throe (especially of parturition); also ruin
of fine linen	H948	בּוּץ	[Noun Masculine] probably cotton (of some sort)
and purple	H713	אַרְגָּמָן	[Noun Masculine] purple (the color or the dyed stuff)
to	H5921	עַל	[Preposition] {above} over: {upon} or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
silver	H3701	כֶּסֶף	[Noun Masculine] silver (from its pale color); by implication money
rings	H1550	גָּלִיל	[Adjective] a valve of a folding door (as turning); also a ring (as round)
and pillars	H5982	עַמּוּד	[Noun Masculine] a column (as standing); also a {stand} that {is} platform
of marble	H8336	שֵׁשׁ	[Noun Masculine] for H7893; bleached {stuff} that {is} white linen or (by analogy) marble
the beds	H4296	מִטָּה	[Noun Feminine] a bed (as extended) for sleeping or eating; by analogy a {sofa} litter or bier
were of gold	H2091	זָהָב	[Noun Masculine] gold; figuratively something gold colored (that {is} {yellow }) as {oil} a clear sky
and silver	H3701	כֶּסֶף	[Noun Masculine] silver (from its pale color); by implication money
upon	H5921	עַל	[Preposition] {above} over: {upon} or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
a pavement	H7531	רִצְפָּה	[Noun Feminine] a hot stone; also a tessellated pavement
of red	H923	בַּהַט	[Noun Masculine] white marble or perhaps alabaster
and blue	H8504	תְּכֵלֶת	[Noun Feminine] the cerulean {mussel} that {is} the color (violet) obtained therefrom or stuff dyed therewith
and white	H2353	חוּר	[Noun Masculine] white linen
and black marble	H8336	שֵׁשׁ	[Noun Masculine] for H7893; bleached {stuff} that {is} white linen or (by analogy) marble

Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.

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Esther 1:6 - Beds

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