Bible Verse Dictionary
Esther 3:8 - Laws
Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
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And Haman | H2001 | הָמָן |
[Proper Name Masculine] {Haman} a Persian vizier |
said | H559 | אָמַר |
[Verb] to say (used with great latitude) |
unto king | H4428 | מֶלֶךְ |
[Noun Masculine] a king |
Ahasuerus | H325 | אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ |
[Proper Name Masculine] Achashverosh (that {is} Ahasuerus or {Artaxerxes} but in this case {Xerxes}) the title (rather than name) of a Persian king |
There is | H3426 | יֵשׁ |
entity; used adverbially or as a copula for the substantive verb (H1961); there is or are (or any other form of the verb to {be} as may suit the connection) |
a certain | H259 | אֶחָד |
[Adjective] properly {united} that {is} one; or (as an ordinal) first |
people | H5971 | עַם |
[Noun Masculine] a people (as a congregated unit); specifically a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively a flock |
scattered abroad | H6340 | פָּזַר |
[Verb] to {scatter} whether in enmity or bounty |
and dispersed | H6504 | פָּרַד |
[Verb] to break {through} that {is} spread or separate (oneself) |
among | H996 | בֵּין |
[Masculine] properly the constructively contracted form of an otherwise unused noun from H995; a distinction; but used only as a {preposition} between (repeated before each {noun} often with other particles); also as a {conjugation} either ... or |
the people | H5971 | עַם |
[Noun Masculine] a people (as a congregated unit); specifically a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively a flock |
in all | H3605 | כֹּל |
[Noun Masculine] properly the whole; hence {all} any or every (in the singular {only} but often in a plural sense) |
the provinces | H4082 | מְדִינָה |
[Noun Feminine] properly a {judgeship} that {is} jurisdiction; by implication a district (as ruled by a judge); generally a region |
of thy kingdom | H4438 | מַלְכוּת |
[Noun Feminine] a rule; concretely a dominion |
and their laws | H1881 | דָּת |
[Noun Feminine] a royal edict or statute |
are diverse | H8138 | שָׁנָה |
[Verb] to {fold} that {is} duplicate (literally or figuratively (); by implication to transmute (transitively or intransitively) |
from all | H3605 | כֹּל |
[Noun Masculine] properly the whole; hence {all} any or every (in the singular {only} but often in a plural sense) |
people | H5971 | עַם |
[Noun Masculine] a people (as a congregated unit); specifically a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively a flock |
neither | H369 | אַיִן |
[Neuter] a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle |
keep | H6213 | עָשָׂה |
[Verb] to do or {make} in the broadest sense and widest application |
they the king's laws | H1881 | דָּת |
[Noun Feminine] a royal edict or statute |
therefore it is | H3426 | יֵשׁ |
entity; used adverbially or as a copula for the substantive verb (H1961); there is or are (or any other form of the verb to {be} as may suit the connection) |
not | H369 | אַיִן |
[Neuter] a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle |
for the king's profit | H7737 | שָׁוָה |
[Verb] properly to {level} that {is} equalize; figuratively to resemble; by implication to adjust (that {is} {counterbalance} be {suitable} {compose} {place} {yield} etc.) |
to suffer | H5117 | נוּחַ |
[Verb] to {rest} that {is} settle down; used in a great variety of {applications} literally and {figuratively} {intransitively} transitively and causatively (to {dwell} stay: let {fall} place: let {alone} withdraw: give {comfort} etc.) |
them |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.