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Esther 2:8 - Hadassah

Esther 2:8 - So it came to pass, when the king's commandment and his decree was heard, and when many maidens were gathered together unto Shushan the palace, to the custody of Hegai, that Esther was brought also unto the king's house, to the custody of Hegai, keeper of the women.

Verse	Strongs No.	Hebrew	Strongs Definition
So it came to	H413	אֵל	[Preposition] a primitive {particle} properly denoting motion {towards} but occasionally used of a quiescent {position} that {is} near: with or among; often in {general} to
pass	H1961	הָיָה	[Verb] to {exist} that {is} be or {become} come to pass (always {emphatic} and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
when the king's commandment	H1697	דָּבָר	[Noun Masculine] a word; by implication a matter (as spoken of) of thing; adverbially a cause
and his decree	H1881	דָּת	[Noun Feminine] a royal edict or statute
was heard	H8085	שָׁמַע	[Verb] to hear intelligently (often with implication of {attention} {obedience} etc.; causatively to {tell} etc.)
and when many	H7227	רַב	[Adjective] abundant (in {quantity} {size} {age} {number} {rank} quality)
maidens	H5291	נַעֲרָה	[Noun Feminine] a girl (from infancy to adolescence)
were gathered together	H6908	קָבַץ	[Verb] to {grasp} that {is} collect
unto	H413	אֵל	[Preposition] a primitive {particle} properly denoting motion {towards} but occasionally used of a quiescent {position} that {is} near: with or among; often in {general} to
Shushan	H7800	שׁוּשַׁן	[Proper Name Location] {Shushan} a place in Persia
the palace	H1002	בִּירָה	[Noun Feminine] a castle or palace
to	H413	אֵל	[Preposition] a primitive {particle} properly denoting motion {towards} but occasionally used of a quiescent {position} that {is} near: with or among; often in {general} to
the custody	H3027	יָד	[Noun Feminine] a hand (the open one (indicating {power} means: {direction} {etc.}) in distinction from {H3709 } the closed one); used (as {noun} {adverb} etc.) in a great variety of {applications} both literally and {figuratively} both proximate and remote
of Hegai	H1896	הֵגֵא	[Proper Name Masculine] Hege or {Hegai} a eunuch of Xerxes
that Esther	H635	אֶסְתֵּר	[Proper Name Feminine] {Ester} the Jewish heroine
was brought	H3947	לָקַח	[Verb] to take (in the widest variety of applications)
also unto	H413	אֵל	[Preposition] a primitive {particle} properly denoting motion {towards} but occasionally used of a quiescent {position} that {is} near: with or among; often in {general} to
the king's house	H1004	בַּיִת	[Noun Masculine] a house (in the greatest variation of {applications} especially {family} etc.)
to	H413	אֵל	[Preposition] a primitive {particle} properly denoting motion {towards} but occasionally used of a quiescent {position} that {is} near: with or among; often in {general} to
the custody	H3027	יָד	[Noun Feminine] a hand (the open one (indicating {power} means: {direction} {etc.}) in distinction from {H3709 } the closed one); used (as {noun} {adverb} etc.) in a great variety of {applications} both literally and {figuratively} both proximate and remote
of Hegai	H1896	הֵגֵא	[Proper Name Masculine] Hege or {Hegai} a eunuch of Xerxes
keeper	H8104	שָׁמַר	[Verb] properly to hedge about (as with {thorns}) that {is} guard; generally to {protect} attend {to} etc.
of the women	H802	אִשָּׁה	[Noun Feminine] the second form is an irregular plural; a woman (used in the same wide sense as H582).

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

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Esther 2:8 - Hadassah

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