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Esther 9

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4 For Mordecai was great in the king's house, and word of him went out through every part of the kingdom: for the man Mordecai became greater and greater.

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Relevant source witnesses currently attached to Esther 9:4. Some ancient sources use different book or verse structures, so availability notes call out gaps honestly instead of forcing five panels everywhere.

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Word Entries 69
Editorial Notes 0
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Westminster Leningrad Codex Hebrew · Hebrew Bible · Public Domain

Coverage: Old Testament / Hebrew Bible

Primary Hebrew source-text witness for the Hebrew Bible.

כִּֽי־גָ֤דוֹל מָרְדֳּכַי֙ בְּבֵ֣ית הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וְשָׁמְע֖וֹ הוֹלֵ֣ךְ בְּכָל־הַמְּדִינ֑וֹת כִּֽי־הָאִ֥ישׁ מָרְדֳּכַ֖י הוֹלֵ֥ךְ וְגָדֽוֹל׃ פ

14 word entries
כִּֽי
Lemma
3588 a
Morphology
Hebrew: conjunction
Part of Speech
conjunction
Strong's
H3588
Occurrences
4218
גָ֤דוֹל
Lemma
1419 a
Morphology
Hebrew: adjective
Part of Speech
adjective
Strong's
H1419
Occurrences
341
מָרְדֳּכַי֙
Lemma
4782
Morphology
Hebrew: noun proper
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
H4782
Occurrences
43
בְּבֵ֣ית
Morphology
Hebrew: preposition + noun common masculine singular construct
Part of Speech
preposition
Strong's
H1004
Occurrences
215
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ
Lemma
d/4428
Morphology
Hebrew: particle definite article + noun common masculine singular absolute
Part of Speech
particle
Strong's
H4428
Occurrences
1083
וְשָׁמְע֖וֹ
Lemma
c/8089
Morphology
Hebrew: conjunction + noun common masculine singular construct + suffix
Part of Speech
conjunction
Strong's
H8089
Occurrences
1
הוֹלֵ֣ךְ
Lemma
1980
Morphology
Hebrew: verb qal participle active
Part of Speech
verb
Strong's
H1980
Occurrences
372
בְּכָל
Lemma
b/3605
Morphology
Hebrew: preposition + noun common masculine singular construct
Part of Speech
preposition
Strong's
H3605
Occurrences
453
הַמְּדִינ֑וֹת
Lemma
d/4082
Morphology
Hebrew: particle definite article + noun common feminine plural absolute
Part of Speech
particle
Strong's
H4082
Occurrences
12
כִּֽי
Lemma
3588 a
Morphology
Hebrew: conjunction
Part of Speech
conjunction
Strong's
H3588
Occurrences
4218
הָאִ֥ישׁ
Lemma
d/376
Morphology
Hebrew: particle definite article + noun common masculine singular absolute
Part of Speech
particle
Strong's
H376
Occurrences
288
מָרְדֳּכַ֖י
Lemma
4782
Morphology
Hebrew: noun proper
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
H4782
Occurrences
43
הוֹלֵ֥ךְ
Lemma
1980
Morphology
Hebrew: verb qal participle active
Part of Speech
verb
Strong's
H1980
Occurrences
372
וְגָדֽוֹל
Morphology
Hebrew: conjunction + adjective
Part of Speech
conjunction
Strong's
H1419
Occurrences
14
Syriac Peshitta Old Testament Syriac · Syriac Peshitta · MIT License

Coverage: Old Testament and selected Apocrypha

Ancient Syriac translation tradition. Text coverage is imported; word-level morphology is marked pending until a dedicated Syriac morphology source is attached.

ܡܛܠ ܕܝ̣ܪܒ ܡܘܪܕܟܝ ܒܝܬ ܡܠܟܐ. ܘܫܡܗ ܐ̇ܙܠ ܗܘܐ ܒܟܠܗܝܢ ܡ̈ܠܟܘܬܐ. ܡܛܠ ܕܓܒܪܐ ܡܘܪܕܟܝ ܐ̇ܙܠ ܗܘܐ ܘܝܪܒ.

16 word entries
ܡܛܠ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Lemma
ܡܛܠ
Transliteration
mtl
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review
Occurrences
2606
ܕܝ̣ܪܒ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
dyrb
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review; possible prefixed relative/genitive marker d-
Occurrences
3
ܡܘܪܕܟܝ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
mwrdky
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review
Occurrences
29
ܒܝܬ
Confidence
medium preliminary Syriac rule/lexicon alignment
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac lexicon alignment. Useful for search and first-pass study; review before labeling as verified scholarship.
Lemma
ܒܝܬ
Transliteration
beth
Morphology
noun, construct form
Gloss
house of
Occurrences
480
ܡܠܟܐ
Confidence
medium preliminary Syriac rule/lexicon alignment
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac lexicon alignment. Useful for search and first-pass study; review before labeling as verified scholarship.
Transliteration
malka
Morphology
noun, masculine emphatic singular
Gloss
king
Occurrences
1870
ܘܫܡܗ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
wshmh
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review; prefixed conjunction
Occurrences
49
ܐ̇ܙܠ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Lemma
ܐܙܠ
Transliteration
'zl
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review
Occurrences
147
ܗܘܐ
Confidence
medium preliminary Syriac rule/lexicon alignment
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac lexicon alignment. Useful for search and first-pass study; review before labeling as verified scholarship.
Lemma
ܗܘܐ
Transliteration
hwa
Morphology
verb, being/becoming root form
Gloss
was, became
Occurrences
1800
ܒܟܠܗܝܢ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
bklhyn
Morphology
possible plural/participle or finite verbal ending; possible prefixed preposition b-
Occurrences
34
ܡ̈ܠܟܘܬܐ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
mlkwt'
Morphology
probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a
Occurrences
101
ܡܛܠ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Lemma
ܡܛܠ
Transliteration
mtl
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review
Occurrences
2606
ܕܓܒܪܐ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
dgbr'
Morphology
probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a; possible prefixed relative/genitive marker d-
Occurrences
109
ܡܘܪܕܟܝ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
mwrdky
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review
Occurrences
29
ܐ̇ܙܠ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Lemma
ܐܙܠ
Transliteration
'zl
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review
Occurrences
147
ܗܘܐ
Confidence
medium preliminary Syriac rule/lexicon alignment
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac lexicon alignment. Useful for search and first-pass study; review before labeling as verified scholarship.
Lemma
ܗܘܐ
Transliteration
hwa
Morphology
verb, being/becoming root form
Gloss
was, became
Occurrences
1800
ܘܝܪܒ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
wyrb
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review; prefixed conjunction
Occurrences
7
Targumim on Prophets and Writings Aramaic · Targum Jonathan and Writings Targumim · Public Domain

Coverage: Prophets, Psalms, Job, Proverbs, Megillot, and Chronicles. Torah Onkelos excluded pending commercial-safe licensing.

Jewish Aramaic interpretive translation tradition. Use as a Targum witness, not as a one-for-one original-language replacement.

אֲרוּם אַפּוֹטְרוֹפּוֹס וְרַב וְסַרְכָן מָרְדְכַי בְּבֵית מַלְכָּא וּמַטְבְּעֵיהּ נְפַק בְּכָל פִּלְכַיָא אֲרוּם גַבְרָא מָרְדְכַי רַב בֵּית אַבָּא לְמַלְכָּא וַאֲזֵיל וּמִתְרַבְרָב׃

20 word entries
אֲרוּם
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
'rwm
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic source token
Occurrences
997
אַפּוֹטְרוֹפּוֹס
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
'pwtrwpws
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic source token
Occurrences
1
וְרַב
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Lemma
ורב
Transliteration
wrb
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic token with prefixed conjunction
Occurrences
7
וְסַרְכָן
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
wsrkn
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic token with prefixed conjunction
Occurrences
10
מָרְדְכַי
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
mrdky
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic token with stripped prefix/suffix
Occurrences
55
בְּבֵית
Confidence
medium aramaic rule-aligned
Note
Matched Spirit Nation Aramaic rule lexicon. Verify before labeling as hand-reviewed scholarship.
Lemma
בית
Transliteration
bbyt
Morphology
prefixed preposition ב + noun construct/absolute
Gloss
in/with house, household
Occurrences
2611
מַלְכָּא
Confidence
medium aramaic rule-aligned
Note
Matched Spirit Nation Aramaic rule lexicon. Verify before labeling as hand-reviewed scholarship.
Lemma
מלך
Transliteration
mlk'
Morphology
prefixed preposition מ + noun masculine singular emphatic
Gloss
from king
Occurrences
2509
וּמַטְבְּעֵיהּ
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
wmtb'yh
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic token with prefixed conjunction
Occurrences
1
נְפַק
Confidence
medium aramaic rule-aligned
Note
Matched Spirit Nation Aramaic rule lexicon. Verify before labeling as hand-reviewed scholarship.
Lemma
נפק
Transliteration
npq
Morphology
verbal root נפק
Gloss
went out, came forth
Occurrences
177
בְּכָל
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Lemma
בכל
Transliteration
bkl
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic source token
Occurrences
382
פִּלְכַיָא
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
plky'
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic emphatic noun/adjective candidate
Occurrences
13
אֲרוּם
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
'rwm
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic source token
Occurrences
997
גַבְרָא
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
gbr'
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic emphatic noun/adjective candidate
Occurrences
524
מָרְדְכַי
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
mrdky
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic token with stripped prefix/suffix
Occurrences
55
רַב
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Lemma
רב
Transliteration
rb
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic source token
Occurrences
175
בֵּית
Confidence
medium aramaic rule-aligned
Note
Matched Spirit Nation Aramaic rule lexicon. Verify before labeling as hand-reviewed scholarship.
Lemma
בית
Transliteration
byt
Morphology
noun construct/absolute
Gloss
house, household
Occurrences
2611
אַבָּא
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Lemma
אבא
Transliteration
'b'
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic emphatic noun/adjective candidate
Occurrences
153
לְמַלְכָּא
Confidence
medium aramaic rule-aligned
Note
Matched Spirit Nation Aramaic rule lexicon. Verify before labeling as hand-reviewed scholarship.
Lemma
מלך
Transliteration
lmlk'
Morphology
prefixed preposition ל + noun masculine singular emphatic
Gloss
to/for king
Occurrences
2509
וַאֲזֵיל
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
w'zyl
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic token with prefixed conjunction
Occurrences
149
וּמִתְרַבְרָב׃
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
wmtrbrb
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic token with prefixed conjunction
Occurrences
1
Latin Vulgate Clementine Latin · Latin Vulgate · Public Domain text; CC BY-SA 4.0 morphology

Coverage: Bible and Apocrypha where imported

Latin textual tradition with GreLa-backed lemma/POS morphology for most tokens.

quem principem esse palatii, et plurimum posse cognoverant: fama quoque nominis ejus crescebat quotidie, et per cunctorum ora volitabat.

19 word entries
quem
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
qui
Transliteration
quem
Morphology
GreLa POS: pronoun
Occurrences
15011
principem
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Transliteration
principem
Morphology
GreLa POS: adjective
Occurrences
830
esse
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
sum
Transliteration
esse
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
20614
palatii
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Transliteration
palatii
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
14
et
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
et
Transliteration
et
Morphology
GreLa POS: coordinating conjunction
Gloss
and
Part of Speech
conjunction
Definition
and, also, even
Etymology
Basic Latin coordinating conjunction.
Occurrences
50526
plurimum
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
multum
Transliteration
plurimum
Morphology
GreLa POS: adverb
Occurrences
75
posse
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
possum
Transliteration
posse
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
881
cognoverant
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Transliteration
cognoverant
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
369
fama
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
fama
Transliteration
fama
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
33
quoque
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
quoque
Transliteration
quoque
Morphology
GreLa POS: adverb
Occurrences
773
nominis
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
nomen
Transliteration
nominis
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
1130
eius
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
is
Transliteration
eius
Morphology
GreLa POS: pronoun
Occurrences
17810
crescebat
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
cresco
Transliteration
crescebat
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
96
cotidie
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
cotidie
Transliteration
cotidie
Morphology
GreLa POS: adverb
Occurrences
6
et
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
et
Transliteration
et
Morphology
GreLa POS: coordinating conjunction
Gloss
and
Part of Speech
conjunction
Definition
and, also, even
Etymology
Basic Latin coordinating conjunction.
Occurrences
50526
per
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
per
Transliteration
per
Morphology
GreLa POS: adposition/preposition
Occurrences
1915
cunctorum
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
cunctus
Transliteration
cunctorum
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
586
ora
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
os
Transliteration
ora
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
657
volitabat
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
uolito
Transliteration
volitabat
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
2
Source availability notes

These notes explain relevant source panels that are not shown for this verse because of source coverage, licensing, alternate traditions, or versification structure.

  • Greek LXX alternate tradition

    The current Greek Brenton source archive does not expose this as the same canonical book. Related Greek Esther/Ezra traditions are tracked under separate or alternate structures where available.

Ranked cross references

Connections are ranked by community votes in the OpenBible.info cross-reference dataset (CC BY 4.0). They suggest related themes, words, events, or people; they are not automatic interpretations.

1 Chronicles 11:9

And David became greater and greater in power, because the Lord of armies was with him.

6 relevance votes

2 Samuel 3:1

Now there was a long war between Saul's people and David's people; and David became stronger and stronger, but those on Saul's side became more and more feeble.

6 relevance votes

Psalms 1:3

He will be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, which gives its fruit at the right time, whose leaves will ever be green; and he will do well in all his undertakings.

3 relevance votes

Proverbs 4:18

But the way of the upright is like the light of early morning, getting brighter and brighter till the full day.

3 relevance votes

Joshua 6:27

So the Lord was with Joshua; and news of him went through all the land.

3 relevance votes

1 Chronicles 14:17

And David's name was honoured in all lands; and the Lord put the fear of him on all nations.

3 relevance votes

Zephaniah 3:19

See, at that time I will put an end to all who have been troubling you: I will give salvation to her whose steps are uncertain, and get together her who has been sent in flight; and I will make them a cause of praise and an honoured name in all the earth, when I let their fate be changed.

3 relevance votes

1 Samuel 2:30

For this reason the Lord God of Israel has said, Truly I did say that your family and your father's people would have their place before me for ever: but now the Lord says, Let it not be so; I will give honour to those by whom I am honoured, and those who have no respect for me will be of small value in my eyes.

3 relevance votes

Psalms 18:43

You have made me free from the fightings of the people; you have made me the head of the nations: a people of whom I had no knowledge will be my servants.

3 relevance votes

Matthew 4:24

And news of him went out through all Syria; and they took to him all who were ill with different diseases and pains, those having evil spirits and those who were off their heads, and those who had no power of moving. And he made them well.

2 relevance votes

Isaiah 9:7

Of the increase of his rule and of peace there will be no end, on the seat of David, and in his kingdom; to make it strong, supporting it with wise decision and righteousness, now and for ever. By the fixed purpose of the Lord of armies this will be done.

1 relevance votes
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