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Esther 2

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23 When this matter was investigated, and it was found to be so, they were both hanged on a gallows; and it was written in the book of the chronicles in the king’s presence.

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Word Entries 58
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.

וַיְבֻקַּ֤שׁ הַדָּבָר֙ וַיִּמָּצֵ֔א וַיִּתָּל֥וּ שְׁנֵיהֶ֖ם עַל־עֵ֑ץ וַיִּכָּתֵ֗ב בְּסֵ֛פֶר דִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖ים לִפְנֵ֥י הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ פ

13 word entries
וַיְבֻקַּ֤שׁ
Lemma
c/1245
Morphology
Hebrew: conjunction + verb pual sequential imperfect 3rd person masculine singular
Part of Speech
conjunction
Strong's
H1245
Occurrences
49
הַדָּבָר֙
Lemma
d/1697
Morphology
Hebrew: particle definite article + noun common masculine singular absolute
Part of Speech
particle
Strong's
H1697
Occurrences
351
וַיִּמָּצֵ֔א
Lemma
c/4672
Morphology
Hebrew: conjunction + verb niphal sequential imperfect 3rd person masculine singular
Part of Speech
conjunction
Strong's
H4672
Occurrences
89
וַיִּתָּל֥וּ
Lemma
c/8518
Morphology
Hebrew: conjunction + verb niphal sequential imperfect 3rd person masculine plural
Part of Speech
conjunction
Strong's
H8518
Occurrences
9
שְׁנֵיהֶ֖ם
Lemma
8147
Morphology
Hebrew: adjective + suffix
Part of Speech
adjective
Strong's
H8147
Occurrences
536
עַל
Lemma
5921 a
Morphology
Hebrew: preposition
Part of Speech
preposition
Strong's
H5921
Occurrences
4903
עֵ֑ץ
Lemma
6086
Morphology
Hebrew: noun common masculine singular absolute
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
H6086
Occurrences
203
וַיִּכָּתֵ֗ב
Lemma
c/3789
Morphology
Hebrew: conjunction + verb niphal sequential imperfect 3rd person masculine singular
Part of Speech
conjunction
Strong's
H3789
Occurrences
59
בְּסֵ֛פֶר
Morphology
Hebrew: preposition + noun common masculine singular construct
Part of Speech
preposition
Strong's
H5612
Occurrences
36
דִּבְרֵ֥י
Lemma
1697
Morphology
Hebrew: noun common masculine plural construct
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
H1697
Occurrences
866
הַיָּמִ֖ים
Lemma
d/3117
Morphology
Hebrew: particle definite article + noun common masculine plural absolute
Part of Speech
particle
Strong's
H3117
Occurrences
595
לִפְנֵ֥י
Lemma
l/6440
Morphology
Hebrew: preposition + noun common both gender plural construct
Part of Speech
preposition
Strong's
H6440
Occurrences
1012
הַמֶּֽלֶךְ
Lemma
d/4428
Morphology
Hebrew: particle definite article + noun common masculine singular absolute
Part of Speech
particle
Strong's
H4428
Occurrences
1083
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.

ܘܐܬܥܩ̣ܒܬ ܡܠܬܐ ܘܐܫܬܟ̣ܚܬ. ܘܐܙܕܩܦܘ ܬܪ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܥܠ ܙܩ̈ܝܦܐ. ܘܐܬܟܬܒ ܒܣܦܪ ܝܘܡ̈ܬܐ ܩܕܡ ܡ̇ܠܟܐ.

12 word entries
ܘܐܬܥܩ̣ܒܬ
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
w't'qbt
Morphology
possible feminine singular, construct, or verbal ending; prefixed conjunction
Occurrences
1
ܡܠܬܐ
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
meltha
Morphology
noun, feminine emphatic singular
Gloss
word, matter
Occurrences
116
ܘܐܫܬܟ̣ܚܬ
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
w'shtkht
Morphology
possible feminine singular, construct, or verbal ending; prefixed conjunction
Occurrences
3
ܘܐܙܕܩܦܘ
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
w'zdqpw
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review; prefixed conjunction
Occurrences
1
ܬܪ̈ܝܗܘܢ
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
tryhwn
Morphology
possible masculine plural or verbal/pronominal ending
Occurrences
63
ܥܠ
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
ܥܠ
Transliteration
'l
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review
Occurrences
3346
ܙܩ̈ܝܦܐ
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
zqyp'
Morphology
probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a
Occurrences
2
ܘܐܬܟܬܒ
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
w'tktb
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review; prefixed conjunction
Occurrences
5
ܒܣܦܪ
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
bspr
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review; possible prefixed preposition b-
Occurrences
41
ܝܘܡ̈ܬܐ
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
ywmt'
Morphology
probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a
Occurrences
227
ܩܕܡ
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
ܩܕܡ
Transliteration
qdm
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review
Occurrences
1019
ܡ̇ܠܟܐ
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
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.

וְאִתְבַּע פִּתְגָמָא וְאִשְׁתַּכַּח קְשׁוֹט וְאִצְטְלִיבוּ תַרְוֵיהוֹן עַל קֵיסָא וְאִתְכְּתִיב בְּסִפְרָא דָכְרָנַיָא דְמִתְקְרִי תְדִירָא קֳדָם מַלְכָּא׃

15 word entries
וְאִתְבַּע
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
w'tb'
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic token with prefixed conjunction
Occurrences
17
פִּתְגָמָא
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
ptgm'
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic emphatic noun/adjective candidate
Occurrences
356
וְאִשְׁתַּכַּח
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
w'shtkch
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic token with prefixed conjunction
Occurrences
42
קְשׁוֹט
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
qshwt
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic source token
Occurrences
113
וְאִצְטְלִיבוּ
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
w'tstlybw
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic token with prefixed conjunction
Occurrences
3
תַרְוֵיהוֹן
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
trwyhwn
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic source token
Occurrences
35
עַל
Confidence
medium aramaic rule-aligned
Note
Matched Spirit Nation Aramaic rule lexicon. Verify before labeling as hand-reviewed scholarship.
Lemma
על
Transliteration
'l
Morphology
preposition
Gloss
on, upon, against, concerning
Occurrences
3568
קֵיסָא
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
qys'
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic emphatic noun/adjective candidate
Occurrences
17
וְאִתְכְּתִיב
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
w'tktyb
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic token with prefixed conjunction
Occurrences
6
בְּסִפְרָא
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
bspr'
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic emphatic noun/adjective candidate
Occurrences
102
דָכְרָנַיָא
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
dkrny'
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic emphatic noun/adjective candidate
Occurrences
10
דְמִתְקְרִי
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
dmtqry
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic token with stripped prefix/suffix
Occurrences
13
תְדִירָא
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
tdyr'
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic emphatic noun/adjective candidate
Occurrences
69
קֳדָם
Confidence
medium aramaic rule-aligned
Note
Matched Spirit Nation Aramaic rule lexicon. Verify before labeling as hand-reviewed scholarship.
Lemma
קדם
Transliteration
qdm
Morphology
prepositional or nominal form
Gloss
before, in front of, east
Occurrences
2023
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
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.

Quæsitum est, et inventum: et appensus est uterque eorum in patibulo. Mandatumque est historiis, et annalibus traditum coram rege.

18 word entries
quaesitum
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
quaero
Transliteration
quaesitum
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
420
est
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
sum
Transliteration
est
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
20614
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
inventum
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
inuenio
Transliteration
inventum
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
682
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
adpensus
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Transliteration
adpensus
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
3
uterque
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
uterque
Transliteration
uterque
Morphology
GreLa POS: pronoun
Occurrences
138
eorum
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
is
Transliteration
eorum
Morphology
GreLa POS: pronoun
Occurrences
17810
in
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
in
Transliteration
in
Morphology
GreLa POS: adposition/preposition
Gloss
in
Part of Speech
preposition
Definition
in, into, among, on
Etymology
Latin preposition used with ablative for location or with accusative for motion.
Occurrences
22264
patibulo
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Transliteration
patibulo
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
9
mandatumque
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
mando
Transliteration
mandatumque
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
118
{mandatumque}
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
que
Transliteration
{mandatumque}
Morphology
GreLa POS: coordinating conjunction
Occurrences
4392
historiis
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Transliteration
historiis
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
8
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
annalibus
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
annalis
Transliteration
annalibus
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
2
traditum
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
trado
Transliteration
traditum
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
513
coram
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
coram
Transliteration
coram
Morphology
GreLa POS: adposition/preposition
Occurrences
710
rege
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
rex
Transliteration
rege
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
2981
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.

Esther 10:2

Aren’t all the acts of his power and of his might, and the full account of the greatness of Mordecai, to which the king advanced him, written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Media and Persia?

3 relevance votes

Genesis 40:19

Within three more days, Pharaoh will lift up your head from off you, and will hang you on a tree; and the birds will eat your flesh from off you.”

3 relevance votes

Genesis 40:22

but he hanged the chief baker, as Joseph had interpreted to them.

3 relevance votes

Joshua 8:29

He hanged the king of Ai on a tree until the evening. At sundown, Joshua commanded, and they took his body down from the tree and threw it at the entrance of the gate of the city, and raised a great heap of stones on it that remains to this day.

2 relevance votes

Malachi 3:16

Then those who feared Yahweh spoke one with another; and Yahweh listened and heard, and a book of memory was written before him for those who feared Yahweh and who honored his name.

2 relevance votes

Esther 7:10

So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the king’s wrath was pacified.

2 relevance votes
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