Esther 2:5

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Esther 2:5


← Esther 2:4 Esther 2:5 (KJV) Esther 2:6 →
And let the maiden which pleaseth the king be queen instead of Vashti. And the thing pleased the king; and he did so.
Now in Shushan the palace there was a certain Jew, whose name was Mordecai, the son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish, a Benjamite;
Who had been carried away from Jerusalem with the captivity which had been carried away with Jeconiah king of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

Now in ShushanH7800 the palaceH1002 there was a certainH376 JewH3064, whose nameH8034 was MordecaiH4782, the sonH1121 of JairH2971, the sonH1121 of ShimeiH8096, the sonH1121 of KishH7027, a BenjamiteH1145;


Original Hebrew

אִישׁ יְהוּדִי הָיָה בְּשׁוּשַׁן הַבִּירָה וּשְׁמֹו מָרְדֳּכַי בֶּן יָאִיר בֶּן־שִׁמְעִי בֶּן־קִישׁ אִישׁ יְמִינִי׃

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Morphology Gloss
אִ֣ישׁ
'ish H376 HNcmsa a man
יְהוּדִ֔י
ye.hu.Di H3064 HNgmsa Jewish
הָיָ֖ה
ha.Yah H1961 HVqp3ms he was
בְּ/שׁוּשַׁ֣ן
be./shu.Shan H7800 HR/Np in/ Susa
הַ/בִּירָ֑ה
ha./bi.Rah H1002 HTd/Ncfsa the/ citadel
וּ/שְׁמ֣/וֹ
u./she.M/o H8034 HC/Ncmsc/Sp3ms and/ name/ his
מָרְדֳּכַ֗י
ma.re.do.Khai H4782 HNp (was) Mordecai
בֶּ֣ן
ben H1121 HNcmsc (the) son of
יָאִ֧יר
ya.'Ir H2971 HNp Jair
בֶּן
ben- H1121 HNcmsc (the) son of
שִׁמְעִ֛י
shim.'I H8096 HNp Shimei
בֶּן
ben- H1121 HNcmsc (the) son of
קִ֖ישׁ
kish H7027 HNp Kish
אִ֥ישׁ יְמִינִֽי
'ish ye.mi.Ni H1145 HNcmsa a man a Jaminite
Strong's References
  • H376 — אִישׁ (ʼîysh, eesh): contracted for אֱנוֹשׁ (ʼĕnôwsh) H582 (or perhaps rather from an unused root meaning to be extant); a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation); also, another, any (man), a certain, [phrase] champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-) man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), [phrase] none, one, people, person, [phrase] steward, what (man) soever, whoso(-ever), worthy. Compare אִשָּׁה (ʼishshâh) H802.
  • H1002 — בִּירָה (bîyrâh, bee-raw'): of foreign origin; a castle or palace; palace.
  • H1121 — בֵּן (bên, bane): from בָּנָה (bânâh) H1129; a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.); [phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, [idiom] came up in, child, colt, [idiom] common, [idiom] corn, daughter, [idiom] of first, [phrase] firstborn, foal, [phrase] very fruitful, [phrase] postage, [idiom] in, [phrase] kid, [phrase] lamb, ([phrase]) man, meet, [phrase] mighty, [phrase] nephew, old, ([phrase]) people, [phrase] rebel, [phrase] robber, [idiom] servant born, [idiom] soldier, son, [phrase] spark, [phrase] steward, [phrase] stranger, [idiom] surely, them of, [phrase] tumultuous one, [phrase] valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.
  • H1145 — בֶּן־יְמִינִי (Ben-yᵉmîynîy, ben-yem-ee-nee'): sometimes (with the article inserted) בֵּן־הַיּמִינִי (Bên-ha-yᵉmîynîy); with אִישׁ (ʼîysh) H376 inserted (1 Samuel 9:1) בֶּן־אִישׁ ימִינִי (Ben-ʼÎysh Ymîynîy); son of a man of Jemini; or shortened אִישׁ יְמִינִי (ʼÎysh Yᵉmîynîy); (1 Samuel 9:4; Esther 2:5) a man of Jemini, or (1 Samuel 20:1) simply יְמִינִי (Yᵉmîynîy); a Jeminite; (plural) בְּנֵי יְמִינִי (Bᵉnêy Yᵉmîynîy); patron from בִּנְיָמִין (Binyâmîyn) H1144; a Benjaminite, or descendent of Benjamin; Benjamite, of Benjamin.
  • H2971 — יָאִיר (Yâʼîyr, yaw-ere'): from אוֹר (ʼôwr) H215; enlightener; Jair, the name of four Israelites; Jair.
  • H3064 — יְהוּדִי (Yᵉhûwdîy, yeh-hoo-dee'): patronymically from יְהוּדָה (Yᵉhûwdâh) H3063; a Jehudite (i.e. Judaite or Jew), or descendant of Jehudah (i.e. Judah); Jew.
  • H4782 — מׇרְדְּכַי (Mordᵉkay, mor-dek-ah'-ee): of foreign derivation; Mordecai, an Israelite; Mordecai.
  • H7027 — קִישׁ (Qîysh, keesh): from קוֹשׁ (qôwsh) H6983; a bow; Kish, the name of five Israelites; Kish.
  • H7800 — שׁוּשַׁן (Shûwshan, shoo-shan'): the same as שׁוּשַׁן (shûwshan) H7799; Shushan, a place in Persia; Shushan.
  • H8034 — שֵׁם (shêm, shame): a primitive word (perhaps rather from שׂוּם (sûwm) H7760 through the idea of definite and conspicuous position; compare שָׁמַיִם (shâmayim) H8064); an appellation, as amark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character; [phrase] base, (in-) fame(-ous), named(-d), renown, report.
  • H8096 — שִׁמְעִי (Shimʻîy, shim-ee'): from שֵׁמַע (shêmaʻ) H8088; famous; Shimi, the name of twenty Israelites; Shimeah (from the margin), Shimei, Shimhi, Shimi.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

  • H1961 — הָיָה (hâyâh, haw-yaw): a primitive root (compare הָוָא (hâvâʼ) H1933); to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary); beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.
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