New American Standard Bible 1995

Back to Reader

Esther

Note Journal Prayer

2

:

7

“

He was bringing up Hadassah, that is Esther, his uncle's daughter, for she had no father or mother. Now the young lady was beautiful of form and face, and when her father and her mother died, Mordecai took her as his own daughter.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
He was bringing to confirm, support Verb H539 אֹמֵ֜ן o·men
up Hadassah, "myrtle," Esther's Jewish name Noun H1919 הֲדַסָּ֗ה ha·das·sah
that is Esther, "star," Ahasuerus' queen who delivered Isr. Noun H635 אֶסְתֵּר֙ es·ter
Analysis:
Read more about: Esther
his uncle's beloved, love, uncle Noun H1730 דֹּדֹ֔ו do·dov,
daughter, daughter Noun H1323 בַּת־ bat-
for she had no nothing, nought Particle H369 אֵ֥ין ein
father father Noun H1 אָ֣ב av
or nothing, nought Particle H369    
mother. a mother Noun H517 וָאֵ֑ם va·'em;
Now the young lady a girl, maiden Noun H5291 וְהַנַּעֲרָ֤ה ve·han·na·'a·rah
was beautiful fair, beautiful Adjective H3303 יְפַת־ ye·fat-
of form outline, form Noun H8389 תֹּ֙אַר֙ to·'ar
and face, sight, appearance, vision Noun H4758 מַרְאֶ֔ה mar·'eh,
and when her father father Noun H1 אָבִ֙יהָ֙ a·vi·ha
and her mother a mother Noun H517 וְאִמָּ֔הּ ve·'im·mah,
died, death Noun H4194 וּבְמֹ֤ות u·ve·mo·vt
Mordecai a companion of Zerubbabel, also a cousin of Esther Noun H4782 מָרְדֳּכַ֛י ma·re·do·chai
took to take Verb H3947 לְקָחָ֧הּ le·ka·chah
her as his own daughter. daughter Noun H1323 לְבַֽת׃ le·vat.

People

Esther

Esther [N] [H] [S] the queen of Ahasuerus, and heroine of the book that bears her name. She was a Jewess named Hadas'sah (the myrtle), but when she entered the royal harem she received the name by which she henceforth became known ( Esther 2:7 ). It is a Syro-Arabian modification of the Persian word satarah, which means a star. She was the daughter of Abihail, a Benjamite. Her family did not avail themselves of the permissio... View Details

Parallel Verses

Removed text
Added text
New American Standard Bible 1995 He was bringing up Hadassah, that is Esther, his uncle's daughter, for she had no father or mother. Now the young lady was beautiful of form and face, and when her father and her mother died, Mordecai took her as his own daughter.
King James Bible He was bringing And he brought up Hadassah, that is is, Esther, his uncle's daughter, daughter: for she had no neither father or mother. Now nor mother, and the young lady maid was beautiful of form fair and face, and beautiful; whom Mordecai, when her father and her mother died, Mordecai were dead, took her as for his own daughter.
Hebrew Greek English He was bringing up Hadassah, that is Esther, his uncle's daughter, for she had no father or mother. Now the young lady was beautiful of form and face, and when her father and her mother died, Mordecai took her as his own daughter.