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Esther

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And he brought up Hadassah, that is, Esther, his uncle's daughter: for she had neither father nor mother, and the maid was fair and beautiful; whom Mordecai, when her father and mother were dead, took for his own daughter.

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
And he brought up hence Verb H539 אֹמֵ֜ן o·men
Hadassah Hadassah Noun H1919 הֲדַסָּ֗ה ha·das·sah
that [is] Esther Esther Noun H635 אֶסְתֵּר֙ es·ter
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his uncle's beloved Noun H1730 דֹּדֹ֔ו do·dov,
daughter apple Noun H1323 בַּת־ bat-
had else Particle H369 אֵ֥ין ein
for she had neither father chief Noun H1 אָ֣ב av
nor mother dam Noun H517 וָאֵ֑ם va·'em;
and the maid damsel Noun H5291 וְהַנַּעֲרָ֤ה ve·han·na·'a·rah
was beautiful beautiful Adjective H3303 יְפַת־ ye·fat-
of form be drawn Noun H8389 תֹּ֙אַר֙ to·'ar
and face apparently Noun H4758 מַרְאֶ֔ה mar·'eh,
when her father chief Noun H1 אָבִ֙יהָ֙ a·vi·ha
and mother dam Noun H517 וְאִמָּ֔הּ ve·'im·mah,
were dead dead Noun H4194 וּבְמֹ֤ות u·ve·mo·vt
whom Mordecai Mordecai Noun H4782 מָרְדֳּכַ֛י ma·re·do·chai
took accept Verb H3947 לְקָחָ֧הּ le·ka·chah
for his own daughter apple Noun H1323 לְבַֽת׃ le·vat.

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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

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