Verse 6

{ "verseID": "Esther.9.6", "source": "וּבְשׁוּשַׁ֣ן הַבִּירָ֗ה הָרְג֤וּ הַיְּהוּדִים֙ וְאַבֵּ֔ד חֲמֵ֥שׁ מֵא֖וֹת אִֽישׁ", "text": "And-in-*šûšan habbîrāh* [Susa the-citadel] *hārgû hayyəhûdîm* [killed the-Jews] and-*ʾabbēd* [destroyed] *ḥămēš mēʾôt ʾîš* [five hundred men]", "grammar": { "*šûšan*": "proper noun - Susa", "*habbîrāh*": "definite article + feminine singular noun - the citadel/palace/capital", "*hārgû*": "Qal perfect 3rd common plural - they killed", "*hayyəhûdîm*": "definite article + masculine plural noun - the Jews", "*ʾabbēd*": "Piel infinitive absolute - destroying/to destroy", "*ḥămēš*": "cardinal number feminine - five", "*mēʾôt*": "feminine plural noun - hundreds", "*ʾîš*": "masculine singular noun (collective) - men/persons" }, "variants": { "*habbîrāh*": "the citadel/the palace/the capital", "*hārgû*": "killed/slew/put to death", "*ʾabbēd*": "destroyed/annihilated/exterminated", "*ḥămēš mēʾôt ʾîš*": "five hundred men/five hundred persons" } }

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Referenced Verses

  • Esth 3:15 : 15 { "verseID": "Esther.3.15", "source": "הֽ͏ָרָצִ֞ים יָצְא֤וּ דְחוּפִים֙ בִּדְבַ֣ר הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וְהַדָּ֥ת נִתְּנָ֖ה בְּשׁוּשַׁ֣ן הַבִּירָ֑ה וְהַמֶּ֤לֶךְ וְהָמָן֙ יָשְׁב֣וּ לִשְׁתּ֔וֹת וְהָעִ֥יר שׁוּשָׁ֖ן נָבֽוֹכָה׃", "text": "The-*rāṣîm* *yāṣəʾû* *dəḥûp̄îm* in-*dəḇar* the-*meleḵ* and-the-*dāṯ* *nittənāh* in-*Šûšan* the-*bîrāh* and-the-*meleḵ* and-*Hāmān* *yāšəḇû* *li-štôṯ* and-the-*ʿîr* *Šûšān* *nāḇôḵāh*", "grammar": { "*rāṣîm*": "masculine plural - runners/couriers", "*yāṣəʾû*": "Qal perfect, 3rd plural - they went out", "*dəḥûp̄îm*": "Qal passive participle, masculine plural - being hurried/urged", "*dəḇar*": "masculine singular construct - word/command of", "*meleḵ*": "masculine singular - king", "*dāṯ*": "feminine singular - decree/law", "*nittənāh*": "Niphal perfect, 3rd feminine singular - it was given", "*Šûšan*": "proper noun - Susa", "*bîrāh*": "feminine singular - citadel/capital", "*Hāmān*": "proper noun - Haman", "*yāšəḇû*": "Qal perfect, 3rd plural - they sat", "*li-štôṯ*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct - to drink", "*ʿîr*": "feminine singular - city", "*nāḇôḵāh*": "Niphal participle, feminine singular - confused/perplexed" }, "variants": { "*rāṣîm*": "runners/couriers/messengers", "*dəḥûp̄îm*": "hurried/hastened/pressed", "*dəḇar*": "word/command/matter", "*dāṯ*": "law/decree/edict", "*bîrāh*": "citadel/fortress/capital", "*li-štôṯ*": "to drink/feast", "*nāḇôḵāh*": "confused/perplexed/bewildered" } }