- *wayyōʾmer*
- qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - and he said
- *məmûḵān*
- proper noun - Memucan
- *meleḵ*
- masculine singular noun with definite article - the king
- *śārîm*
- masculine plural noun with definite article - the officials
- *ʿāwəṯâ*
- qal perfect, 3rd feminine singular - she has done wrong
- *waštî*
- proper noun, feminine - Vashti
- *malkâ*
- feminine singular noun with definite article - the queen
- *ʿammîm*
- masculine plural noun with definite article - the peoples
- *məḏînôṯ*
- feminine plural construct - provinces of
- *ʾăḥašwērôš*
- proper noun - Ahasuerus