- *yeʾĕhaḇ*
- verb, qal imperfect with vav consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - and he loved
- *meleḵ*
- noun, masculine singular - king
- *ʾeṯ*
- direct object marker
- *ʾestēr*
- proper noun - Esther
- *nāšîm*
- noun, feminine plural - women
- *tiśśāʾ*
- verb, qal imperfect with vav consecutive, 3rd feminine singular - and she obtained
- *ḥēn*
- noun, masculine singular - favor/grace
- *ḥesed*
- noun, masculine singular - kindness/favor
- *bəṯûlōṯ*
- noun, feminine plural - virgins
- *yāśem*
- verb, qal imperfect with vav consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - and he placed
- *keṯer*
- noun, masculine singular construct - crown of
- *malḵûṯ*
- noun, feminine singular - royalty/kingdom
- *rōšāh*
- noun, masculine singular + 3rd feminine singular suffix - her head
- *yamliḵehā*
- verb, hiphil imperfect with vav consecutive, 3rd masculine singular + 3rd feminine singular suffix - and he made her queen
- *taḥaṯ*
- preposition - instead of
- *waštî*
- proper noun - Vashti