- *wa-tiktōb*
- conjunction + qal imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular with waw consecutive - and she wrote
- *ʾestēr*
- proper noun, feminine - Esther
- *ha-malkâ*
- definite article + noun, feminine singular - the queen
- *bat*
- noun, feminine singular construct - daughter of
- *ʾăbîḥayil*
- proper noun, masculine - Abihail
- *û-mordŏkay*
- conjunction + proper noun, masculine - and Mordecai
- *ha-yəhûdî*
- definite article + adjective, masculine singular - the Jew/Jewish
- *ʾet*
- direct object marker
- *tōqep*
- noun, masculine singular - authority/power/strength
- *lə-qayyēm*
- preposition + piel infinitive construct - to confirm/establish
- *ʾēt*
- direct object marker
- *ʾiggeret*
- noun, feminine singular construct - letter of
- *ha-pûrîm*
- definite article + noun, masculine plural - the Purim (lots)
- *ha-šēnît*
- definite article + adjective, feminine singular - the second