Esther 1:14
King James Version (1769)
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| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | And the next unto him was Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan, the seven princes of Persia and Media, which saw the king’s face, and which sat the first in the kingdom;) | His closest advisors were Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan, the seven princes of Persia and Media who had personal access to the king and ranked highest in the kingdom. | and the next unto him were Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan, the seven princes of Persia and Media, who saw the king’s face, and sat first in the kingdom), |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and the [ones] close | וְהַקָּרֹ֣ב | ve-ha-ka-RO | H7138 | nearקָרֹב (qa.rov) 1) near 1a) of place 1b) of time 1c) of personal relationship 1c1) kinship |
| to him | אֵלָ֗יו | 'e-LAV | H0413 | to(wards)אֶל (el) 1) to, toward, unto (of motion) 2) into (limit is actually entered) 2a) in among 3) toward (of direction, not necessarily physical motion) 4) against (motion or direction of a hostile character) 5) in addition to, to 6) concerning, in regard to, in reference to, on account of 7) according to (rule or standard) 8) at, by, against (of one's presence) 9) in between, in within, to within, unto (idea of motion to) |
| [were] Carshena | כַּרְשְׁנָ֤א | kar-she-NA' | H3771 | Carshenaכַּרְשְׁנָא (kar.she.na) A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Est.1.14 § Carshena = "illustrious" one of the 7 princes of Persia and Media under king Ahasuerus |
| Shethar | שֵׁתָר֙ | she-TAR | H8369 | Shetharשֵׁתָר (she.tar) A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Est.1.14 § Shethar = "a star" one of the 7 princes of Media or Persian empire |
| Admatha | אַדְמָ֣תָא | 'ad-MA-ta' | H0133 | Admathaאַדְמָתָא (ad.ma.ta) A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Est.1.14 § Admatha = "a testimony to them" prince of Persia in reign of Ahasuerus (Xerxes) |
| Tarshish | תַרְשִׁ֔ישׁ | tar-SHISH | H8659H | Tarshishתַּרְשִׁישׁ (tar.shish) § Tarshish or Tharshish = "yellow jasper" 1) a city of the Phoenicians in a distant part of the Mediterranean Sea to which the prophet Jonah was trying to flee perhaps in Cyprus or Spain 2) a city somewhere near and accessible to the Red Sea to which ships constructed at Ezion-geber on the Elanitic Gulf on the Red Sea were to sail |
| Meres | מֶ֥רֶס | ME-res | H4825 | Meresמֶ֫רֶס (me.res) A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Est.1.14 § Meres = "lofty" one of the 7 counsellors of Ahasuerus |
| Marsena | מַרְסְנָ֖א | mar-se-NA' | H4826 | Marsenaמַרְסְנָא (mar.se.na) A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Est.1.14 § Marsena = "worthy" one of the 7 counsellors of Ahasuerus |
| Memucan | מְמוּכָ֑ן | me-mu-KHAN | H4462 | Memucanמְמוּכָן (me.mu.khan) A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Est.1.14 § Memucan = "dignified" one of the 7 princes of Persia in the reign of Ahasuerus |
| [the] seven | שִׁבְעַ֞ת | shiv-'AT | H7651 | sevenשֶׁ֫בַע (she.va) 1) seven (cardinal number) 1a) as ordinal number 1b) in combination-17, 700 etc Aramaic equivalent: shiv.ah (שִׁבְעָה "seven" H7655) |
| [the] officials of | שָׂרֵ֣י׀ | sa-REI | H8269 | rulerשַׂר (sar) 1) prince, ruler, leader, chief, chieftain, official, captain 1a) chieftain, leader 1b) vassal, noble, official (under king) 1c) captain, general, commander (military) 1d) chief, head, overseer (of other official classes) 1e) heads, princes (of religious office) 1f) elders (of representative leaders of people) 1g) merchant-princes (of rank and dignity) 1h) patron-angel 1i) Ruler of rulers (of God) 1j) warden |
| Persia | פָּרַ֣ס | pa-RAS | H6539 | Persiaאֲפָֽרְסָיֵא (a.pha.re.say) Persia or Apharsite = "causers of division (?)" (CLBL) an unknown office (TWOT) perhaps a title of an official Another spelling of pa.ras (פָּרַס "Persia" H6539) |
| and Media | וּמָדַ֗י | u-ma-DAI | H4074H | Mediaמָדַי (ma.day) § Media = "middle land" Land inhabited by the descendants of Japheth; located northwest of Persia proper, south and southwest of the Caspian Sea, east of Armenia and Assyria, and west and northwest of the great salt desert of Iram |
| [who] saw | רֹאֵי֙ | ro-'EI | H7200G | to see: seeרָאָה (ra.ah) : see/show 1) to see, look at, inspect, perceive, consider 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to see 1a2) to see, perceive 1a3) to see, have vision 1a4) to look at, see, regard, look after, see after, learn about, observe, watch, look upon, look out, find out 1a5) to see, observe, consider, look at, give attention to, discern, distinguish 1a6) to look at, gaze at 1a7) to provide, choose 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to appear, present oneself 1b2) to be seen 1b3) to be visible 1c) (Pual) to be seen 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to cause to see, show 1d2) to cause to look intently at, behold, cause to gaze at 1e) (Hophal) … |
| of [the] face of | פְּנֵ֣י | pe-NEI | H6440H | face: beforeפָּנֶה (pa.neh) : before/to/front 1) face 1a) face, faces 1b) presence, person 1c) face (of seraphim or cherubim) 1d) face (of animals) 1e) face, surface (of ground) 1f) as adv of loc/temp 1f1) before and behind, toward, in front of, forward, formerly, from beforetime, before 1g) with prep 1g1) in front of, before, to the front of, in the presence of, in the face of, at the face or front of, from the presence of, from before, from before the face of |
| the king | הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ | ha-ME-lekh | H4428G | kingמֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) 1) king Aramaic equivalent: me.lekh (מֶ֫לֶךְ "king" H4430) |
| who sat | הַיֹּשְׁבִ֥ים | hai-yo-she-VIM | H3427 | to dwellיָשַׁב (ya.shav) 1) to dwell, remain, sit, abide 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to sit, sit down 1a2) to be set 1a3) to remain, stay 1a4) to dwell, have one's abode 1b) (Niphal) to be inhabited 1c) (Piel) to set, place 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to cause to sit 1d2) to cause to abide, set 1d3) to cause to dwell 1d4) to cause (cities) to be inhabited 1d5) to marry (give an dwelling to) 1e) (Hophal) 1e1) to be inhabited 1e2) to make to dwell Aramaic equivalent: ye.tiv (יְתִב "to dwell" H3488) |
| foremost | רִאשֹׁנָ֖ה | ri-sho-NAH | H7223G | firstרִאשׁוֹן (ri.shon) : first adj 1) first, primary, former 1a) former (of time) 1a1) ancestors 1a2) former things 1b) foremost (of location) 1c) first (in time) 1d) first, chief (in degree) adv 2) first, before, formerly, at first |
| in the kingdom | בַּמַּלְכֽוּת׃ | ba-mal-KHUT | H4438 | kingdomמַלְכוּ (mal.khu) 1) royalty, reign, kingdom 1a) royalty, kingship, kingly authority 1b) kingdom 1c) realm (of territory) 1d) reign (of time) |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.