Esther 1:2
<03427> [sat.]
Susa <07800> [Shushan.]
Esther 1:4
displayed <07200> [When he.]
riches <06239> [the riches.]
majestic <08597> [excellent.]
Esther 1:20
kingdom <04438> [throughout.]
women <0802> [all the wives.]
Esther 2:16
tenth month ..... month <02320 06224> [the tenth month.]
seventh <07651> [the seventh.]
Esther 2:3
provinces <04082> [in all the provinces.]
gather <06908> [that they may gather.]
This was the usual way in which the harem, or {seraglio,} was furnished; the finest women in the land, whether of high or low birth, were sought out and brought to the harem. They all became the king's concubines; but one was raised as chief wife, or sultana, to the throne; and her issue was especially entitled to inherit.
authority <03027> [the custody. Heb. the hand. Hege.]
[Hegai. the king's chamberlain.]
{Saris hammelech,} "the king's eunuch:" so the LXX., Vulgate, Targum, and Syriac.
cosmetics <08562> [their things.]
Esther 5:1
third <07992> [on the.]
royal attire ..................... royal ..... palace <04438> [royal.]
inner <06442> [inner.]
sitting <03427> [sat.]
