Esther 2:7 KJV

And he brought up Hadassah, that is, Esther, his uncle's daughter: for she had neither father nor mother, and the maid was fair and beautiful; whom Mordecai, when her father and mother were dead, took for his own daughter.

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Cross References

  • Esther 2:15 Now when the turn of Esther, the daughter of Abihail the uncle of Mordecai, who had taken her for his daughter, was come to go in unto the king, she required nothing but what Hegai the king's chamberlain, the keeper of the women, appointed. And Esther obtained favour in the sight of all them that looked upon her.
  • Ephesians 6:4 And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.
  • Genesis 48:5 And now thy two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, which were born unto thee in the land of Egypt before I came unto thee into Egypt, are mine; as Reuben and Simeon, they shall be mine.
  • Esther 1:11 To bring Vashti the queen before the king with the crown royal, to shew the people and the princes her beauty: for she was fair to look on.
  • Jeremiah 32:7–12 Behold, Hanameel the son of Shallum thine uncle shall come unto thee, saying, Buy thee my field that is in Anathoth: for the right of redemption is thine to buy it. …

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  • HadassahMyrtle, the Jewish name of Esther (q.v.), Esth 2:7.
  • EstherThe queen of Ahasuerus, and heroine of the book that bears her name. She was a Jewess named Hadas’sah (the myrtle), but when she entered...
  • MordecaiThe son of Jair, of the tribe of Benjamin. It has been alleged that he was carried into captivity with Jeconiah, and hence that he must...

Hebrew and Strong’s

  • And he brought up וַיְהִי wayhî Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and אֹמֵן ʾōmēn אָמַן Verb · qal active participle, masculine singular
  • Hadassah אֶת ʾet Object marker הֲדַסָּה hădassâ הֲדַסָּה Proper name
  • that is, Esther הִיא hîʾ Pronoun · third person feminine singular אֶסְתֵּר ʾestēr אֶסְתֵּר Proper name כִּי kî Conjunction
  • his uncle's דֹּדוֹ dōdô דּוֹד Noun · masculine singular construct · with suffix: third person masculine singular
  • daughter בַּת bat בַּת Noun · feminine singular construct
  • for she had neither father לָהּ lāh Preposition · with suffix: third person feminine singular אָב ʾāb אָב Noun · masculine singular
  • nor mother אֵין ʾên Negative וָאֵם wāʾēm אֵם Noun · feminine singular · with and
  • and the maid וְהַנַּעֲרָה wĕhannaʿărâ נַעֲרָה Noun · feminine singular · with and, the
  • fair יְפַת yĕpat יָפֶה Adjective · feminine singular construct תֹּאַר tōʾar תֹּאַר Noun · masculine singular
  • and beautiful וְטוֹבַת wĕṭôbat טוֹב Adjective · feminine singular construct · with and מַרְאֶה marʾê מַרְאֶה Noun · masculine singular
  • whom Mordecai מָרְדֳּכַי mordŏkay מׇרְדְּכַי Proper name
  • when her father אָבִיהָ ʾābîhā אָב Noun · masculine singular construct · with suffix: third person feminine singular
  • and mother וְאִמָּהּ wĕʾimmāh אֵם Noun · feminine singular construct · with and, suffix: third person feminine singular
  • were dead וּבְמוֹת ûbĕmôt מָוֶת Noun · masculine singular construct · with and, preposition
  • took לְקָחָהּ lĕqāḥāh לָקַח Verb · qal perfect, third person masculine singular · with suffix: third person feminine singular
  • for his own daughter לוֹ lô Preposition · with suffix: third person masculine singular לְבַת lĕbat בַּת Noun · feminine singular · with preposition

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