Esther 2:8

Every Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.

• וַיְהִ֗יand it was

  vayhiH1961 →3559 times

• בְּהִשָּׁמַ֤עwhen were heard

  behishama'H8085 →1159 times

• דְּבַר־[the] edict of

  devar-H1697 →1440 times

• הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙the king

  hamelekhH4428 →2525 times

• וְדָת֔וֹand orders his

  vedatoH1881 →22 times

• וּֽבְהִקָּבֵ֞ץand when were gathered

  uvehikavetzH6908 →127 times

• נְעָר֥וֹתyoung women

  nearotH5291 →63 times

• רַבּ֛וֹתmany

  rabotH7227 →454 times

• אֶל־to

  ʾel-H413 →5510 times

• שׁוּשַׁ֥ןSusa

  shushanH7800 →21 times

• הַבִּירָ֖הthe citadel

  habirahH1002 →16 times

• אֶל־into

  ʾel-H413 →5510 times

• יַ֣ד[the] hand of

  yadH3027 →1618 times

• הֵגָ֑יHegai

  hegaiH1896 →4 times

• וַתִּלָּקַ֤חand she was taken

  vatilakachH3947 →966 times

• אֶסְתֵּר֙Esther

  ʾesterH635 →55 times

• אֶל־to

  ʾel-H413 →5510 times

• בֵּ֣ית[the] house of

  beitH1004 →2046 times

• הַמֶּ֔לֶךְthe king

  hamelekhH4428 →2525 times

• אֶל־into

  ʾel-H413 →5510 times

• יַ֥ד[the] hand of

  yadH3027 →1618 times

• הֵגַ֖יHegai

  hegaiH1896 →4 times

• שֹׁמֵ֥ר[the] keeper

  shomerH8104 →468 times

• הַנָּשִֽׁים׃of the women

  hanashimH802 →781 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

Each card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.

• Through

  Esther 2:15

  Now Esther was the daughter of Abihail, the uncle from whom Mordecai had adopted her as his own daughter. And when it was her turn to go to the king, she did not ask…

  it leads to

  • Song of Solomon 6:9

    but my dove, my perfect one, is unique, the favorite of the mother who bore her. The maidens see her and call her blessed; the queens and concubines sing her praises.

  • Esther 2:3

    and let the king appoint commissioners in each province of his kingdom to assemble all the beautiful young women into the harem at the citadel of Susa. Let them be placed under the care…

  • Acts 7:10

    and rescued him from all his troubles. He granted Joseph favor and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt, who appointed him ruler over Egypt and all his household.

  • Esther 9:29

    So Queen Esther daughter of Abihail, along with Mordecai the Jew, wrote with full authority to confirm this second letter concerning Purim.

  • Esther 2:7–8

    And Mordecai had brought up Hadassah (that is, Esther), the daughter of his uncle, because she did not have a father or mother. The young woman was lovely in form and appearance, and when…

• Through

  Esther 2:3

  and let the king appoint commissioners in each province of his kingdom to assemble all the beautiful young women into the harem at the citadel of Susa. Let them be placed under the care…

  it leads to

  • Esther 2:12–15

    In the twelve months before her turn to go to King Xerxes, the harem regulation required each young woman to receive beauty treatments with oil of myrrh for six months, and then with perfumes…

  • Esther 1:1–2

    This is what happened in the days of Xerxes, who reigned over 127 provinces from India to Cush.

  • Esther 2:8–9

    When the king’s command and edict had been proclaimed, many young women gathered at the citadel of Susa under the care of Hegai. Esther was also taken to the palace and placed under the…