Esther 1:1
King James Version
7 Jun 2026
“Now it came to pass in the days of Ahasuerus, (this is Ahasuerus which reigned, from India even unto Ethiopia, over an hundred and seven and twenty provinces:)”
שֶׁבַע
seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number
מְדִינָה
provinces
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מְדִינָה
properly, a judgeship, i.e. jurisdiction; by implication, a district (as ruled by a judge); generally, a region
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כּוּשׁ
Cush
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כּוּשׁ
Cush (or Ethiopia), the name of a son of Ham, and of his territory; also of an Israelite
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