Esther 2:14
King James Version
11 Jun 2026
“In the evening she went, and on the morrow she returned into the second house of the women, to the custody of Shaashgaz, the king’s chamberlain, which kept the concubines: she came in unto the king no more, except the king delighted in her, and that she were called by name.”
שָׁמַר
To keep, to guard, to observe. Shamar. The LORD will keep you from all harm. He watches over your coming and going both now and forevermore.
בַּיִת
the house of
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בַּיִת
House, household, family. Bayith. In My Father's house are many rooms. God has a home prepared for everyone who belongs to Him.
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שׁוּב
was returning
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שׁוּב
To return, to turn back. Shuwb. The Hebrew word behind both repentance and restoration. Return to Me and I will return to you.
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עוֹד
again
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עוֹד
properly, iteration or continuance; used only adverbially (with or without preposition), again, repeatedly, still, more
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חָפֵץ
he delighted
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חָפֵץ
properly, to incline to; by implication (literally but rarely) to bend; figuratively, to be pleased with, desire
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יָד
the hand of
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יָד
Hand. Yad. The hand as the symbol of power and action. When God's hand rests on a life nothing is impossible.
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סָרִיס
the eunuch of
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סָרִיס
a eunuch; by implication, valet (especially of the female apartments), and thus, a minister of state
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שֵׁנִי
second
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שֵׁנִי
properly, double, i.e. second; also adverbially, again
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שַׁעַשְׁגַּז
Shaashgaz
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שַׁעַשְׁגַּז
Shaashgaz, a eunuch of Xerxes
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