Esther 2:3
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“And let the king appoint officers in all the provinces of his kingdom, that they may gather together all the fair young virgins unto Shushan the palace, to the house of the women, unto the custody of Hege the king’s chamberlain, keeper of the women; and let their things for purification be given them:”
טוֹב
Taste and see. David does not say understand or agree — he says taste. Towb is goodness you experience, not just believe in. God's goodness is not a theological position. It is something you encounter when you draw near to Him.
מַרְאֶה
appearance
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מַרְאֶה
a view (the act of seeing); also an appearance (the thing seen), whether (real) a shape (especially if handsome, comeliness; often plural the looks), or (mental) a vision
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שָׁמַר
the keeper
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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.
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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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מְדִינָה
the provinces of
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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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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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בְּתוּלָה
virgin
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בְּתוּלָה
a virgin (from her privacy); sometimes (by continuation) a bride; also (figuratively) a city or state
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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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כֹּל
every
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כֹּל
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
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תַּמְרוּק
rubbings/ their
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תַּמְרוּק
properly, a scouring, i.e. soap or perfumery forthe bath; figuratively, a detergent
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פָּקִיד
appointees
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פָּקִיד
a superintendent (civil, military or religious)
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נַעֲרָה
girl
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נַעֲרָה
a girl (from infancy to adolescence)
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הֵגֵא
Hegai
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הֵגֵא
Hege or Hegai, a eunuch of Xerxes
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מַלְכוּת
kingdom/ his
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מַלְכוּת
a rule; concretely, a dominion
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שׁוּשַׁן
Susa
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שׁוּשַׁן
Shushan, a place in Persia
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