Esther 2:4
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“And let the maiden which pleaseth the king be queen instead of Vashti. And the thing pleased the king; and he did so.”
כֵּן
properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner, time and relation; often with other particles)
מָלַךְ
she will reign
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מָלַךְ
to reign; inceptively, to ascend the throne; causatively, to induct into royalty; hence (by implication) to take counsel
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תַּחַת
in place of
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תַּחַת
the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc.
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יָטַב
she will be good
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יָטַב
to be (causative) make well, literally (sound, beautiful) or figuratively (happy, successful, right)
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וַשְׁתִּי
Vashti
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וַשְׁתִּי
Vashti, the queen of Xerxes
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