Esther 9:4
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Indeed,כִּֽי־
(ki-)
3588: that, for, whena prim. conjunction
Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַי֙
(ma·re·do·chai)
4782: a companion of Zerubbabel, also a cousin of Estherof foreign origin
was greatגָ֤דֹול
(ga·do·vl)
1419: greatfrom gadal
in the king'sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְ
(ham·me·lech,)
4428: kingfrom an unused word
house,בְּבֵ֣ית
(be·veit)
1004: a housea prim. root
and his fameוְשָׁמְעֹ֖ו
(ve·sha·me·'ov)
8089: a reportfrom shama
spreadהֹולֵ֣ךְ
(ho·v·lech)
1980: to go, come, walka prim. root
throughout allבְּכָל־
(be·chol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
the provinces;הַמְּדִינֹ֑ות
(ham·me·di·no·vt;)
4082: a provincefrom din
for the manהָאִ֥ישׁ
(ha·'ish)
376: manfrom an unused word
Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֖י
(ma·re·do·chai)
4782: a companion of Zerubbabel, also a cousin of Estherof foreign origin
became greaterהֹולֵ֥ךְ
(ho·v·lech)
1980: to go, come, walka prim. root
and greater.וְגָדֹֽול׃
(ve·ga·do·vl.)
1419: greatfrom gadal


















KJV Lexicon
For Mordecai
Mordkay  (mor-dek-ah'-ee)
Mordecai, an Israelite -- Mordecai.
was great
gadowl  (gaw-dole')
great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent
in the king's
melek  (meh'-lek)
a king -- king, royal.
house
bayith  (bah'-yith)
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
and his fame
shoma`  (sho'-mah)
a report -- fame.
went out
halak  (haw-lak')
to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
throughout all the provinces
mdiynah  (med-ee-naw')
a judgeship, i.e. jurisdiction; by implication, a district (as ruled by a judge); generally, a region -- (every) province.
for this man
'iysh  (eesh)
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
Mordecai
Mordkay  (mor-dek-ah'-ee)
Mordecai, an Israelite -- Mordecai.
waxed
halak  (haw-lak')
to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
greater and greater
gadowl  (gaw-dole')
great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Indeed, Mordecai was great in the king's house, and his fame spread throughout all the provinces; for the man Mordecai became greater and greater.

King James Bible
For Mordecai was great in the king's house, and his fame went out throughout all the provinces: for this man Mordecai waxed greater and greater.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
For Mordecai exercised great power in the palace, and his fame spread throughout the provinces as he became more and more powerful.

International Standard Version
Indeed, Mordecai was a powerful official in the palace and his fame spread throughout the provinces. Indeed, the man Mordecai grew more and more powerful.

NET Bible
Mordecai was of high rank in the king's palace, and word about him was spreading throughout all the provinces. His influence continued to become greater and greater.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Mordecai was an important man in the king's palace. Moreover, his reputation was spreading to all the provinces, since Mordecai was becoming more and more powerful.

King James 2000 Bible
For Mordecai was great in the king's house, and his fame went out throughout all the provinces: for this man Mordecai grew greater and greater.
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