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KJV Lexicon And he brought up'aman (aw-man') to build up or support; to foster as a parent or nurse; figuratively to render (or be) firm or faithful, to trust or believe, to be permanent or quiet; morally to be true or certain Hadassah Hadaccah (had-as-saw') Hadassah (or Esther) -- Hadassah. that is Esther 'Ecter (es-tare') Ester, the Jewish heroine -- Esther. his uncle's dowd (dode) from an unused root meaning properly, to boil, i.e. (figuratively) to love; by implication, a love-token, lover, friend; specifically an uncle daughter bath (bath) apple (of the eye), branch, company, daughter, first, old, owl, town, village. for she had neither father 'ab (awb) father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application) -- chief, (fore-)father(-less), patrimony, principal. Compare names in Abi-. nor mother 'em (ame) a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively) -- dam, mother, parting. and the maid na`arah (nah-ar-aw') a girl (from infancy to adolescence) -- damsel, maid(-en), young (woman). was fair yapheh (yaw-feh') beautiful -- + beautiful, beauty, comely, fair(-est, one), + goodly, pleasant, well. to'ar (to'-ar) outline, i.e. figure or appearance -- + beautiful, comely, countenance, + fair, favoured, form, goodly, resemble, visage. and beautiful towb (tobe) good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun mar'eh (mar-eh') 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 whom Mordecai Mordkay (mor-dek-ah'-ee) Mordecai, an Israelite -- Mordecai. when her father 'ab (awb) father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application) -- chief, (fore-)father(-less), patrimony, principal. Compare names in Abi-. and mother 'em (ame) a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively) -- dam, mother, parting. were dead maveth (maw'-veth) death (natural or violent); concretely, the dead, their place or state (hades); figuratively, pestilence, ruin -- (be) dead(-ly), death, die(-d). took laqach (law-kakh') to take (in the widest variety of applications) for his own daughter bath (bath) apple (of the eye), branch, company, daughter, first, old, owl, town, village. Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible He was bringing up Hadassah, that is Esther, his uncle's daughter, for she had no father or mother. Now the young lady was beautiful of form and face, and when her father and her mother died, Mordecai took her as his own daughter. King James Bible And he brought up Hadassah, that is, Esther, his uncle's daughter: for she had neither father nor mother, and the maid was fair and beautiful; whom Mordecai, when her father and mother were dead, took for his own daughter. Holman Christian Standard Bible Mordecai was the legal guardian of his cousin Hadassah (that is, Esther), because she didn't have a father or mother. The young woman had a beautiful figure and was extremely good-looking. When her father and mother died, Mordecai had adopted her as his own daughter. International Standard Version Mordecai had raised his cousin Hadassah, or Esther, because she had no father or mother. The young woman had a beautiful figure and was very attractive. When her mother and father died Mordecai had taken her as his daughter. NET Bible Now he was acting as the guardian of Hadassah (that is, Esther), the daughter of his uncle, for neither her father nor her mother was alive. This young woman was very attractive and had a beautiful figure. When her father and mother died, Mordecai had raised her as if she were his own daughter. GOD'S WORD® Translation Mordecai had raised Hadassah, also known as Esther, his uncle's daughter, because she was an orphan. The young woman had a beautiful figure and was very attractive. When her father and mother died, Mordecai adopted her as his own daughter. King James 2000 Bible And he had brought up Hadassah, that is, Esther, his uncle's daughter: for she had neither father nor mother, and the maiden was fair and beautiful; whom Mordecai, when her father and mother were dead, took as his own daughter. Links Esther 2:7Esther 2:7 NIV Esther 2:7 NLT Esther 2:7 ESV Esther 2:7 NASB Esther 2:7 KJV |
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