Esther 9:6
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
At the citadelהַבִּירָ֗ה
(hab·bi·rah)
1002: a castle, palaceof foreign origin
in Susaוּבְשׁוּשַׁ֣ן
(u·ve·shu·shan)
7800: residence of Pers. kingsfrom the same as shushan
the Jewsהַיְּהוּדִים֙
(haiy·hu·dim)
3064: Jewishfrom Yehudah
killedהָרְג֤וּ
(ha·re·gu)
2026: to kill, slaya prim. root
and destroyedוְאַבֵּ֔ד
(ve·'ab·bed,)
6: to perisha prim. root
fiveחֲמֵ֥שׁ
(cha·mesh)
2568: fiveof uncertain derivation
hundredמֵאֹ֖ות
(me·'o·vt)
3967: hundreda prim. root
men,אִֽישׁ׃
(ish.)
376: manfrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
And in Shushan
Shuwshan  (shoo-shan')
Shushan, a place in Persia -- Shushan.
the palace
biyrah  (bee-raw')
a castle or palace -- palace.
the Jews
Yhuwdiy  (yeh-hoo-dee')
a Jehudite (i.e. Judaite or Jew), or descendant of Jehudah (i.e. Judah) -- Jew.
slew
harag  (haw-rag')
to smite with deadly intent -- destroy, out of hand, kill, murder(-er), put to (death), make (slaughter), slay(-er), surely.
and destroyed
'abad  (aw-bad')
to wander away, i.e. lose oneself; by implication to perish (causative, destroy)
five
chamesh  (khaw-maysh')
five -- fif(-teen), fifth, five (apiece).
hundred
me'ah  (may-aw')
a primitive numeral; a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction -- hundred(-fold), -th), + sixscore.
men
'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)
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
At the citadel in Susa the Jews killed and destroyed five hundred men,

King James Bible
And in Shushan the palace the Jews slew and destroyed five hundred men.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
In the fortress of Susa the Jews killed and destroyed 500 men,

International Standard Version
In Susa the capital the Jewish people killed and destroyed 500 people.

NET Bible
In Susa the citadel the Jews killed and destroyed five hundred men.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
In the fortress of Susa the Jews killed and wiped out 500 men.

King James 2000 Bible
And in Shushan the citadel the Jews slew and destroyed five hundred men.
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