The Meaning of Esther 2:16 Explained

Esther 2:16

KJV: So Esther was taken unto king Ahasuerus into his house royal in the tenth month, which is the month Tebeth, in the seventh year of his reign.

YLT: And Esther is taken unto the king Ahasuerus, unto his royal house, in the tenth month -- it is the month of Tebeth -- in the seventh year of his reign,

Darby: So Esther was taken to king Ahasuerus, into his royal house, in the tenth month, that is, the month Tebeth, in the seventh year of his reign.

ASV: So Esther was taken unto king Ahasuerus into his house royal in the tenth month, which is the month Tebeth, in the seventh year of his reign.

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What is the context of Esther 2:16?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

So Esther was taken unto king Ahasuerus into his house royal in the tenth month, which [is] the month Tebeth, in the seventh year of his reign.

What does Esther 2:16 Mean?

Study Notes

tenth month
i.e. January.

Context Summary

Esther 2:1-23 - The Service Of A Foreigner

Esther's Hebrew name meant Myrtle. It could not have been easy for her to retain her sweet simplicity amid the corruptions of her time, but her Persian name means "a star," as though she were a garden enclosed, encircled by the atmosphere of the divine purity and protection. We must not judge Esther by our own standards, but by the custom of her time. Each of these young girls was considered to be married to the king, was kept under his roof, and was his wife of a lower rank. How great is the influence of Christianity in raising our standards and pervading the world with a loftier morality! She was not bidden to deny her parentage, but only advised not to proclaim it, Esther 2:10. When, afterwards, she was raised to power, she showed no flinching from identification with her race. So she attained the highest position in the world to which a woman could aspire. God lifted her there to serve a high and noble purpose. Her relative, Mordecai, discovered a plot against the king, and told it to his ward, the queen, and she to her royal spouse. The deed was unrewarded; in this, however, the faithful doorkeeper felt no disappointment. He acted not for reward, but from a sense of duty. But the act was registered both in heaven and on earth, and it bore fruit. It is enough for us to do our duty, and please God. [source]

Chapter Summary: Esther 2

¹ Out of the choice of virgins a queen is to be chosen
⁵ Mordecai the nursing father of Esther
⁸ Esther preferred before the rest
¹² The manner of purification, and going in to the king
¹⁵ Esther, best pleasing the king, is made queen
²¹ Mordecai, discovering a treason, is recorded in the chronicles

What do the individual words in Esther 2:16 mean?

So was taken Esther to King Ahasuerus into his palace royal in the month tenth that [is] the month of Tebeth in year seven of his reign

וַתִּלָּקַ֨ח אֶסְתֵּ֜ר אֶל־ הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ֙ אֶל־ בֵּ֣ית מַלְכוּת֔וֹ בַּחֹ֥דֶשׁ הָעֲשִׂירִ֖י הוּא־ חֹ֣דֶשׁ טֵבֵ֑ת בִּשְׁנַת־ שֶׁ֖בַע לְמַלְכוּתֽוֹ

וַתִּלָּקַ֨ח	So was taken
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Nifal, Consecutive imperfect, third person feminine singular Root: יָקַח Sense: to take, get, fetch, lay hold of, seize, receive, acquire, buy, bring, marry, take a wife, snatch, take away.
אֶסְתֵּ֜ר	Esther
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: אֶסְתֵּר Sense: the queen of Persia, heroine of the book of Esther—daughter of Abihail, cousin and adopted daughter of Mordecai, of the tribe of Benjamin, made queen by king Ahasuerus to replace divorced queen, Vashti.
הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ	King
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: מֶלֶךְ Sense: king.
אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ֙	Ahasuerus
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: אֲחַשְׁוֵרֹושׁ Sense: title of the king of Persia, probably Xerxes.
אֶל־	into
Parse: Preposition Root: אֶל Sense: to, toward, unto (of motion).
בֵּ֣ית	his palace
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: בַּיִת Sense: house.
מַלְכוּת֔וֹ	royal
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine singular Root: מַלְכוּת Sense: royalty, royal power, reign, kingdom, sovereign power.
בַּחֹ֥דֶשׁ	in the month
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: חֹדֶשׁ Sense: the new moon, month, monthly.
הָעֲשִׂירִ֖י	tenth
Parse: Article, Number, ordinal masculine singular Root: עֲשִׂירִי Sense: ordinal number.
הוּא־	that
Parse: Pronoun, third person masculine singular Root: הוּא Sense: he, she, it.
חֹ֣דֶשׁ	[is] the month
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: חֹדֶשׁ Sense: the new moon, month, monthly.
טֵבֵ֑ת	of Tebeth
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: טֵבֵת Sense: the 0th month of the Jewish calendar corresponding to modern Dec–Jan.
בִּשְׁנַת־	in year
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, feminine singular construct Root: שָׁנָה Sense: year.
שֶׁ֖בַע	seven
Parse: Number, feminine singular Root: שֶׁבַע Sense: seven (cardinal number).
לְמַלְכוּתֽוֹ	of his reign
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine singular Root: מַלְכוּת Sense: royalty, royal power, reign, kingdom, sovereign power.

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