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Esther 8:13

“The copy of the writing for a commandment to be given in every province was published unto all people, and that the Jews should be ready against that day to avenge themselves on their enemies.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

פַּרְשֶׁגֶןparshegen · par-sheh'-ghen
H6572 · Hebrew
Definition
a transcript
Derivation
or פַּתְשֶׁגֶן; of foreign origin;
KJV renderings
copy.
Grammar
  • פַּתְשֶׁ֣גֶן — common noun, masculine, singular, construct
Code HNcmsc
Usage
Occurs 4 times in the Hebrew Bible.Ezra 7:11Esther 3:14Esther 4:8

Theological interpretation (AI)

The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read פַּרְשֶׁגֶן here.

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Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.