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Esther 9:23

“And the Jews undertook to do as they had begun, and as Mordecai had written unto them;” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

קָבַלqâbal · kaw-bal'
H6901 · Hebrew

Definition: to admit, i.e. take (literally or figuratively)
Derivation: a primitive root;
KJV renderings: choose, (take) hold, receive, (under-) take.
Grammar: וְ — conjunction
קִבֵּל֙ — verb Piel, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular
Code HC/Vpp3ms
Usage: Occurs 14 times in the Hebrew Bible.Exodus 26:5 Exodus 36:12 1 Chronicles 12:19 1 Chronicles 21:11 2 Chronicles 29:16

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 קָבַל here.

Verse 22 Verse 24

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.