Esther 1:6
There were hangings of white and blue material, fastened with cords of fine linen and purple to silver rings and marble pillars. The couches were of gold and silver, on a pavement of red, white, yellow, and black marble.This verse in the real world
In what words
- דַּרdarproperly, a pearl (from its sheen as rapidly turned); by analogy, pearl-stone, i.e. mother
- כַּרְפַּסkarpaçbyssus or fine vegetable wool
- סֹחֵרֶתçôchêrethprobably a (black) tile (or tessara) forlaying borders with
- בַּהַטbahaṭwhite marble or perhaps alabaster
- חוּרchûwrwhite linen
- גָּלִילgâlîyla valve of a folding door (as turning); also a ring (as round)
- רִצְפָּהritspâha hot stone; also a tessellated pavement
- בּוּץbûwtsprobably cotton (of some sort)
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The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Amo 6:4, Ezk 23:41, Est 7:8, Amo 2:8, Exo 26:31–32, Est 8:15, Exo 26:36–37, Exo 26:1