--- title: Esther 2:12 — Now when the turn of every maiden was come to go in to king Ahasueru… · Hebrew, tree and pragmatics description: Now when the turn of every maiden was come to go in to king Ahasuerus, after that it had been done to her according to the law for the women, twelve months — for so were the days of their anointing accomplished, to wit, six months with oil of myrrh, and six month with sweet odours, and with other oi --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/EST.2.12/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [Tanakh](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tanakh/) / [Ketuvim](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/) / [Esther](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/EST/) / [chapter 2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/EST/2/) / 2:12 # Esther 2:12 אֶסְתֵּר **Who acts:** turn · **What happens:** come, go in, do, accord, accomplish, wit · **To what, where:** king Ahasuerus, turn, maiden, days This is Esther 2:12 from Mova's open Bible corpus, the Tanakh in three languages (Ketuvim — the Writings). The page gives the verse in Hebrew as the Westminster Leningrad Codex has it, its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, built from MACULA Hebrew — and its pragmatics: who acts — turn — and what happens in the verse to king Ahasuerus, turn, maiden, days, read clause by clause by Mova's frames. Beside it stand the Aramaic of the Targum and the English of the Jewish Publication Society's 1917 translation, each English sentence with a tree of its own. It is one of the 10 chapters of Esther on this site, all built by Mova itself from its own trees, with no large model in between. וּבְהַגִּ֡יעַ תֹּר֩ נַעֲרָ֨ה וְנַעֲרָ֜ה לָב֣וֹא ׀ אֶל־הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ אֲחַשְׁוֵר֗וֹשׁ מִקֵּץ֩ הֱי֨וֹת לָ֜הּ כְּדָ֤ת הַנָּשִׁים֙ שְׁנֵ֣ים עָשָׂ֣ר חֹ֔דֶשׁ כִּ֛י כֵּ֥ן יִמְלְא֖וּ יְמֵ֣י מְרוּקֵיהֶ֑ן שִׁשָּׁ֤ה חֳדָשִׁים֙ בְּשֶׁ֣מֶן הַמֹּ֔ר וְשִׁשָּׁ֤ה חֳדָשִׁים֙ בַּבְּשָׂמִ֔ים וּבְתַמְרוּקֵ֖י הַנָּשִֽׁים׃ [Now when the turn of every maiden was come to go in to king Ahasuerus, after that it had been done to her according to the law for the women, twelve months — for so were the days of their anointing accomplished, to wit, six months with oil of myrrh, and six month with sweet odours, and with other ointments of the women —](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/EST.34/) ## The tree {#tree} Right to left, as the Hebrew is read; a prefix or suffix is a word of its own, and a line under the words joins those written as one. Under each word its part of speech and MACULA's English gloss. ```conllu rtl gloss # sent_id = wlc:EST:33 # text = וּבְהַגִּ֡יעַ תֹּר֩ נַעֲרָ֨ה וְנַעֲרָ֜ה לָב֣וֹא ׀ אֶל־הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ אֲחַשְׁוֵר֗וֹשׁ מִקֵּץ֩ הֱי֨וֹת לָ֜הּ כְּדָ֤ת הַנָּשִׁים֙ שְׁנֵ֣ים עָשָׂ֣ר חֹ֔דֶשׁ כִּ֛י כֵּ֥ן יִמְלְא֖וּ יְמֵ֣י מְרוּקֵיהֶ֑ן שִׁשָּׁ֤ה חֳדָשִׁים֙ בְּשֶׁ֣מֶן הַמֹּ֔ר וְשִׁשָּׁ֤ה חֳדָשִׁים֙ בַּבְּשָׂמִ֔ים וּבְתַמְרוּקֵ֖י הַנָּשִֽׁים׃ # verse = EST.2.12 1-3 וּבְהַגִּ֡יעַ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 וּ וְ CCONJ _ _ 3 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=EST_2:12!1|MId=o170020120011|Strong=2050b 2 בְ בְּ ADP _ _ 3 case _ Gloss=when|Ref=EST_2:12!1|MId=o170020120012|Strong=0871a 3 הַגִּ֡יעַ נָגַע VERB _ HebBinyan=HIPHIL 0 root _ Gloss=arrived|Ref=EST_2:12!1|MId=o170020120013|Strong=5060|Frame=A0:170020120021;|Type=infinitive_construct 4 תֹּר֩ תּוֹר NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ Gloss=[the].turn|Ref=EST_2:12!2|MId=o170020120021|Strong=8447 5 נַעֲרָ֨ה נַעֲרָה NOUN _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing 4 compound:smixut _ Gloss=of.a.young.woman|Ref=EST_2:12!3|MId=o170020120031|Strong=5291 6-7 וְנַעֲרָ֜ה _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 6 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 7 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=EST_2:12!4|MId=o170020120041|Strong=2050b 7 נַעֲרָ֜ה נַעֲרָה NOUN _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing 5 conj _ Gloss=a.young.woman|Ref=EST_2:12!4|MId=o170020120042|Strong=5291 8-9 לָב֣וֹא _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 8 לָ לְ ADP _ _ 9 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=EST_2:12!5|MId=o170020120051|Strong=3807a 9 ב֣וֹא בּוֹא VERB _ HebBinyan=QAL 3 advcl _ Gloss=go|Ref=EST_2:12!5|MId=o170020120052|Strong=0935|Frame=A0:170020120031;170020120042;|Type=infinitive_construct 10 ׀ ׀ PUNCT _ _ 9 punct _ Ref=EST_2:12!5 11 אֶל־ אֶל ADP _ _ 13 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=EST_2:12!6|MId=o170020120061|Strong=0413|SpaceAfter=No 12-13 הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 12 הַ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 13 det _ Gloss=the|Ref=EST_2:12!7|MId=o170020120071|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 13 מֶּ֣לֶךְ מֶלֶךְ NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 9 obl _ Gloss=king|Ref=EST_2:12!7|MId=o170020120072|Strong=4428 14 אֲחַשְׁוֵר֗וֹשׁ אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ PROPN _ _ 13 appos _ Gloss=Ahasuerus|Ref=EST_2:12!8|MId=o170020120081|Strong=0325 15-16 מִקֵּץ֩ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 15 מִ מִן ADP _ _ 19 case _ Gloss=from.[the]|Ref=EST_2:12!9|MId=o170020120091|Strong=4480 16 קֵּץ֩ קֵץ NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 19 nsubj _ Gloss=end|Ref=EST_2:12!9|MId=o170020120092|Strong=7093 17 הֱי֨וֹת הָיָה AUX _ HebBinyan=QAL 19 cop _ Gloss=of.being|Ref=EST_2:12!10|MId=o170020120101|Strong=1961|Frame=A0:170020120092;|Type=infinitive_construct 18-19 לָ֜הּ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 18 ל לְ ADP _ _ 19 case _ Gloss=for|Ref=EST_2:12!11|MId=o170020120111|Strong=3807a 19 ָ֜הּ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 obl _ Gloss=her|Ref=EST_2:12!11|MId=o170020120112|Strong=1886d|Type=pronominal 20-21 כְּדָ֤ת _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 20 כְּ כְּ ADP _ _ 21 case _ Gloss=according|Ref=EST_2:12!12|MId=o170020120121|Strong=3509a 21 דָ֤ת דָּת NOUN _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing 19 obl _ Gloss=to.the.regulation|Ref=EST_2:12!12|MId=o170020120122|Strong=1881 22-23 הַנָּשִׁים֙ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 22 הַ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 23 det _ Gloss=of|Ref=EST_2:12!13|MId=o170020120131|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 23 נָּשִׁים֙ אִשָּׁה NOUN _ Gender=Fem|Number=Plur 21 compound:smixut _ Gloss=the.women|Ref=EST_2:12!13|MId=o170020120132|Strong=0802 24 שְׁנֵ֣ים שְׁנַיִם NUM _ Gender=Masc|Number=Dual 26 nummod _ Gloss=two.plus|Ref=EST_2:12!14|MId=o170020120141|Strong=8147|Type=cardinal_number 25 עָשָׂ֣ר עָשָׂר NUM _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 24 flat _ Gloss=ten|Ref=EST_2:12!15|MId=o170020120151|Strong=6240|Type=cardinal_number 26 חֹ֔דֶשׁ חֹדֶשׁ NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 21 appos _ Gloss=month[s]|Ref=EST_2:12!16|MId=o170020120161|Strong=2320 27 כִּ֛י כִּי SCONJ _ _ 29 mark _ Gloss=(dm)|Ref=EST_2:12!17|MId=o170020120171|Strong=3588 28 כֵּ֥ן כֵּן ADV _ _ 29 advmod _ Gloss=thus|Ref=EST_2:12!18|MId=o170020120181|Strong=3651|Type=demonstrative 29 יִמְלְא֖וּ מָלֵא VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Plur|Person=3 3 advcl _ Gloss=they.were.completed|Ref=EST_2:12!19|MId=o170020120191|Strong=4390|Frame=A0:170020120201;|Type=yiqtol 30 יְמֵ֣י יוֹם NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 29 nsubj _ Gloss=the.days|Ref=EST_2:12!20|MId=o170020120201|Strong=3117 31-32 מְרוּקֵיהֶ֑ן _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 31 מְרוּקֵי מְרוּקִים NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 30 compound:smixut _ Gloss=their.rubbings|Ref=EST_2:12!21|MId=o170020120211|Strong=4795 32 הֶ֑ן הוּא PRON _ Gender=Fem|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 31 nmod:poss _ Gloss=their|Ref=EST_2:12!21|MId=o170020120212|Strong=2004|Type=pronominal 33 שִׁשָּׁ֤ה שֵׁשׁ NUM _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 34 nummod _ Gloss=six|Ref=EST_2:12!22|MId=o170020120221|Strong=8337|Type=cardinal_number 34 חֳדָשִׁים֙ חֹדֶשׁ NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 30 appos _ Gloss=months|Ref=EST_2:12!23|MId=o170020120231|Strong=2320 35-36 בְּשֶׁ֣מֶן _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 35 בְּ בְּ ADP _ _ 36 case _ Gloss=with|Ref=EST_2:12!24|MId=o170020120241|Strong=0871a 36 שֶׁ֣מֶן שֶׁמֶן NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 34 nmod _ Gloss=the.oil|Ref=EST_2:12!24|MId=o170020120242|Strong=8081 37-38 הַמֹּ֔ר _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 37 הַ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 38 det _ Gloss=of.(the)|Ref=EST_2:12!25|MId=o170020120251|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 38 מֹּ֔ר מֹר NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 36 compound:smixut _ Gloss=myrrh|Ref=EST_2:12!25|MId=o170020120252|Strong=4753 39-40 וְשִׁשָּׁ֤ה _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 39 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 41 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=EST_2:12!26|MId=o170020120261|Strong=2050b 40 שִׁשָּׁ֤ה שֵׁשׁ NUM _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 41 nummod _ Gloss=six|Ref=EST_2:12!26|MId=o170020120262|Strong=8337|Type=cardinal_number 41 חֳדָשִׁים֙ חֹדֶשׁ NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 34 conj _ Gloss=months|Ref=EST_2:12!27|MId=o170020120271|Strong=2320 42-44 בַּבְּשָׂמִ֔ים _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 42 בַּ בְּ ADP _ _ 44 case _ Gloss=with.(the)|Ref=EST_2:12!28|MId=o170020120281|Strong=0871a 43 ה הַ DET _ PronType=Art 44 det _ Gloss=balsam|Ref=EST_2:12!28|MId=o170020120281ה|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 44 בְּשָׂמִ֔ים בֶּשֶׂם NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 41 nmod _ Gloss=oil|Ref=EST_2:12!28|MId=o170020120282|Strong=1314 45-47 וּבְתַמְרוּקֵ֖י _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 45 וּ וְ CCONJ _ _ 47 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=EST_2:12!29|MId=o170020120291|Strong=2050b 46 בְ בְּ ADP _ _ 47 case _ Gloss=with|Ref=EST_2:12!29|MId=o170020120292|Strong=0871a 47 תַמְרוּקֵ֖י תַּמְרוּק NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 44 conj _ Gloss=the.cleansings|Ref=EST_2:12!29|MId=o170020120293|Strong=8562 48-49 הַנָּשִֽׁים _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 48 הַ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 49 det _ Gloss=of.(the)|Ref=EST_2:12!30|MId=o170020120301|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 49 נָּשִֽׁים אִשָּׁה NOUN _ Gender=Fem|Number=Plur 47 compound:smixut _ Gloss=women|Ref=EST_2:12!30|MId=o170020120302|Strong=0802 50 ׃ ׃ PUNCT _ _ 49 punct _ Ref=EST_2:12!30 ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: statement - act: assert - voice: narrator - speech: narration - negation: no | verb | form · stem | who (A0) | what, whom (A1) | to whom, further (A2) | who makes it happen (AA) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | הַגִּיעַ *arrived* | infinitive construct · hiphil | תֹּר *\[the\] turn* | | | | | בוֹא *go* | infinitive construct · qal | נַעֲרָה *of a young woman* + נַעֲרָה *a young woman* | | | | | הֱיוֹת *of being* | infinitive construct · qal | קֵּץ *end* | | | | | יִמְלְאוּ *they were completed* | yiqtol · qal | יְמֵי *the days* | | | | MACULA's semantic frames: for each verb the head word of each participant. A0 is the one who acts, A1 what the act is done to or is about, A2 a further participant; AA, with a causative verb, the one who makes it happen. ## The Targum {#onkelos} וְכַד מָטָא סִדוּר עוּלֶמְתָּא וְעוּלֶמְתָּא לְמֵיעַל קֳדָם מַלְכָּא אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ מִסוֹף דְיֶהֱוֵי לָהּ כְּהִלְכַת נְשַׁיָא דִמְתִינָן בְּתַפְנוּקֵיהוֹן תְּרֵי עֲשַׂר יַרְחֵי שַׁתָּא אֲרוּם כְּדֵין שַׁלְמִין יוֹמֵי סַמְתּוֹרֵיהוֹן שִׁתָּא יַרְחִין בְּטַכְסַת וְאַנְפְקִינוּן דְמַנְתַּר יַת סְעָרָא וּמְפַנֵק יַת בִּסְרָא וְשִׁתָּא יַרְחִין בְּבוּסְמַיָא וּבְסַמְתּוֹרֵי נְשַׁיָא: The Aramaic translation read beside the Hebrew. Text only: Mova has no Aramaic parser yet. ## English, JPS 1917 {#english} Each sentence on its own page, with its tree and pragmatics. A sentence that runs on into the next verse is listed under the verse it begins in. 1. [Now when the turn of every maiden was come to go in to king Ahasuerus, after that it had been done to her according to the law for the women, twelve months — for so were the days of their anointing accomplished, to wit, six months with oil of myrrh, and six month with sweet odours, and with other ointments of the women —](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/EST.34/) **Hebrew text:** Westminster Leningrad Codex, public domain. **Tree, glosses and frames:** MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets, available at [github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-hebrew](https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-hebrew/), [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/); converted to Universal Dependencies by Mova (words in text order, a prefix its own word). **Speech act:** Mova's rules on the MACULA words (`macula prag`). **Targum:** Onkelos (Torat Emet), Jonathan and the Writings (Mikraot Gedolot), from Sefaria, public domain. **English:** JPS 1917, public domain; trees and speech acts by Mova's cycle, frames by Mova's reader (Elamur Cosmic License). Hebrew sentence `wlc:EST:33`. - ← previous: [Esther 2:11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/EST.2.11/) - next →: [Esther 2:13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/EST.2.13/) - ↑ back to [Esther 2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/EST/2/)