Textus Receptus Bibles
Bible Analysis
Esther 3:7
Masoretic Text 1524
King James Bible (Oxford 1769)
Hebrew-English Dictionary
properly a {pebble} that {is} a lot (small stones being used for that purpose); figuratively a portion or destiny (as if determined by lot)
1. lot
a. lot - pebbles used for systematically making decisions
2. portion
a. lot, portion (thing assigned by casting lots)
b. recompense, retribution
Hebrew-English Lexicon (BDB) 1906
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.