But there is an important caveat — an asterisk of sorts — to the longest word in the Book of Esther: v’ha’achshadrapanim, found in chapter 9 verse 3, is not a Hebrew word; it’s Persian ...

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So it came to pass, when the king’s commandment and his decree was heard, and when many maidens were gathered together unto Shushan the palace, to the custody of Hegai, ...