Est 9:4 | KD | STEP | “For Mordochai was great in the king’s house (was much esteemed by the king), and his fame went through all the provinces (שׁמעו as in ; ; ); for this man Mordochai became continually greater;” comp. , where the partic. גּדל stands instead of the inf. abs. גּדול.

‏ Esther 9:4

Est 9:4 “For Mordochai was great in the king’s house (was much esteemed by the king), and his fame went through all the provinces (שׁמעו as in Jos 6:27; Jos 9:9; Jer 6:24); for this man Mordochai became continually greater;” comp. 2Ch 17:12, where the partic. גּדל stands instead of the inf. abs. גּדול.