ya.shat describes the king holding out a golden scepter to Esther in the court.

Across its attested verses, the verb describes the king’s action of holding out the golden scepter toward Esther, first as the stated exception to the court’s death penalty and then in the narrated encounters.

1. Holding out the golden scepter · dominant

   In Esther 4:11, the Hiphil imperfect names the king’s action in the exception for the person to whom he holds out the golden scepter. In Esther 5:2 and Esther 8:4, Hiphil sequential imperfect forms occur when the king holds out that scepter to Esther; the APB renders the action as “extends” or “extended.”

   Esther 4:11Esther 5:2Esther 8:4

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the action with “extends” in Esther 4:11 and “extended” in Esther 5:2 and Esther 8:4. These are clause-level renderings rather than definitions.