2060. Vashti

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Vashti: Vashti

Original Word: וַשְׁתִּי
Part of Speech: Proper Name Feminine
Transliteration: Vashtiy
Pronunciation: VASH-tee
Phonetic Spelling: (vash-tee')
Definition: Vashti
Meaning: Vashti

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Vashti

Of Persian origin; Vashti, the queen of Xerxes -- Vashti.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
of foreign origin
Definition
queen of Pers.
NASB Translation
Vashti (10).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

וַשְׁתִּי proper name, feminine (= Persian (Zend) vahista, best, compare Justi^{Hdb. d. Zendsprache, 272}) queen of Ahasuerus (Xerxes) king of Persia, Esther 1:9,11,12,15,16,17,19; Esther 2:1,4,17.

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Of Persian origin

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct corresponding Strong's Greek entries for Vashti, as her story is specific to the Hebrew Bible and does not have a direct parallel in the Greek New Testament. However, the Greek Septuagint, an ancient translation of the Hebrew Bible, includes the Book of Esther and thus references Vashti in its text.

Usage: Vashti is a proper noun used as a personal name in the Hebrew Bible. It refers specifically to a queen mentioned in the Book of Esther.

Context: Vashti is a prominent figure in the Book of Esther, which is part of the Ketuvim (Writings) in the Hebrew Bible. She is introduced as the queen of King Ahasuerus, traditionally identified with Xerxes I of Persia. Vashti is known for her beauty and her role in the narrative that sets the stage for Esther's rise to queenship.

In Esther 1:9-22, Vashti is depicted as hosting a banquet for the women of the royal palace while King Ahasuerus holds a separate feast for his nobles and officials. On the seventh day of the feast, the king, in high spirits from wine, commands Vashti to appear before him and his guests to display her beauty. Vashti refuses the king's command, an act of defiance that leads to her being deposed as queen. This event is pivotal as it creates the vacancy for Esther to become queen.

Vashti's refusal is interpreted in various ways, ranging from an assertion of dignity and autonomy to a breach of royal protocol. Her story highlights themes of power, gender roles, and the consequences of defying authority. The narrative does not provide further details about Vashti's fate after her removal from the throne.

Forms and Transliterations

וַשְׁתִּ֑י וַשְׁתִּ֗י וַשְׁתִּ֣י וַשְׁתִּ֧י וַשְׁתִּֽי׃ וַשְׁתִּי֙ ושתי ושתי׃ vashTi waš·tî waštî

Englishman's Concordance

Esther 1:9
HEB: גַּ֚ם וַשְׁתִּ֣י הַמַּלְכָּ֔ה עָשְׂתָ֖ה
NAS: Queen Vashti also gave
KJV: Also Vashti the queen made
INT: also Vashti Queen gave

Esther 1:11
HEB: לְ֠הָבִיא אֶת־ וַשְׁתִּ֧י הַמַּלְכָּ֛ה לִפְנֵ֥י
NAS: to bring Queen Vashti before the king
KJV: To bring Vashti the queen before
INT: to bring Vashti Queen before

Esther 1:12
HEB: וַתְּמָאֵ֞ן הַמַּלְכָּ֣ה וַשְׁתִּ֗י לָבוֹא֙ בִּדְבַ֣ר
NAS: But Queen Vashti refused to come
KJV: But the queen Vashti refused to come
INT: refused Queen Vashti to come command

Esther 1:15
HEB: לַּעֲשׂ֔וֹת בַּמַּלְכָּ֖ה וַשְׁתִּ֑י עַ֣ל ׀ אֲשֶׁ֣ר
NAS: with Queen Vashti, because
KJV: unto the queen Vashti according to law,
INT: is to be done Queen Vashti and after

Esther 1:16
HEB: לְבַדּ֔וֹ עָוְתָ֖ה וַשְׁתִּ֣י הַמַּלְכָּ֑ה כִּ֤י
NAS: Queen Vashti has wronged
KJV: and the princes, Vashti the queen
INT: only has wronged Vashti Queen for

Esther 1:17
HEB: לְהָבִ֨יא אֶת־ וַשְׁתִּ֧י הַמַּלְכָּ֛ה לְפָנָ֖יו
NAS: Queen Vashti to be brought
KJV: commanded Vashti the queen
INT: commanded to be brought Vashti Queen to his presence

Esther 1:19
HEB: לֹֽא־ תָב֜וֹא וַשְׁתִּ֗י לִפְנֵי֙ הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ
NAS: be repealed, that Vashti may no
KJV: that it be not altered, That Vashti come
INT: may no come Vashti the presence of King

Esther 2:1
HEB: זָכַ֤ר אֶת־ וַשְׁתִּי֙ וְאֵ֣ת אֲשֶׁר־
NAS: he remembered Vashti and what
KJV: he remembered Vashti, and what she had done,
INT: Ahasuerus remembered Vashti and what had done

Esther 2:4
HEB: תִּמְלֹ֖ךְ תַּ֣חַת וַשְׁתִּ֑י וַיִּיטַ֧ב הַדָּבָ֛ר
NAS: in place of Vashti. And the matter
KJV: be queen instead of Vashti. And the thing
INT: be queen place of Vashti be accepted and the matter

Esther 2:17
HEB: וַיַּמְלִיכֶ֖הָ תַּ֥חַת וַשְׁתִּֽי׃
NAS: and made her queen instead of Vashti.
KJV: and made her queen instead of Vashti.
INT: and made instead of Vashti

10 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 2060
10 Occurrences

waš·tî — 10 Occ.