Lexicon Ester: Esther Original Word: אֶסְתֵּר Strong's Exhaustive Concordance Esther Of Persian derivation; Ester, the Jewish heroine -- Esther. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originof foreign origin Definition "star," Ahasuerus' queen who delivered Isr. NASB Translation Esther (52), Esther's (3). Brown-Driver-Briggs אֶסְתֵּר proper name, feminine Esther (Persian stâra, star) — daughter of Abihail, cousin and adopted daughter of Mordecai, of tribe of Benjamin; made queen in Vashti's place by Ahasuerus; her Jewish name הֲדַסָּת q. v. Esther 2:7,8,10,11,15 (twice in verse); Esther 2:16,17 47t. Esther. Topical Lexicon Word Origin: Derived from the Persian word for "star," possibly related to the Babylonian goddess Ishtar.Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • Strong's Greek Number 2059: Ἐσθήρ (Esther) • The Greek form of the name Esther, used in the Septuagint and the New Testament Apocrypha. Usage: The name Esther is used as a proper noun in the Hebrew Bible, specifically referring to the Jewish queen of Persia who played a pivotal role in saving her people from destruction. Context: Esther is a central figure in the Book of Esther, which is part of the Ketuvim (Writings) in the Hebrew Bible and the Old Testament in the Christian Bible. She was a Jewish woman who became the queen of Persia during the reign of King Ahasuerus (commonly identified with Xerxes I). Her Hebrew name was Hadassah, meaning "myrtle," but she is better known by her Persian name, Esther. Forms and Transliterations אֶסְתֵּ֑ר אֶסְתֵּ֔ר אֶסְתֵּ֖ר אֶסְתֵּ֗ר אֶסְתֵּ֛ר אֶסְתֵּ֜ר אֶסְתֵּ֣ר אֶסְתֵּ֤ר אֶסְתֵּ֥ר אֶסְתֵּ֨ר אֶסְתֵּֽר׃ אֶסְתֵּר֙ אסתר אסתר׃ וְאֶסְתֵּ֣ר ואסתר לְאֶסְתֵּ֔ר לְאֶסְתֵּ֗ר לְאֶסְתֵּ֜ר לְאֶסְתֵּ֣ר לְאֶסְתֵּר֙ לאסתר מֵֽאֶסְתֵּ֣ר מאסתר ’es·têr ’estêr esTer lə’estêr lə·’es·têr leesTer mê’estêr mê·’es·têr meesTer veesTer wə’estêr wə·’es·têrLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Esther 2:7 HEB: הֲדַסָּ֗ה הִ֤יא אֶסְתֵּר֙ בַּת־ דֹּד֔וֹ NAS: up Hadassah, that is Esther, his uncle's KJV: Hadassah, that [is], Esther, his uncle's INT: Hadassah that is Esther daughter his uncle's Esther 2:8 Esther 2:10 Esther 2:11 Esther 2:15 Esther 2:15 Esther 2:16 Esther 2:17 Esther 2:18 Esther 2:20 Esther 2:20 Esther 2:22 Esther 2:22 Esther 4:4 Esther 4:5 Esther 4:8 Esther 4:9 Esther 4:10 Esther 4:12 Esther 4:13 Esther 4:15 Esther 4:17 Esther 5:1 Esther 5:2 Esther 5:2 55 Occurrences |
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