אֶסְתֵּר H0635
Esther -- the Jewish queen of Persia, heroine of the book bearing her name, also known as Hadassah
Esther (possibly from Old Persian stara, 'star,' or connected to the goddess Ishtar) is the proper name of the Jewish woman who became queen of Persia under Ahasuerus. Born Hadassah ('myrtle'), she was an orphan raised by her cousin Mordecai of the tribe of Benjamin. All 55 occurrences are confined to the Book of Esther, where she courageously risks her life to save the Jewish people from Haman's decree. The arc from her selection as queen (Esth 2:17) through 'if I perish, I perish' (Esth 4:16) to her triumph makes her one of the Hebrew Bible's most celebrated heroines.
Senses
1. Esther (proper name) — The Jewish queen of Persia who saved her people from Haman's genocidal plot. Her name may derive from Persian 'star' or the goddess Ishtar; her Hebrew name Hadassah means 'myrtle' (Esth 2:7). All 55 occurrences fall within the Book of Esther, from queenship (Esth 2:17) through courageous intervention (Esth 4:16). Spanish Ester, French and German Esther preserve the name uniformly. 55×
AR["أَسْتِيرَ", "أَسْتِيرُ", "تَكُنْ-أَسْتِيرُ"]·ben["ইস্তের", "ইস্তেরকে", "ইস্তেরের"]·DE["Esther"]·EN["Esther"]·FR["Esther"]·heb["אסתר"]·HI["एस्तेर", "एस्तेर-का", "एस्तेर-की", "एस्तेर-ने", "एस्तेर-भी", "एस्तेर-से"]·ID["Ester"]·IT["Ester"]·jav["Èstèr"]·KO["에스더", "에스더가", "에스더를", "에스더에게", "에스더의"]·PT["Ester"]·RU["Эстер"]·ES["Ester"]·SW["-", "Esta", "Esteri", "akasema", "binti-ya", "hakusema", "kama-vile", "na-kumwamuru", "waliomuona", "ya-Esta"]·TR["Ester", "Ester'e", "Ester'i", "Ester'in"]·urd["استر", "استر-نے", "استر-کی"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
אֶסְתֵּר n.pr.f. Esther (Pers. 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 הֲדַסָּה q.v. Est 2:7, 8, 10, 11, 15(×2), 16, 17 + 47 times Est.