HebrewH0635Proper Noun (Feminine)

אֶסְתֵּר

es.ter

45Occurrences
H0635Strong's #
Proper Noun (Feminine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

Ester, the Jewish heroine

of Persian derivation;

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
A woman living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at ; daughter of: Abihail (H0032K); also called Hadassah at ; Also named: ha.das.sah (*הֲדַסָּה *"Hadassah" H1919) § Esther = "star" the queen of Persia, heroine of the book of Esther-daughter of Abihail, cousin and adopted daughter of Mordecai, of the tribe of Benjamin, made queen by king Ahasuerus to replace divorced queen, Vashti.

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Proper Noun (Feminine)

Morphology Code

N:N-F-P

Full Description

Proper Noun, Feminine

Occurrences

אֶסְתֵּר appears 45 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Esther
45

Key Passages

Esther 2:7BSB

And Mordecai had brought up Hadassah (that is, Esther), the daughter of his uncle, because she did not have a father or mother. The young woman was lovely in form and appearance, and when her father and mother had died, Mordecai had taken her in as his own daughter.

Esther 2:22BSB

When Mordecai learned of the plot, he reported it to Queen Esther, and she informed the king on Mordecai’s behalf.

Esther 4:17BSB

So Mordecai went and did all that Esther had instructed him.

Esther 6:14BSB

While they were still speaking with Haman, the king’s eunuchs arrived and rushed him to the banquet that Esther had prepared.

Esther 8:2BSB

The king removed the signet ring he had recovered from Haman and presented it to Mordecai. And Esther appointed Mordecai over the estate of Haman.

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