Esther
Esther definition
Es·ther (es′tər)
noun
- a feminine name: var. Hester
- Bible
- the Jewish wife of the Persian king Ahasuerus: she saved her people from slaughter by Haman
- the Old Testament book telling her story: abbrev. Esth, Es, Est
Etymology: LL(Ec) Esthera < Gr(Ec) Esthēr < Heb ester, prob. < Pers sitareh, star < IE base *ster-, star
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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