Esther

(es′tər)

noun

a feminine name: var. Hester
Bible
1. the Jewish wife of the Persian king Ahasuerus: she saved her people from slaughter by Haman
2. the Old Testament book telling her story: abbrev. Esth, Es, Est

Origin: LL(Ec) Esthera < Gr(Ec) Esthēr < Heb ester, prob. < Pers sitareh, star < IE base *ster-, star

See Esther in American Heritage Dictionary 4

In the Bible, the Jewish queen of Persia who saved her people from massacre.

Origin:

Origin: Hebrew estēr

Origin: , from Persian sitareh, star; see ster-³ in Indo-European roots

Origin: , or Akkadian Ištar, Ishtar; see Ishtar

noun Abbr. Est. or Esth.

See Table at Bible.

Origin:

Origin: After Esther¹

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