H635 אֶסְתֵּר (ʼEçtêr) es-tare'

Hebrew

Noun (Feminine)

Quick Definition

Esther

Biblical Persons & Places

Esther Woman living at the time of Exile and Return

A woman living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Est.2.7; referred to as Esther (אֶסְתֵּר), or Hadassah (הֲדַסָּה); a daughter of Abihail.

Strong's Definition

Ester, the Jewish heroine

Derivation: of Persian derivation;

KJV Usage: Esther.

Outline of Biblical Usage

Esther = "star"

1) 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.

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

אֶסְתֵּר (es.ter) — Esther. A woman living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Est.2.7; daughter of: Abihail (H0032K); also called Hadassah at Est.2.7; 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.

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

אֶסְתֵּר (H0635)

name

Names of People | ≈ הֲדַסָּה

Esther = woman whose Hebrew name was Hadassah; ◄ cousin of Mordecai; ► married Xerxes and so became queen Esther of Persia and helped save the Jews from extermination

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

אֶסְתֵּר n.pr.f. Esther—daughter of Abihail, cousin and adopted daughter of Mordecai, of tribe of Benjamin; made queen in Vashti’s place by Ahasuerus base

Bible Occurrences (45)

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Esther 2:7

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 as his own daughter.

Esther 2:8

When the king’s command and edict had been proclaimed, many young women gathered at the citadel of Susa under the care of Hegai. Esther was also taken to the palace... and placed under the care of Hegai, the custodian of the women.

Esther 2:10

Esther did not reveal her people or her lineage, because Mordecai had instructed her not to do so.

Esther 2:11

And every day...... Mordecai would walk back and forth in front of the court of the harem... to learn about Esther’s welfare and what was happening to her.

Esther 2:15

Now Esther [was] the daughter of Abihail, the uncle from whom Mordecai had adopted her as his own daughter. And when it was her turn... to go to the king, she did not ask for anything except... what Hegai, the king’s trusted official in charge of the harem,... had advised. And Esther found favor in the eyes of everyone who saw her.

Esther 2:16

She was taken to King Xerxes in the royal palace in the tenth... month, the month of Tebeth, in the seventh year of his reign.

Esther 2:17

And the king loved Esther more than all the [other] women, and she found grace and favor in his sight more than all of the other virgins. So he placed the royal crown upon her head and made her queen in place of Vashti.

Esther 2:18

Then the king held a great banquet, Esther’s banquet, for all his officials and servants. He proclaimed a tax holiday in the provinces and gave gifts worthy of the king’s bounty.