Original: אֶסְתֵּר

Transliteration: ʼEçtêr

Phonetic: es-tare'

Short Definition: Esther

Original: אסתּר

Transliteration: 'estêr

Phonetic: es-tare'

BDB Definition:

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.

Origin: of Persian derivation

TWOT entry: None

Part(s) of speech: Proper Name Feminine

Cognate: H4147, H4149, H4562, H612, H615, H616, H617, H631, H632, H634