Strongs Number: H635
- Hebrew Word
- אֶסְתֵּר
- Transliteration
- ʼEçtêr
- Phonetic
- es-tare'
- Part of Speech
- Proper Name Feminine
- Strongs Definition
-
{Ester} the Jewish heroine
- 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
- Bible Usage
- Esther.