Esther
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
Either from Persian ستاره (setâreh), star, or from Hebrew עשתר (Ishtar, “a Persian goddess”)
[edit] Pronunciation
- (RP) enPR: ĕsʹtə, IPA: /ˈɛstə/, SAMPA: /"Est@/
- (US) enPR: ĕsʹtər, IPA: /ˈɛstɚ/, SAMPA: /"Est@`/
- Rhymes: -ɛstə(r)
- Homophone: ester
[edit] Proper noun
Esther
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- A female given name.
- (biblical) A book of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Tanakh.
- (biblical) The heroine of the Book of Esther.
- 1611, King James Version of the Bible (Authorized Version), Esther 2:7:
- And he brought up Hadassah, that is, Esther, his uncle's daughter: for she had neither father or mother, and the maiden was fair and beautiful.
- 1611, King James Version of the Bible (Authorized Version), Esther 2:7:
[edit] Related terms
[edit] Translations
book of the Bible
female given name
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[edit] Danish
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Esther
- A female given name, a popular spelling variant of Ester.
[edit] French
[edit] Proper noun
Esther
- (biblical) Esther.
- A female given name.
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[edit] German
[edit] Proper noun
Esther
- A female given name, a popular spelling variant of Ester.
[edit] Norwegian
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Esther
- A female given name, a less common spelling of Ester.
[edit] Spanish
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Esther (m)
- (biblical) Esther.
- A female given name.
[edit] Synonyms
Categories:
- English terms derived from Persian
- English terms derived from Hebrew
- English proper nouns
- en:Books of the Bible
- English female given names from Persian
- en:Bible
- en:Biblical characters
- Danish proper nouns
- Danish female given names
- French proper nouns
- fr:Biblical characters
- French female given names
- fr:Books of the Bible
- German proper nouns
- German female given names
- Norwegian proper nouns
- Norwegian female given names
- Spanish proper nouns
- es:Biblical characters
- Spanish female given names
- es:Books of the Bible
