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Bible Lexicons
Old Testament Hebrew Lexical Dictionary
Strong's #635 - אֶסְתֵּר
Transliteration
ʼEçtêr
Phonetics
es-tare'
Origin
of Persian derivation
Parts of Speech
Proper Name Feminine
TWOT
None
Definition
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KJV (54)
NAS (55)
HCS (55)
BSB (55)
ESV (55)
WEB (55)
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Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition
אֶסְתֵּר [Esther], Persia pr.n. given to a Jewish virgin, previously called Hadassah (הֲדַסָּה Esther 2:7), who was made by Xerxes, his wife and queen of Persia. The etymology is rightly given in the second Targ. on Esther 2:7 it is the Pers. ستاره sitareh, star; also fortune, felicity, Zend. stara, Sanscr. str, nom. stra, whence in the Western languages ἀστὴρ, aster, Stern, Engl. star. [“See Lassen, Ind. Biblioth. iii. 8, 18.”] This word is used by the Syrians to denote the planet Venus (see Bar Bahlûl, MS.), and we recognise the same Persic name in the Hebrew עַשְׁתֹּרֶת which see in its place. The name of Venus, and also of good fortune, was suitable enough for her, as thus chosen by the king.
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List of Word Forms
אֶסְתֵּ֑ר אֶסְתֵּ֔ר אֶסְתֵּ֖ר אֶסְתֵּ֗ר אֶסְתֵּ֛ר אֶסְתֵּ֜ר אֶסְתֵּ֣ר אֶסְתֵּ֤ר אֶסְתֵּ֥ר אֶסְתֵּ֨ר אֶסְתֵּֽר׃ אֶסְתֵּר֙ אסתר אסתר׃ וְאֶסְתֵּ֣ר ואסתר לְאֶסְתֵּ֔ר לְאֶסְתֵּ֗ר לְאֶסְתֵּ֜ר לְאֶסְתֵּ֣ר לְאֶסְתֵּר֙ לאסתר מֵֽאֶסְתֵּ֣ר מאסתר ’es·têr ’estêr esTer lə’estêr lə·’es·têr leesTer mê’estêr mê·’es·têr meesTer veesTer wə’estêr wə·’es·têr
Old Testament Hebrew Lexical Dictionary developed by Jeff Garrison for StudyLight.org. Copyright 1999-2023. All Rights Reserved, Jeff Garrison, Gdansk, Poland.
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