Esther — the meaning of the Hebrew name אֶסְתֵּר

אֶסְתֵּר

ʼEçtêr · pronounced es-tare' · Strong's H635 · a woman

Esther means of Persian derivation.

Strong's definition

of Persian derivation; Ester, the Jewish heroine.

First appearance

Esth 2:7 And he brought up Hadassah, that is, Esther, his uncle’s daughter: for she had neither father nor mother, and the maid was fair and beautiful; whom Mordecai, when her father and mother were dead, took for his own daughter. (KJV)

Every verse that names Esther

45 occurrences in 45 verses — Esther

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