Esther
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Esther
- /ˈɛstə/ UK
- /ˈɛstɚ/ US
Sounds like ester, str · Rhymes with -ɛstə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek Ἐσθήρ (Esthḗr), from Biblical Hebrew אֶסְתֵּר (ʾestēr). Has been connected to Old Persian 𐎠𐎿𐎫𐎼 (a-s-t-r /star-/, “star”) (whence Middle Persian 𐭮𐭲𐭫 (stl /star/, “star”), 𐭮𐭲𐭠𐭫𐭪 (stʾlk /stārag/, “star”), Persian ستاره (sitāra /setâre, “star”)), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr (if so, a distant doublet of star); or else to Akkadian 𒀭𒈹 (Ištar, “Ishtar”) (Hebrew עִשְׁתָּר (ʿištār)).
proper noun Ester
- A female given name from Persian.
- A book of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Tanakh.
- The heroine of the Book of Esther. 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.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: kate, williams, astaire, easter, mrs, max, ester, methyl, esko, estonians, mirjam, star, stella, estrella, estela, hadassah
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name book of the Bible
| Español | Esther, Ester |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | エステル記 Esuteru-ki |
| 中文 | 以斯帖記 /以斯帖记 Yǐsītiējì |
| हिन्दी | एस्तेर ester |
| Kiswahili | Esta |
| Português | Ester |
| Français | Esther |
| Deutsch | Esther, Ester |
| Italiano | Ester |
| Ελληνικά | Εσθήρ Esthír |
| Română | Estera |
| Русский | Книга Есфи́ри Kniga Jesfíri, Есфи́рь Jesfírʹ |
| עברית | אֶסְתֵּר 'estér |
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