אסתר

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אסתר

/esˈteʁ/ Modern Israeli
/esˈtejr/
[ˈestejr]
[ˈestər]
/esˈt̪er/
/æsˈteːr/

Where it comes from

Said to be borrowed from Old Persian 𐎠𐎿𐎫𐎼 (sitareh, “star”), from Proto-Iranian *Hstā́ (“star”), or Akkadian Ištar (“Ishtar”).

proper noun אֶסְתֵּר · estér

Esther (a book of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Tanakh)
Esther (the heroine of the Book of Esther)
Similar: מַלְכַּת אֶסְתֵּר
a female given name, equivalent to English Esther

In English

Esther book of the Bible

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {אסתר},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%90%D7%A1%D7%AA%D7%A8},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}