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Esther (Hebrew: אֶסְתֵּר) is a female given name known from the Jewish queen Esther, eponymous heroine of the Book of Esther. According to the Hebrew Bible, queen Esther was born with the name הֲדַסָּה Hadassah ("Myrtle"). Her name was changed to Esther to hide her identity upon becoming queen of Persia. The three letter ...
Esther (/ ˈ ɛ s t ər /; Hebrew: אֶסְתֵּר ʾEstēr), originally Hadassah, is the eponymous heroine of the Book of Esther in the Hebrew Bible. According to the biblical narrative, which is set in the Achaemenid Empire , the Persian king Ahasuerus falls in love with Esther and marries her. [ 1 ]
Ahasuerus is given as the name of the father of Darius the Mede in the Book of Daniel. [23] Josephus names Astyages as the father of Darius the Mede, and the description of the latter as uncle and father-in-law of Cyrus by mediaeval Jewish commentators matches that of Cyaxares II, who is said to be the son of Astyages by Xenophon. Thus this ...
The Book of Esther (Hebrew: מְגִלַּת אֶסְתֵּר, romanized: Megillat Ester; Greek: Ἐσθήρ; Latin: Liber Esther), also known in Hebrew as "the Scroll" ("the Megillah"), is a book in the third section (Ketuvim, כְּתוּבִים "Writings") of the Hebrew Bible.
Handbook of Biblical Hebrew : (An Inductive Approach Based on the Hebrew Text of Esther, 2 Vols. in 1). Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1989. ISBN 978-0802804440. _____. The Truth About Armageddon : What the Bible Says About the End Times. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Book House, 1987. ISBN 978-0801056376. LaSor, William Sanford, Peter Hintzoglou, and Eric ...
Mordecai rested in the courtyard one day and overheard these two eunuchs plotting to kill the king. He went on to inform the king through Esther, thus thwarting the plot.. The two conspirators were apprehended and impaled on poles, and Mordecai's service to the king was recorded in the royal chronic
Estee (/ ˈ ɛ s t iː / (EST-ee) and Estée (/ ˈ ɛ s t eɪ /) (EST-ay) are feminine given names, both diminutives of the name Esther. [1] It may refer to: Estée Cattoor (born 2004), Belgian footballer; Estée Lauder (1908-2004), American entrpreneur and namesake of Estée Lauder Companies; Estee Portnoy, American business executive
Hegai (Hebrew: הֵגַי, Greek: Γαι, romanized: Gai, Latin: Egeus) is a character from the Book of Esther, chapter 2, verses 3, 8, 9, and 15. The Masoretic Text also spells his name Hege (Hebrew: הֶגֶא). He is a eunuch placed in charge of Ahasuerus's harem.