ester · Esther

What it means

ester (אֶסְתֵּר) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “Esther”.

The other name of Hadassah, the Jewish young woman, cousin of Mordecai, who became queen of Persia and delivered her people.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Where it appears

• Esther 2:7

  And he was bringing up Hadassah, that is, Esther, the daughter of his uncle, for she had no father or mother; and the young woman was of beautiful form and of good appearance; and when her father and her mother died, Mordecai took her as his own daughter.

• Esther 2:8

  And it happened, when the word of the king and his law were heard and when many young women were gathered to Susa, the fortress, under the hand of Hegai, that Esther was taken to the king’s house, under the hand of Hegai, keeper of the women.

• Esther 2:10

  Esther had not made known her people or her kindred, for Mordecai had commanded her that she not make it known.

• Esther 2:11

  And every day Mordecai walked in front of the court of the house of the women to learn the welfare of Esther and what was being done with her.

• Esther 2:15

  And when the turn of Esther, the daughter of Abihail, the uncle of Mordecai, who had taken her as his own daughter, came to go in to the king, she did not seek anything except what Hegai, the king’s eunuch, keeper of the women, said. And Esther was winning favor in the eyes of all who saw her.

• Esther 2:16

  And Esther was taken to King Ahasuerus, to his royal house, in the tenth month, which is the month of Tebeth, in the seventh year of his reign.

• Esther 2:17

  And the king loved Esther more than all the women, and she won favor and loyal love before him more than all the virgins; and he set the royal crown on her head and made her queen instead of Vashti.

• Esther 2:18

  And the king made a great banquet for all his officials and his servants, Esther’s banquet; and he made a rest for the provinces and gave gifts according to the hand of the king.

• Esther 2:20

  Esther was not making known her kindred or her people, as Mordecai had commanded her; and Esther did the command of Mordecai as when she was being brought up by him.

• Esther 2:22

  And the matter became known to Mordecai, and he made it known to Esther the queen, and Esther told the king in the name of Mordecai.

• Esther 4:4

  And Esther’s young women and her eunuchs came and made it known to her, and the queen was greatly shaken; and she sent clothes to clothe Mordecai, and to remove his sackcloth from him, but he did not accept them.

• Esther 4:5

  And Esther called Hathach, one of the king’s eunuchs whom he had set before her, and she gave him orders concerning Mordecai, to learn what this was and why this was.

• Esther 4:8

  And the copy of the writing of the law that had been given in Susa to destroy them he gave to him, to show Esther and to make it known to her, and to command her to go in to the king to implore him and to petition before him for her people.

• Esther 4:9

  And Hathach came and made known to Esther the words of Mordecai.

• Esther 4:10

  And Esther spoke to Hathach and gave him orders for Mordecai:

• Esther 4:12

  And they made known to Mordecai the words of Esther.

• Esther 4:13

  And Mordecai told them to reply to Esther, “Do not imagine for yourself that you will escape in the king’s house more than all the Jews.

• Esther 4:15

  And Esther told them to reply to Mordecai,

• Esther 4:17

  And Mordecai went away and did according to all that Esther had commanded him.

• Esther 5:1

  And it happened on the third day that Esther put on royalty and stood in the inner court of the king’s house, opposite the king’s house; and the king was sitting on his royal throne in the royal house, opposite the entrance of the house.

• Esther 5:2

  And it happened, when the king saw Esther the queen standing in the court, that she won favor in his eyes; and the king held out to Esther the golden scepter that was in his hand, and Esther came near and touched the tip of the scepter.

• Esther 5:3

  And the king said to her, “What is the matter with you, Esther the queen? And what is your petition? Up to half of the kingdom, and it will be given to you.”

• Esther 5:4

  And Esther said, “If it seems good to the king, let the king and Haman come today to the banquet that I have made for him.”

• Esther 5:5

  And the king said, “Make Haman hurry, to do the word of Esther.” And the king and Haman came to the banquet that Esther had made.

• Esther 5:6

  And the king said to Esther at the banquet of wine, “What is your request? It will be given to you. And what is your petition? Up to half of the kingdom, and it will be done.”

• Esther 5:7

  And Esther answered and said, “My request and my petition:

• Esther 5:12

  And Haman said, “What is more, Esther the queen did not bring with the king to the banquet that she made anyone but me; and also for tomorrow I am invited by her with the king.

• Esther 6:14

  They were still speaking with him when the king’s eunuchs arrived and hurried to bring Haman to the banquet that Esther had made.

• Esther 7:1

  So the king and Haman came to drink with Esther the queen.

• Esther 7:2

  And the king said to Esther also on the second day, at the banquet of wine, “What is your request, Esther the queen? It will be given to you. And what is your petition? Up to half of the kingdom, and it will be done.”

• Esther 7:3

  And Esther the queen answered and said, “If I have found favor in your eyes, O king, and if it seems good to the king, let my life be given to me at my request, and my people at my petition.

• Esther 7:5

  And King Ahasuerus said, and he said to Esther the queen, “Who is this, and where is this one whom his heart has filled to do so?”

• Esther 7:6

  And Esther said, “A man, an adversary and an enemy: Haman, this evil man!” And Haman was terrified before the king and the queen.

• Esther 7:7

  And the king rose in his fury from the banquet of wine and went to the garden of the palace; and Haman stayed to petition Esther the queen for his life, for he saw that evil had been determined against him by the king.

• Esther 7:8

  And the king returned from the garden of the palace to the house of the banquet of wine, and Haman had fallen on the couch on which Esther was. And the king said, “Will he even subdue the queen with me present in the house?” The word went out of the mouth of the king, and they covered Haman’s face.

• Esther 8:1

  On that day King Ahasuerus gave to Esther the queen the house of Haman, the adversary of the Jews; and Mordecai came before the king, for Esther had made known what he was to her.

• Esther 8:2

  And the king removed his ring, which he had taken away from Haman, and gave it to Mordecai; and Esther set Mordecai over the house of Haman.

• Esther 8:3

  And Esther spoke again before the king, and fell before his feet, and wept and implored him to take away the evil of Haman the Agagite and his plot that he had plotted against the Jews.

• Esther 8:4

  And the king held out to Esther the golden scepter, and Esther rose and stood before the king,

• Esther 8:7

  And King Ahasuerus said to Esther the queen and to Mordecai the Jew, “Look, the house of Haman I have given to Esther, and him they have hanged on the pole, because he stretched out his hand against the Jews.

And 15 more times.