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UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

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אֶסְתֵּר

Strong’s: H635

Associated OET lemmas: אֶסְתֵּר

Authors: Reinier de Blois

Form 1

Part of speech: np

Name meanings: star

Sense 1: Esther

Semantic domains: Names of People (003001007)

Definition: = woman whose Hebrew name was Hadassah; ◄ cousin of Mordecai; ► married Xerxes and so became queen Esther of Persia and helped save the Jews from extermination

Synonyms: הֲדַסָּה

Show passage in OET: EST 2:7

OET-RV EST 2:7

7 ⇔Now Mordekai was taking care of his cousin, who was an orphan. When her father and mother had died, Mordekai had adopted her as his own daughter. Her Hebrew name was Hadasah, and her Persian name was Ester. Ester was now a young woman and she was exceptionally attractive.

OET-LV EST 2:7

7 And_he/it_was acting_as_guardian DOM Hₐdaşşāh that is_ʼEştēr the_daughter_of his_uncle_of_his if/because there_was_not to/for_her/it a_father and_a_mother and_the_young_woman was_beautiful_of form and_good_of appearance and_at_the_death_of her_father_of_her and_mother_of_her he_took_her Mordəkay to_him/it to_a_daughter.
Show passage in OET: EST 2:8

OET-RV EST 2:8

8 So when the king’s command and decree became known, many young women were being brought into the capital city of Shushan and placed under Hegay’s charge, and this is what happened to Ester. (Hegay was the overseer of the women.)

OET-LV EST 2:8

8 And_he/it_was when_ the_edict_of the_king and_orders_of_his _were_heard and_when_ young_women many _were_gathered to Shūshan the_citadel into the_hand_of Hegai and_ ʼEştēr _she_was_taken to the_house_of the_king into the_hand_of Hegai the_one_who_kept_of the_women.

Jump to OET EST 2:7 section.

Jump to OET EST 2:8 section.

All 45 recorded passages for this sense

EST: OET EST 2:7–8 · OET EST 2:10–11 · OET EST 2:15–18 · OET EST 2:20 · OET EST 2:22 · OET EST 4:4–5 · OET EST 4:8–10 · OET EST 4:12–13 · OET EST 4:15 · OET EST 4:17 · OET EST 5:1–7 · OET EST 5:12 · OET EST 6:14 · OET EST 7:1–3 · OET EST 7:5–8 · OET EST 8:1–4 · OET EST 8:7 · OET EST 9:12–13 · OET EST 9:29 · OET EST 9:31–32