Esther was derived from the Old Persian word stāra meaning star In the Old Testament Esther originally named Hadassah was the captured Jewish wife of the King of Persia who risked her life to save her exiled people from annihilation.

Esther name meaning bible. In Hebrew Baby Names the meaning of the name Esther. הסתר which means hiddenness and corresponds to a spiritual plane representing hidden Gdliness. The name Esther is assigned only once in the Bible.

She may have gone by Esther when she officially became queen. The kings advisor Haman persuaded the king to exterminate all the Jews in the realm. She was a Jewess named Hadassah the myrtle but when she entered the royal harem she received the name by which she henceforth became known Esther 27.

It is a Syro-Arabian modification of the Persian word satarah which means a star. Esther Name Meaning and History What Does Esther Mean and History. A young beautiful Hebrew woman who became the wife of the Persian king Ahasuerus and risked herself to save her people.

Esthers birth name was Hadassah. Hebrew Baby Names Meaning. The root of Esther in Hebrew is hester meaning hidden Often we think that when someone is hiding something it is out of a situation of embarrassment or discomfort.

She was of the tribe of Benjamin and lived during the time Israel was exiled and eventually became queen who saved her entire people. She is recognized mostly for her strength bravery and dignity. Jews celebrate the festival of Purim in memory of her.

Her story plays between the two waves of return to Jerusalem but her bravery is still celebrated every year during the feast of Purim Esther 926. Esther as a girls name is pronounced ESS-ter. The name Esther Heb.