אסתר daughter of Abihail an exile at Susa and heroine of the Book of EstherThe name Esther is probably from Old Persian star well attested in the later Persian dialects with the same meaning as English star She is once called Hadassah Esth.

Esther persian name. Esther the beautiful Jewish wife of the Persian king Ahasuerus and her cousin Mordecai persuade the king to retract an order for the general annihilation of Jews throughout the empire. With Louise Lombard F. Esther the main character in the book named after her is a young Jewish woman who becomes queen of the Persian empire and risks her life by interceding for the Jewish people to save them from a pogrom.

Ahasuerus a royal Persian name occurring throughout the Old Testament. The story of Esther forms the origin of the Jewish festival of Purim. During the first half of the reign of King Xerxes Greek name is also translated at Ahasuerus Hebrew name.

Her Hebrew name was Hadassah meaning both myrtle and bride and the form Esther is a Persian translation of it. Esther has traditionally been given to girls born during the period of Purim the feast. The Bible story of Esther starring Louise Lombard F.

27 a testimony to the practice of Jews having double names as do the heroes in Daniel. The name Purim or lots was likely given in a sense of irony because Haman the enemy of the Jews had plotted to completely destroy them by casting the lot Esther 924. Note that the dramatic events of the book of Esther take place between the events of Ezra 6 and Ezra 7 between the first return led by.

In the narrative Ahasuerus seeks a new wife after his queen Vashti refuses to obey him and Esther is chosen for her beautyThe kings chief adviser Haman is offended by Esthers cousin and guardian Mordecai and gets permission from the king to have all the Jews in the kingdom killed. אסתר is a female given name known from the Jewish queen Esther eponymous heroine of the Book of Esther. Esther had been living in the citadel of Susa where the king also lived.

She was the cousin of a Benjamite named Mordecai who was also her guardian having adopted her as his own daughter when her parents died. The massacre had been plotted by the kings chief minister Haman and the date decided by casting lots purim. The events took place in Susa the capital city of Persis which is modern day Iran.