Esther N H S the queen of Ahasuerus and heroine of the book that bears her name.

Esther's real name in the bible. אסתר is a female given name known from the Jewish queen Esther eponymous heroine of the Book of Esther. The name is of biblical origin first cited in the Scroll of Esther 27 And Mordechai had raised Hadassah she is Esther. The three letter root of Esther in Hebrew is s-t-r סתר hide conceal.

Herodotus and Ctesias both mention Xerxess wife Amestris who was very wicked. Esther Began as Hadassah. By Chana Raizel Zaklikowski The name Hadassah Heb.

Accordingly the name Hadassah needs further explanation. Esther in the book of Esther was a biblical heroine who saved the Jewish people. Esthers birth name was Hadassah.

She changed her name to Esther because she was living in Persia and was trying to hid her Jewish identity. Esther probably means star in Persian but many feel that its a derivative of the name Ishtar a Near. She was of the tribe of Benjamin and lived during the time Israel was exiled.

Who is this woman and why does she have an entire book named after her. Bible Dictionaries - Eastons Bible Dictionary - Esther. Or that the king had banished his first wife Queen Vashti for refusing to.

It tells us that her real name. The name of Mordecai is the Judaised pronunciation of Marduka which is attested in the Persepolis Texts as the name of officials in the Persian court during. הדסה was one of the names of Queen Esther the heroine of the Purim story and is now given to Jewish girls.