An orphan raised by her uncle young Esther was taken against her will as a beautiful virgin to Persian King Ahasueruss harem.

Queen esther real name. ESTHER QUEEN OF PERSIA Esthers Hebrew name was Hadassah which means myrtle in Hebrew. The name Hadassah Heb. She is named queen.

Queen Esthers birth name was Hadassah a Hebrew name that means myrtle Myrtles are beautiful trees and this name may have alluded to her supernatural beauty. הדסה was one of the names of Queen Esther the heroine of the Purim story and is now given to Jewish girls. Hadassah who begins to go by the name of Esther is swept into that contest and ultimately rises to the top becoming the kings favorite.

First identifies Esther with Amestris because of the similar consonants within the two names. הדס a myrtle tree from the Myrtaceae family. Following this she was adopted by her cousin Mordecai Esther 27.

She was of the tribe of Benjamin and lived during the time Israel was exiled and eventually became queen who saved her entire people. Her father died soon after her conception and her mother when she was born Meg. Herodotus says that Amestriss father was the military commander Otanes while the Bible says that Esthers father was Avichayil.

The name is of biblical origin first cited in the Scroll of Esther 27 And Mordechai had raised Hadassah she is Esther. Mordecai the son of Jair of the tribe of Benjamin raised Esther as his own daughter. She may have gone by Esther when she officially became queen.

According to the Book of Esther Esther was a Hebrew woman in Persia whose birth name was Hadassah. By Chana Raizel Zaklikowski. Esther reminds us that nothing is impossible with God.