Esther

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈɛstə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(es′tər)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
Es•ther  (es′tər),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Bible, Judaismthe wife of Ahasuerus.
  2. Bible, Judaisma book of the Bible bearing her name. Abbr.: Esth.
  3. a number of prayers, visions, interpretations of dreams, etc., that are included in the Douay Bible as chapters 10–16.
  4. a female given name.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Esther / ˈɛstə/
  1. a beautiful Jewish woman who became queen of Persia and saved her people from massacre
  2. the book in which this episode is recounted
'Esther' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Abagtha - Ahasuerus - Beecher - Bigtha - Biztha - Carcas - Esth. - Fast of Esther - Forbes - Hadassah - Hagiographa - Haman - Harbona - Hester - Hetty - Mehuman - Moore - Mordecai - Purim - Taanith Esther - Vashti - Zethar - grager - megillah

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