esther
noun
Simple meaning
An Old Testament book telling of a beautiful Jewess who became queen of Persia and saved her people from massacre.
Pronunciation
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ˈɛstɚ
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Definition
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noun
An Old Testament book telling of a beautiful Jewess who became queen of Persia and saved her people from massacre
A book of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Tanakh.
biblical
The heroine of the Book of Esther.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- B2 · Upper Intermediate (estimated)
- Frequency
- Moderately Common
- Typical Use
- Neutral / general English
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An Apocryphal book consisting of text added to the Book of Esther.
An Old Testament book telling of a beautiful Jewess who became queen of Persia and saved her people from massacre.
A minor fast day on Adar 13 commemorates three days that Esther fasted before approaching the Persian king on behalf of the Jewish people.
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