Esther

Pronunciation

• RP enPR: Ä•sʹtÉ™, IPA: /ˈɛstÉ™/
• US enPR: Ä•sʹtÉ™r, IPA: /ˈɛstÉš/
• Rhymes: -É›stÉ™(r)
• Homophones: ester

Origin

Either from Old Persian (star-, "star"), or from Hebrew עשתר (Ishtar, "a Persian goddess"). Compare Middle Persian stl (star, ""), stʾlk' (stārag, ""), New Persian ستاره.

Full definition of Esther

Proper noun

1. .
2. A book of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Tanakh.
3. The heroine of the Book of Esther.
• Authorized Version|Esther|2|7:And he brought up Hadassah, that is, Esther, his uncle's daughter: for she had neither father or mother, and the maiden was fair and beautiful.

Related terms

• Essie, Hester, Hettie, Hetty
• Vanessa

Anagrams

• ethers, Hester, theres, there's, threes