Esther
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ἐσθήρ (Esthḗr), from Biblical Hebrew אֶסְתֵּר (ʾestēr). Has been connected to Old Persian 𐎠𐎿𐎫𐎼 (star-, “star”) (whence Middle Persian [script needed] (stl /star/, “star”), [script needed] (stʾlk' /stārag/, “star”), Persian ستاره (setâre, “star”), Kurdish estêre, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr; or else to Akkadian 𒀭𒈹 (dIštar, “Ishtar”) (Hebrew עִשְׁתָּר (ʿištār)).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: ĕsʹtə, IPA(key): /ˈɛstə/
- (US) enPR: ĕsʹtər, IPA(key): /ˈɛstɚ/
- Rhymes: -ɛstə(r)
- Homophone: ester
Proper noun
Esther
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- A female given name.
- A book of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Tanakh.
- The heroine of the Book of Esther.
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), imprinted at London: By Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981, 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.
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French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛs.tɛʁ/
German
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Proper noun
Esther
- Esther (biblical character)
- the book of Esther
- A female given name, a popular spelling variant of Ester.
Latin
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Etymology
From Biblical Hebrew אֶסְתֵּר (ʾestēr) (possibly via Ancient Greek Ἐσθήρ (Esthḗr)), from Old Persian 𐎠𐎿𐎫𐎼 (star-, “star”) or from עִשְׁתָּר (ʿištār, “Ishtar”). Compare Middle Persian stl (star, “star”), stʾlk' (stārag, “star”), Modern Persian ستاره (setâre, “star”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈes.tʰeːr/, [ˈɛs.tʰeːr]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈes.ter/
Further reading
Liber Esther on the Latin Wikipedia.Wikipedia la Liber Esther on the Latin Wikisource.Wikisource la
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Proper noun
Esther m
- the book of Esther