Strong's Number H635

אֶסְתֵּר

'Ecter · es-tare'

Transliteration:

'Ecter{es-tare'}

Word Origin:

of Persian derivation

Part of Speech:

proper name feminine

Strong's Definition:

Ester, the Jewish heroine

Usage in the KJV:

Esther 52

Total: 55
Occurs 55 times in the Hebrew text.

Definition:

Esther = "star"

the queen of Persia, heroine of the book of Esther - daughter of Abihail, cousin and adopted daughter of Mordecai, of the tribe of Benjamin, made queen by king Ahasuerus to replace divorced queen, Vashti.