Word Study · Strong's H635 · Hebrew
אֶסְתֵּר
Ester
es-tare'
Strong's 1890 spelling: ʼEçtêr
“Ester, the Jewish heroine”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
Ester, the Jewish heroine
Rendered in the KJV as
Esther.
- 55occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 1 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 21inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 55 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 21
- אֶסְתֵּר֙7
- אֶסְתֵּ֔ר7
- אֶסְתֵּ֣ר5
- לְאֶסְתֵּ֣ר5
- אֶסְתֵּ֖ר4
- אֶסְתֵּ֑ר3
- אֶסְתֵּ֨ר3
- אֶסְתֵּ֗ר2
- אֶסְתֵּ֛ר2
- אֶסְתֵּ֤ר2
- אֶסְתֵּ֥ר2
- אֶסְתֵּֽר׃2
and 9 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 6
- Esther39
- to Esther11
- O Esther2
- [is] Esther1
- and Esther1
- from Esther1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 3
- proper noun (a name)42
- preposition + proper noun (a name)12
- conjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNpf · 42
- HR/Npf · 12
- HC/Npf · 1
All 55, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Esther55 occurrences
- Esther 2:7אֶסְתֵּר֙ʾesterproper noun (a name)And Mordecai had brought up Hadassah (that is, Esther), the daughter of his uncle, because she did not have a father or mother. The young woman was lovely in form and appearance, and when her father and mother had died, Mordecai had taken her in as his own daughter.here: [is] Esther
- Esther 2:8אֶסְתֵּר֙ʾesterproper noun (a name)When the king’s command and edict had been proclaimed, many young women gathered at the citadel of Susa under the care of Hegai. Esther was also taken to the palace and placed under the care of Hegai, the custodian of the women.here: Esther
- Esther 2:10אֶסְתֵּ֔רʾesterproper noun (a name)Esther did not reveal her people or her lineage, because Mordecai had instructed her not to do so.here: Esther
- Esther 2:11אֶסְתֵּ֔רʾesterproper noun (a name)And every day Mordecai would walk back and forth in front of the court of the harem to learn about Esther’s welfare and what was happening to her.here: Esther
- Esther 2:15אֶסְתֵּ֣רʾesterproper noun (a name)Now Esther was the daughter of Abihail, the uncle from whom Mordecai had adopted her as his own daughter. And when it was her turn to go to the king, she did not ask for anything except what Hegai, the king’s trusted official in charge of the harem, had advised. And Esther found favor in the eyes of everyone who saw her.here: Esther
- Esther 2:15אֶסְתֵּר֙ʾesterproper noun (a name)Now Esther was the daughter of Abihail, the uncle from whom Mordecai had adopted her as his own daughter. And when it was her turn to go to the king, she did not ask for anything except what Hegai, the king’s trusted official in charge of the harem, had advised. And Esther found favor in the eyes of everyone who saw her.here: Esther
- Esther 2:16אֶסְתֵּ֜רʾesterproper noun (a name)She was taken to King Xerxes in the royal palace in the tenth month, the month of Tebeth, in the seventh year of his reign.here: Esther
- Esther 2:17אֶסְתֵּר֙ʾesterproper noun (a name)And the king loved Esther more than all the other women, and she found grace and favor in his sight more than all of the other virgins. So he placed the royal crown upon her head and made her queen in place of Vashti.here: Esther
- Esther 2:18אֶסְתֵּ֑רʾesterproper noun (a name)Then the king held a great banquet, Esther’s banquet, for all his officials and servants. He proclaimed a tax holiday in the provinces and gave gifts worthy of the king’s bounty.here: Esther
- Esther 2:20אֶסְתֵּ֗רʾesterproper noun (a name)Esther still had not revealed her lineage or her people, just as Mordecai had instructed. She obeyed Mordecai’s command, as she had done under his care.here: Esther
- Esther 2:20אֶסְתֵּ֣רʾesterproper noun (a name)Esther still had not revealed her lineage or her people, just as Mordecai had instructed. She obeyed Mordecai’s command, as she had done under his care.here: Esther
- Esther 2:22לְאֶסְתֵּ֣רleesterpreposition + proper noun (a name)When Mordecai learned of the plot, he reported it to Queen Esther, and she informed the king on Mordecai’s behalf.here: to Esther
- Esther 2:22אֶסְתֵּ֛רʾesterproper noun (a name)When Mordecai learned of the plot, he reported it to Queen Esther, and she informed the king on Mordecai’s behalf.here: Esther
- Esther 4:4אֶסְתֵּ֤רʾesterproper noun (a name)When Esther’s maidens and eunuchs came and told her about Mordecai, the queen was overcome with distress. She sent clothes for Mordecai to wear instead of his sackcloth, but he would not accept them.here: Esther
- Esther 4:5אֶסְתֵּ֨רʾesterproper noun (a name)Then Esther summoned Hathach, one of the king’s eunuchs appointed to her, and she dispatched him to Mordecai to learn what was troubling him and why.here: Esther
- Esther 4:8אֶסְתֵּ֖רʾesterproper noun (a name)Mordecai also gave Hathach a copy of the written decree issued in Susa for the destruction of the Jews, to show and explain to Esther, urging her to approach the king, implore his favor, and plead before him for her people.here: Esther
- Esther 4:9לְאֶסְתֵּ֔רleesterpreposition + proper noun (a name)So Hathach went back and relayed Mordecai’s response to Esther.here: to Esther
- Esther 4:10אֶסְתֵּר֙ʾesterproper noun (a name)Then Esther spoke to Hathach and instructed him to tell Mordecai,here: Esther
- Esther 4:12אֶסְתֵּֽר׃ פʾesterproper noun (a name)When Esther’s words were relayed to Mordecai,here: Esther
- Esther 4:13אֶסְתֵּ֑רʾesterproper noun (a name)he sent back to her this reply: “Do not imagine that because you are in the king’s palace you alone will escape the fate of all the Jews.here: Esther
- Esther 4:15אֶסְתֵּ֖רʾesterproper noun (a name)Then Esther sent this reply to Mordecai:here: Esther
- Esther 4:17אֶסְתֵּֽר׃ סʾesterproper noun (a name)So Mordecai went and did all that Esther had instructed him.here: Esther
- Esther 5:1אֶסְתֵּר֙ʾesterproper noun (a name)On the third day, Esther put on her royal attire and stood in the inner court of the palace across from the king’s quarters. The king was sitting on his royal throne in the royal courtroom, facing the entrance.here: Esther
- Esther 5:2אֶסְתֵּ֣רʾesterproper noun (a name)As soon as the king saw Queen Esther standing in the court, she found favor in his sight. The king extended the gold scepter in his hand toward Esther, and she approached and touched the tip of the scepter.here: Esther
- Esther 5:2לְאֶסְתֵּ֗רleesterpreposition + proper noun (a name)As soon as the king saw Queen Esther standing in the court, she found favor in his sight. The king extended the gold scepter in his hand toward Esther, and she approached and touched the tip of the scepter.here: to Esther
- Esther 5:2אֶסְתֵּ֔רʾesterproper noun (a name)As soon as the king saw Queen Esther standing in the court, she found favor in his sight. The king extended the gold scepter in his hand toward Esther, and she approached and touched the tip of the scepter.here: Esther
- Esther 5:3אֶסְתֵּ֣רʾesterproper noun (a name)“What is it, Queen Esther?” the king inquired. “What is your request? Even up to half the kingdom, it will be given to you.”here: O Esther
- Esther 5:4אֶסְתֵּ֔רʾesterproper noun (a name)“If it pleases the king,” Esther replied, “may the king and Haman come today to the banquet I have prepared for the king.”here: Esther
- Esther 5:5אֶסְתֵּ֑רʾesterproper noun (a name)“Hurry,” commanded the king, “and bring Haman, so we can do as Esther has requested.” So the king and Haman went to the banquet that Esther had prepared.here: Esther
- Esther 5:5אֶסְתֵּֽר׃ʾesterproper noun (a name)“Hurry,” commanded the king, “and bring Haman, so we can do as Esther has requested.” So the king and Haman went to the banquet that Esther had prepared.here: Esther
- Esther 5:6לְאֶסְתֵּר֙leesterpreposition + proper noun (a name)And as they drank their wine, the king said to Esther, “What is your petition? It will be given to you. What is your request? Even up to half the kingdom, it will be fulfilled.”here: to Esther
- Esther 5:7אֶסְתֵּ֖רʾesterproper noun (a name)Esther replied, “This is my petition and my request:here: Esther
- Esther 5:12אֶסְתֵּ֨רʾesterproper noun (a name)“What is more,” Haman added, “Queen Esther invited no one but me to join the king at the banquet she prepared, and I am invited back tomorrow along with the king.here: Esther
- Esther 6:14אֶסְתֵּֽר׃ʾesterproper noun (a name)While they were still speaking with Haman, the king’s eunuchs arrived and rushed him to the banquet that Esther had prepared.here: Esther
- Esther 7:1אֶסְתֵּ֥רʾesterproper noun (a name)So the king and Haman went to dine with Esther the queen,here: Esther
- Esther 7:2לְאֶסְתֵּ֜רleesterpreposition + proper noun (a name)and as they drank their wine on that second day, the king asked once more, “Queen Esther, what is your petition? It will be given to you. What is your request? Even up to half the kingdom, it will be fulfilled.”here: to Esther
- Esther 7:2אֶסְתֵּ֥רʾesterproper noun (a name)and as they drank their wine on that second day, the king asked once more, “Queen Esther, what is your petition? It will be given to you. What is your request? Even up to half the kingdom, it will be fulfilled.”here: O Esther
- Esther 7:3אֶסְתֵּ֤רʾesterproper noun (a name)Queen Esther replied, “If I have found favor in your sight, O king, and if it pleases the king, grant me my life as my petition, and the lives of my people as my request.here: Esther
- Esther 7:5לְאֶסְתֵּ֣רleesterpreposition + proper noun (a name)Then King Xerxes spoke up and asked Queen Esther, “Who is this, and where is the one who would devise such a scheme?”here: to Esther
- Esther 7:6אֶסְתֵּ֔רʾesterproper noun (a name)Esther replied, “The adversary and enemy is this wicked man—Haman!” And Haman stood in terror before the king and queen.here: Esther
- Esther 7:7מֵֽאֶסְתֵּ֣רmeesterpreposition + proper noun (a name)In his fury, the king arose from drinking his wine and went to the palace garden, while Haman stayed behind to beg Queen Esther for his life, for he realized that the king was planning a terrible fate for him.here: from Esther
- Esther 7:8אֶסְתֵּ֣רʾesterproper noun (a name)Just as the king returned from the palace garden to the banquet hall, Haman was falling on the couch where Esther was reclining. The king exclaimed, “Would he actually assault the queen while I am in the palace?” As soon as the words had left the king’s mouth, they covered Haman’s face.here: Esther
- Esther 8:1לְאֶסְתֵּ֣רleesterpreposition + proper noun (a name)That same day King Xerxes awarded Queen Esther the estate of Haman, the enemy of the Jews. And Mordecai entered the king’s presence because Esther had revealed his relation to her.here: to Esther
- Esther 8:1אֶסְתֵּ֖רʾesterproper noun (a name)That same day King Xerxes awarded Queen Esther the estate of Haman, the enemy of the Jews. And Mordecai entered the king’s presence because Esther had revealed his relation to her.here: Esther
- Esther 8:2אֶסְתֵּ֛רʾesterproper noun (a name)The king removed the signet ring he had recovered from Haman and presented it to Mordecai. And Esther appointed Mordecai over the estate of Haman.here: Esther
- Esther 8:3אֶסְתֵּ֗רʾesterproper noun (a name)And once again, Esther addressed the king. She fell at his feet weeping and begged him to revoke the evil scheme of Haman the Agagite, which he had devised against the Jews.here: Esther
- Esther 8:4לְאֶסְתֵּ֔רleesterpreposition + proper noun (a name)The king extended the gold scepter toward Esther, and she arose and stood before the king.here: to Esther
- Esther 8:4אֶסְתֵּ֔רʾesterproper noun (a name)The king extended the gold scepter toward Esther, and she arose and stood before the king.here: Esther
- Esther 8:7לְאֶסְתֵּ֣רleesterpreposition + proper noun (a name)So King Xerxes said to Esther the Queen and Mordecai the Jew, “Behold, I have given Haman’s estate to Esther, and he was hanged on the gallows because he attacked the Jews.here: to Esther
- Esther 8:7לְאֶסְתֵּ֗רleesterpreposition + proper noun (a name)So King Xerxes said to Esther the Queen and Mordecai the Jew, “Behold, I have given Haman’s estate to Esther, and he was hanged on the gallows because he attacked the Jews.here: to Esther
- Esther 9:12לְאֶסְתֵּ֣רleesterpreposition + proper noun (a name)who said to Queen Esther, “In the citadel of Susa the Jews have killed and destroyed five hundred men, including Haman’s ten sons. What have they done in the rest of the royal provinces? Now what is your petition? It will be given to you. And what further do you request? It will be fulfilled.”here: to Esther
- Esther 9:13אֶסְתֵּר֙ʾesterproper noun (a name)Esther replied, “If it pleases the king, may the Jews in Susa also have tomorrow to carry out today’s edict, and may the bodies of Haman’s ten sons be hanged on the gallows.”here: Esther
- Esther 9:29אֶסְתֵּ֨רʾesterproper noun (a name)So Queen Esther daughter of Abihail, along with Mordecai the Jew, wrote with full authority to confirm this second letter concerning Purim.here: Esther
- Esther 9:31וְאֶסְתֵּ֣רveesterconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)in order to confirm these days of Purim at their appointed time, just as Mordecai the Jew and Queen Esther had established them and had committed themselves and their descendants to the times of fasting and lamentation.here: and Esther
- Esther 9:32אֶסְתֵּ֔רʾesterproper noun (a name)So Esther’s decree confirmed these regulations about Purim, which were written into the record.here: Esther