Esther

Haddassah more commonly known as Esther (אֶסְתֵּר, Standard Hebrew Ester, Tiberian Hebrew ʾEstēr) was a woman in the Hebrew Bible, the queen of Ahasuerus (commonly identified with Xerxes I or Artaxerxes II), and heroine of the Biblical Book of Esther which is named after her.

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According to the Book of Esther she was a Jewish woman originally named Hadassah. When she entered the royal harem she received the name Esther by which she was hence forth known. Hadassah means "myrtle" in Hebrew and the name Esther is most likely related to the Median word for myrtle, astra and the Persian word satarah meaning star — the myrtle blossom resembles a twinkling star.

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Hebrew Bible: Hebrew Bible refers to the common portions of the Jewish and Christian canons. Its use is favored by most academic Biblical scholars as a bias-free term that is preferred to both Tanakh and Old Testament when discussing the text in academic writing. (For instance, see section 4.3 of The SBL Handbook...

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Esther	Esther Khan	Esther Canadas	Esther Williams
Esther Williams Collection: VOL. 2 (DVD)	Esther and Assuero	Esther Before Ahasuerus	Esther Ralston: Something Always Happens 1928
TCM Spotlight: Esther Williams Collection Vol. 1 (DVD)	Esther and Ahasuerus circa 1775-80	Bathing Beauty Esther Williams 1944	The Story of Esther