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Lexicon :: Strong's H635 - 'estēr

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אֶסְתֵּר
Transliteration
'estēr
Pronunciation
es-tare'
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Part of Speech
proper feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Of Persian derivation
Strong’s Definitions

אֶסְתֵּר ʼEçtêr, es-tare'; of Persian derivation; Ester, the Jewish heroine:—Esther.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 55x

The KJV translates Strong's H635 in the following manner: Esther (55x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 55x
The KJV translates Strong's H635 in the following manner: Esther (55x).

  1. Esther = "star"

    1. 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.

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אֶסְתֵּר ʼEçtêr, es-tare'; of Persian derivation; Ester, the Jewish heroine:—Esther.
STRONGS H635: Abbreviations
אֶסְתֵּר proper name, feminine Esther (Persian stâra, star) — daughter of Abihail, cousin and adopted daughter of Mordecai, of tribe of Benjamin; made queen in Vashti's place by Ahasuerus; her Jewish name H1919 הֲדַסָּת which see, Esther 2:7, 8, 10, 11, 15 (twice in verse); Esther 2:16, 17 + 47 times Esther.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Esther

2:7; 2:8; 2:10; 2:11; 2:15; 2:16; 2:17

H635

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Strong's Number H635 matches the Hebrew אֶסְתֵּר ('estēr),
which occurs 55 times in 45 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 2:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 2:7 - He had brought up Hadas'sah, that is Esther, the daughter of his uncle, for she had neither father nor mother; the maiden was beautiful and lovely, and when her father and her mother died, Mor'decai adopted her as his own daughter.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 2:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 2:8 - So when the king's order and his edict were proclaimed, and when many maidens were gathered in Susa the capital in custody of Hegai, Esther also was taken into the king's palace and put in custody of Hegai who had charge of the women.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 2:10 - Esther had not made known her people or kindred, for Mor'decai had charged her not to make it known.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 2:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 2:11 - And every day Mor'decai walked in front of the court of the harem, to learn how Esther was and how she fared.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 2:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 2:15 - When the turn came for Esther the daughter of Ab'ihail the uncle of Mor'decai, who had adopted her as his own daughter, to go in to the king, she asked for nothing except what Hegai the king's eunuch, who had charge of the women, advised. Now Esther found favor in the eyes of all who saw her.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 2:16 - And when Esther was taken to King Ahasu-e'rus into his royal palace in the tenth month, which is the month of Tebeth, in the seventh year of his reign,

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 2:17 - the king loved Esther more than all the women, and she found grace and favor in his sight more than all the virgins, so that he set the royal crown on her head and made her queen instead of Vashti.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 2:18 - Then the king gave a great banquet to all his princes and servants; it was Esther's banquet. He also granted a remission of taxes to the provinces, and gave gifts with royal liberality.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 2:20 - Now Esther had not made known her kindred or her people, as Mor'decai had charged her; for Esther obeyed Mor'decai just as when she was brought up by him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 2:22 - And this came to the knowledge of Mor'decai, and he told it to Queen Esther, and Esther told the king in the name of Mor'decai.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 4:4 - When Esther's maids and her eunuchs came and told her, the queen was deeply distressed; she sent garments to clothe Mor'decai, so that he might take off his sackcloth, but he would not accept them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 4:5 - Then Esther called for Hathach, one of the king's eunuchs, who had been appointed to attend her, and ordered him to go to Mor'decai to learn what this was and why it was.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 4:8 - Mor'decai also gave him a copy of the written decree issued in Susa for their destruction, that he might show it to Esther and explain it to her and charge her to go to the king to make supplication to him and entreat him for her people.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 4:9 - And Hathach went and told Esther what Mor'decai had said.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 4:10

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 4:10 - Then Esther spoke to Hathach and gave him a message for Mor'decai, saying,

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 4:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 4:12 - And they told Mor'decai what Esther had said.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 4:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 4:13 - Then Mor'decai told them to return answer to Esther, "Think not that in the king's palace you will escape any more than all the other Jews.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 4:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 4:15 - Then Esther told them to reply to Mor'decai,

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 4:17 - Mor'decai then went away and did everything as Esther had ordered him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 5:1

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 5:1 - On the third day Esther put on her royal robes and stood in the inner court of the king's palace, opposite the king's hall. The king was sitting on his royal throne inside the palace opposite the entrance to the palace;

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 5:2 - and when the king saw Queen Esther standing in the court, she found favor in his sight and he held out to Esther the golden scepter that was in his hand. Then Esther approached and touched the top of the scepter.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 5:3 - And the king said to her, "What is it, Queen Esther? What is your request? It shall be given you, even to the half of my kingdom."

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 5:4 - And Esther said, "If it please the king, let the king and Haman come this day to a dinner that I have prepared for the king."

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 5:5

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 5:5 - Then said the king, "Bring Haman quickly, that we may do as Esther desires." So the king and Haman came to the dinner that Esther had prepared.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 5:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 5:6 - And as they were drinking wine, the king said to Esther, "What is your petition? It shall be granted you. And what is your request? Even to the half of my kingdom, it shall be fulfilled."

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 5:7 - But Esther said, "My petition and my request is:

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 5:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 5:12 - And Haman added, "Even Queen Esther let no one come with the king to the banquet she prepared but myself. And tomorrow also I am invited by her together with the king.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 6:14

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 6:14 - While they were yet talking with him, the king's eunuchs arrived and brought Haman in haste to the banquet that Esther had prepared.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 7:1

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 7:1 - So the king and Haman went in to feast with Queen Esther.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 7:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 7:2 - And on the second day, as they were drinking wine, the king again said to Esther, "What is your petition, Queen Esther? It shall be granted you. And what is your request? Even to the half of my kingdom, it shall be fulfilled."

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 7:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 7:3 - Then Queen Esther answered, "If I have found favor in your sight, O king, and if it please the king, let my life be given me at my petition, and my people at my request.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 7:5 - Then King Ahasu-e'rus said to Queen Esther, "Who is he, and where is he, that would presume to do this?"

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 7:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 7:6 - And Esther said, "A foe and enemy! This wicked Haman!" Then Haman was in terror before the king and the queen.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 7:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 7:7 - And the king rose from the feast in wrath and went into the palace garden; but Haman stayed to beg his life from Queen Esther, for he saw that evil was determined against him by the king.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 7:8 - And the king returned from the palace garden to the place where they were drinking wine, as Haman was falling on the couch where Esther was; and the king said, "Will he even assault the queen in my presence, in my own house?" As the words left the mouth of the king, they covered Haman's face.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 8:1

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 8:1 - On that day King Ahasu-e'rus gave to Queen Esther the house of Haman, the enemy of the Jews. And Mor'decai came before the king, for Esther had told what he was to her;

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 8:2 - and the king took off his signet ring, which he had taken from Haman, and gave it to Mor'decai. And Esther set Mor'decai over the house of Haman.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 8:3 - Then Esther spoke again to the king; she fell at his feet and besought him with tears to avert the evil design of Haman the Ag'agite and the plot which he had devised against the Jews.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 8:4 - And the king held out the golden scepter to Esther,

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 8:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 8:7 - Then King Ahasu-e'rus said to Queen Esther and to Mor'decai the Jew, "Behold, I have given Esther the house of Haman, and they have hanged him on the gallows, because he would lay hands on the Jews.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 9:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 9:12 - And the king said to Queen Esther, "In Susa the capital the Jews have slain five hundred men and also the ten sons of Haman. What then have they done in the rest of the king's provinces! Now what is your petition? It shall be granted you. And what further is your request? It shall be fulfilled."

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 9:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 9:13 - And Esther said, "If it please the king, let the Jews who are in Susa be allowed tomorrow also to do according to this day's edict. And let the ten sons of Haman be hanged on the gallows."

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 9:29

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 9:29 - Then Queen Esther, the daughter of Ab'ihail, and Mor'decai the Jew gave full written authority, confirming this second letter about Purim.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 9:31

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 9:31 - that these days of Purim should be observed at their appointed seasons, as Mor'decai the Jew and Queen Esther enjoined upon the Jews, and as they had laid down for themselves and for their descendants, with regard to their fasts and their lamenting.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 9:32

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 9:32 - The command of Queen Esther fixed these practices of Purim, and it was recorded in writing.
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