Esther

noun

Es·ther ˈe-stər

1

: the Jewish heroine of the Old Testament book of Esther

2

: a narrative book of canonical Jewish and Christian Scripture see Bible Table

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Latin, from Hebrew Estēr

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14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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Esther

noun

Es·ther ˈes-tər

: a narrative book of canonical Jewish and Christian Scripture see bible

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