אֶסְתֵּרʼEçtêr

Meanings

Where it appears

Appears 55 times in the Bible.

• Esther 2:7 This man had a very beautiful and lovely young cousin, Hadassah, who was also called Esther. When her father and mother died, Mordecai adopted her into his family and raised her as his own daughter.
• Esther 2:8 As a result of the king’s decree, Esther, along with many other young women, was brought to the king’s harem at the fortress of Susa and placed in Hegai’s care.
• Esther 2:10 Esther had not told anyone of her nationality and family background, because Mordecai had directed her not to do so.
• Esther 2:11 Every day Mordecai would take a walk near the courtyard of the harem to find out about Esther and what was happening to her.
• Esther 2:15 Esther was the daughter of Abihail, who was Mordecai’s uncle. (Mordecai had adopted his younger cousin Esther.) When it was Esther’s turn to go to the king, she accepted the advice of Hegai, the eunuch in charge of the harem. She asked for nothing except what he suggested, and she was admired by everyone who saw her.
• Esther 2:16 Esther was taken to King Xerxes at the royal palace in early winter of the seventh year of his reign.