- Esther
- Original name in latin EstherName in other languageState code USContinent/City America/Chicagolongitude 37.85033latitude -90.49874altitude 249Population 1161Date 2006-01-15
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Esther
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ESTHER — (Heb. אֶסְתֵּר), daughter of Abihail, an exile at susa , and heroine of the Book of Esther. The name Esther is probably from Old Persian star (well attested in the later Persian dialects), with the same meaning as English star. She is once called … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Esther — • Queen of Persia and wife of Assuerus, who is identified with Xerxes (485 465 B.C.) Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Esther Esther … Catholic encyclopedia
Esther — oder Ester ist ein weiblicher Vorname. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Bedeutung und Herkunft 2 Feiertag 3 Abwandlungen 4 Bekannte Namensträgerinnen … Deutsch Wikipedia
ESTHER — (pseudonym of Malkah Lifschitz, whose names by marriage were Frumkin and Wichmann; 1880–1943), communist leader, writer, and educator, born in Minsk; one of the most original women in the Jewish labor movement. She acquired a wide Jewish… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Esther — 1 Esther 2 Esther 3 Esther 4 Esther 5 Esther 6 Esther 7 Esther 8 Esther 9 Esther 10 … The King James version of the Bible
Esther — Esther. Wohl selten hat sich die Allmacht der Schönheit, die Gewalt des Weibes so erfolgreich kund gegeben, als in der Geschichte der Esther, die dadurch ihr Volk vom Untergange rettete. Obwohl Cyrus (s. d.) den durch Nebukadnezar (s. d.) in die… … Damen Conversations Lexikon
Esther — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Esther Origen Hebreo Género Femenino Santoral 24 de mayo, 1 de julio Significado Estrella Zona de uso común Occidente Artículos en wikipedia … Wikipedia Español
Esther — personnage biblique. Juive de la tribu de Benjamin, née à Babylone pendant la Captivité, elle épousa le roi de Perse Assuérus et sauva les Juifs, que le ministre du roi voulait faire massacrer. Le Livre d Esther, un des livres de la Bible, fut… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Esther — f Biblical: name borne in the Bible by a Jewish captive who became the wife of the Persian king Ahasuerus. According to the book of the Bible that bears her name, she managed, by her perception and persuasion, to save large numbers of the Jews… … First names dictionary
Esther — Esther, Ester persischer Ursprung, Bedeutung: Stern; babylonischer Ursprung, Bedeutung angelehnt an die Göttin Ishtar. In Deutschland gleichbleibend beliebt. Bekannt durch das Buch Esther des Alten Testaments … Deutsch namen
Esther — fem. proper name, in O.T., wife of the Persian king Ahasuerus, from Gk. Esther, from Heb. Ester, from Pers. sitareh star, related to Avestan star (see STAR (Cf. star)) … Etymology dictionary
