| NOUN | person | Esther | (Old Testament) a beautiful Jewess chosen by the king of Persia to be his queen |
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| communication | Esther, Book of Esther | an Old Testament book telling of a beautiful Jewess who became queen of Persia and saved her people from massacre |
| Sounds | eh'ster | |
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| Rhymes | abductor ... zoster: 649 rhymes with ter... | |
| Meaning | (Old Testament) a beautiful Jewess chosen by the king of Persia to be his queen; she stopped a plot to massacre all the Jews in Persia (an event celebrated by Jews as the feast of Purim). | |
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| Category | Old Testament | The collection of books comprising the sacred scripture of the Hebrews and recording their history as the chosen people |
| Instance of | Jewess | A woman who is a Jew |
| queen | The wife or widow of a king | |
| Spanish | Esther | |
| Catalan | Esther | |
| Meaning | An Old Testament book telling of a beautiful Jewess who became queen of Persia and saved her people from massacre. | |
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| Synonym | Book of Esther | |
| Instance of | book | A major division of a long written composition |
| Part of | Hagiographa, Ketubim, Writings | The third of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures |
| Old Testament | The collection of books comprising the sacred scripture of the Hebrews and recording their history as the chosen people | |
| Spanish | Ester, Esther | |
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