אֶסְתֵּ֨ר
𐤀𐤎𐤕𐤓
Eseter
Esther
Proper name: Esther; the personal name of a central woman of the Persian court, an Israelite who becomes queen in the Achaemenid Empire as recounted in the book of Esther. The name is used for an individual, not for a class or group, and appears only as a personal name in the Hebrew Bible.
Esther 4:5 · Word #2
Lexicon H635
| Lemma | אֶסְתֵּר |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤀𐤎𐤕𐤓 |
| Transliteration | Eseter |
| Strong's | H635 |
| Definition | Proper name: Esther; the personal name of a central woman of the Persian court, an Israelite who becomes queen in the Achaemenid Empire as recounted in the book of Esther. The name is used for an individual, not for a class or group, and appears only as a personal name in the Hebrew Bible. |
Morphology HNp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | p — Proper Name — Proper name |
Common Translation
| Phrase | Esther |
SIBI-P1 Translation H635-01
Esther
| Morphological Notes | Proper noun, feminine singular personal name (HNp). |
| Rendering Rationale | The term is a borrowed Persian proper name with no identifiable Hebrew root or derivational meaning. As a singular feminine proper name, it is faithfully rendered by its established English form, "Esther." |
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SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
Eseter
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Proper noun transliterated from Hebrew. P1 meaning: Esther |
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