esther

Noun
  1. (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) (synset 110981364)
    referred to in: old testament - the collection of books comprising the sacred scripture of the Hebrews and recording their history as the chosen people; the first half of the Christian Bible
    is an instance of:
    • jewess - a woman who is a Jew
    • queen - the wife or widow of a king
  2. An Old Testament book telling of a beautiful Jewess who became queen of Persia and saved her people from massacre (synset 106448387)
    is an instance of: book - a major division of a long written composition
    is a part of:
    • old testament - the collection of books comprising the sacred scripture of the Hebrews and recording their history as the chosen people; the first half of the Christian Bible
    • hagiographa, ketubim, writings - the third of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures
    same as: book of esther

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