{
  "type": "word",
  "id": "H635",
  "lemma": "אֶסְתֵּר",
  "transliteration": "ʼEçtêr",
  "definition": "Ester, the Jewish heroine",
  "kjv": "Esther.",
  "occurrences": 55,
  "language": "Hebrew",
  "brownDriverBriggs": [
    "אֶסְתֵּר n.pr.f. Esther—daughter of Abihail, cousin and adopted daughter of Mordecai, of tribe of Benjamin; made queen in Vashti’s place by Ahasuerus"
  ],
  "whereItOccurs": [
    {
      "reference": "Esther 2:7",
      "text": "He brought up Hadassah, that is, Esther, his uncle’s daughter; for she had neither father nor mother. The maiden was…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/esther/2?v=7"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Esther 2:8",
      "text": "So, when the king’s commandment and his decree was heard, and when many maidens were gathered together to the citadel…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/esther/2?v=8"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Esther 2:10",
      "text": "Esther had not made known her people nor her relatives, because Mordecai had instructed her that she should not make it…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/esther/2?v=10"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Esther 2:11",
      "text": "Mordecai walked every day in front of the court of the women’s house, to find out how Esther was doing, and what would…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/esther/2?v=11"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Esther 2:15",
      "text": "Now when the turn of Esther, the daughter of Abihail the uncle of Mordecai, who had taken her for his daughter, came to…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/esther/2?v=15"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Esther 2:16",
      "text": "So Esther was taken to King Ahasuerus into his royal house in the tenth month, which is the month Tebeth, in the…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/esther/2?v=16"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Esther 2:17",
      "text": "The king loved Esther more than all the women, and she obtained favor and kindness in his sight more than all the…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/esther/2?v=17"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Esther 2:18",
      "text": "Then the king made a great feast for all his princes and his servants, even Esther’s feast; and he proclaimed a holiday…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/esther/2?v=18"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Esther 2:20",
      "text": "Esther had not yet made known her relatives nor her people, as Mordecai had commanded her; for Esther obeyed Mordecai…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/esther/2?v=20"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Esther 2:22",
      "text": "This thing became known to Mordecai, who informed Esther the queen; and Esther informed the king in Mordecai’s name.",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/esther/2?v=22"
    }
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