# H635 אֶסְתֵּר

אֶסְתֵּר (ʼEçtêr), Strong’s H635: Ester, the Jewish heroine KJV: Esther.. Occurs 55 times.

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*ʼEçtêr* — Ester, the Jewish heroine

KJV: Esther.

Occurs 55 times.

## Brown–Driver–Briggs
- 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

## Where it occurs
- [Esther 2:7](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/esther/2?v=7) — He brought up Hadassah, that is, Esther, his uncle’s daughter; for she had neither father nor mother. The maiden was…
- [Esther 2:8](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/esther/2?v=8) — So, when the king’s commandment and his decree was heard, and when many maidens were gathered together to the citadel…
- [Esther 2:10](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/esther/2?v=10) — Esther had not made known her people nor her relatives, because Mordecai had instructed her that she should not make it…
- [Esther 2:11](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/esther/2?v=11) — Mordecai walked every day in front of the court of the women’s house, to find out how Esther was doing, and what would…
- [Esther 2:15](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/esther/2?v=15) — Now when the turn of Esther, the daughter of Abihail the uncle of Mordecai, who had taken her for his daughter, came to…
- [Esther 2:16](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/esther/2?v=16) — So Esther was taken to King Ahasuerus into his royal house in the tenth month, which is the month Tebeth, in the…
- [Esther 2:17](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/esther/2?v=17) — The king loved Esther more than all the women, and she obtained favor and kindness in his sight more than all the…
- [Esther 2:18](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/esther/2?v=18) — Then the king made a great feast for all his princes and his servants, even Esther’s feast; and he proclaimed a holiday…
- [Esther 2:20](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/esther/2?v=20) — Esther had not yet made known her relatives nor her people, as Mordecai had commanded her; for Esther obeyed Mordecai…
- [Esther 2:22](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/esther/2?v=22) — This thing became known to Mordecai, who informed Esther the queen; and Esther informed the king in Mordecai’s name.