DICTIONARY ENTRY
2 SYLLABLES
esther
/'ɛstər/ · ɛstər
Esther has 2 syllables: es · ther.
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noun. An Old Testament book telling of a beautiful Jewess who became queen of Persia and saved her people from massacre.
noun. (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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