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What is the Hebrew version of Esther? Does it have a meaning? I heard that it's related to the Hebrew word for "secret". Are many people in Israel named whatever is the Hebrew version of Esther? Thanks in advance! :)
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http://www.sacrednamebible.com/kjvstrongs/STRHEB6.htm#S635
Follow the link and look up number 635. That is what the site sais about Est(h)er
Follow the link and look up number 635. That is what the site sais about Est(h)er
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It's Ester (es-TER)
And it might come from secret, from the word seter, lehastir, to hide. But the story goes that the Biblical Ester wanted to hide the fact that she was Jewish so she took a Persian name instead of her original Hebrew name, Hadassah. From that, we can know that it was a Persian name, and she used it because it was a Persian name, probably with no relation to the Hebrew word for secret.
And there are women in Israel named Ester. Don't know if it's many.
And it might come from secret, from the word seter, lehastir, to hide. But the story goes that the Biblical Ester wanted to hide the fact that she was Jewish so she took a Persian name instead of her original Hebrew name, Hadassah. From that, we can know that it was a Persian name, and she used it because it was a Persian name, probably with no relation to the Hebrew word for secret.
And there are women in Israel named Ester. Don't know if it's many.
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