(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)
an Old Testament book telling of a beautiful Jewess who became queen of Persia and saved her people from massacre
And they told to Mordecai Esther's words. 人就把以斯帖这话告诉末底改。
The Persian name for Esther was Hadassah. 以斯帖的波斯名字是。
The scroll containing the biblical narrative of the Book of Esther,traditionally read in synagogues to celebrate the festival of Purim. 麦格勒写有圣经以撒帖记的圣经书卷,传统上在犹太教的会堂里念此卷以庆祝普珥节。