esther
Posted by 2 years ago
the name esther is most likely related to the median?word for
myrtle, astra, and the persian word setareh meaning star - the myrtle
blossom resembles a twinkling star. there's another midrashic
explanation from the targum, esther means the evening star - which is
astara in greek. it is also possible that esther is derived from
ishtar, akkadian for the evening star. whatever it is, out of the three
definitions that i've found, there's one similarity. esther means star.
period.
(source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esther) Read Full Post..





