Esther

Words with a similar base: Book_of_Esther, Esther

'Esther'

[esther.n.01] as in: (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)

'Esther'

[esther.n.02] as in: an Old Testament book telling of a beautiful Jewess who became queen of Persia and saved her people from massacre