ESV Reformation Study Bible – Esth 2:7
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Esth 2:7

2:7 Hadassah. Esther’s Hebrew name meaning ‘‘myrtle.”

Esther. Perhaps derived from the Persian word for “star,” or a form of Ishtar, a Babylonian goddess.