Mordecai the Jew was a cousin of Queen Esther.
Source: tatoeba (4481822)
Esther
//ˈɛstə//
Synonyms for "esther" (1 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (1)
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
Related terms
5 entriesderived
1 entriesform of
1 entrieshas context
1 entriesis a
3 entriespart of
2 entriesrelated to
7 entriesTranslations
209 translations across 76 languages.
Afrikaans
3 entries- Ester name (female given name)
- Ester name (book of the Bible)
- Ester name (the heroine of the Book of Esther)
Ancient Greek
3 entries- Ἐσθήρ name (female given name)
- Ἐσθήρ name (book of the Bible)
- Ἐσθήρ name (the heroine of the Book of Esther)
Arabic
1 entries- أَسْتِير name (female given name)
Armenian
3 entries- Եսթեր name (female given name)
- Եսթեր name (book of the Bible)
- Եսթեր name (the heroine of the Book of Esther)
Asturian
2 entries- Ester name (book of the Bible)
- Ester name (the heroine of the Book of Esther)
Basque
3 entries- Ester name (female given name)
- Ester name (book of the Bible)
- Ester name (the heroine of the Book of Esther)
Bengali
1 entries- এস্থার name (female given name)
Breton
3 entries- Ester name (female given name)
- Ester name (book of the Bible)
- Ester name (the heroine of the Book of Esther)
Catalan
3 entries- Ester name (female given name)
- Ester name (book of the Bible)
- Ester name (the heroine of the Book of Esther)
Cebuano
3 entries- Ester name (female given name)
- Ester name (book of the Bible)
- Ester name (the heroine of the Book of Esther)
Chinese
1 entries- 以斯帖 name (the heroine of the Book of Esther)
Chinese Cantonese
2 entries- 以斯帖 name (the heroine of the Book of Esther)
- 以斯帖記 /以斯帖记 name (book of the Bible)
Chinese Mandarin
3 entries- 以斯帖 name (the heroine of the Book of Esther)
- 以斯帖記 /以斯帖记 name (book of the Bible)
- 艾丝特 name (female given name)
Corsican
3 entries- Ester name (female given name)
- Ester name (book of the Bible)
- Ester name (the heroine of the Book of Esther)
Czech
3 entries- Ester name (female given name)
- Ester name (book of the Bible)
- Ester name (the heroine of the Book of Esther)
Danish
3 entries- Ester name (book of the Bible)
- Ester name (the heroine of the Book of Esther)
- Esther name (female given name)
Dutch
3 entries- Ester name (book of the Bible)
- Esther name (female given name)
- Esther name (the heroine of the Book of Esther)
Eastern Min Chinese
3 entries- 以士帖 name (female given name)
- 以士帖 name (the heroine of the Book of Esther)
- 以士帖書 /以士帖书 name (book of the Bible)
Estonian
3 entries- Ester name (female given name)
- Ester name (book of the Bible)
- Ester name (the heroine of the Book of Esther)
Faroese
3 entries- Ester name (female given name)
- Ester name (book of the Bible)
- Ester name (the heroine of the Book of Esther)
Finnish
3 entries- Ester name (book of the Bible)
- Ester name (the heroine of the Book of Esther)
- Esteri name (female given name)
French
3 entries- Esther name (female given name)
- Esther name (book of the Bible)
- Esther name (the heroine of the Book of Esther)
Georgian
3 entries- ესთერი name (female given name)
- ესთერი name (book of the Bible)
- ესთერი name (the heroine of the Book of Esther)
German
4 entries- Ester name (book of the Bible)
- Esther name (female given name)
- Esther name (book of the Bible)
- Esther name (the heroine of the Book of Esther)
Greek
3 entries- Εσθήρ name (female given name)
- Εσθήρ name (book of the Bible)
- Εσθήρ name (the heroine of the Book of Esther)
Greenlandic
3 entries- Eersta name (female given name)
- Eersta name (book of the Bible)
- Eersta name (the heroine of the Book of Esther)
Gujarati
2 entries- એસ્તેર name (book of the Bible)
- એસ્તેર name (the heroine of the Book of Esther)
Hakka Chinese
2 entries- 以斯帖 name (the heroine of the Book of Esther)
- 以斯帖記 /以斯帖记 name (book of the Bible)
Hawaiian
3 entries- ʻEkekela name (female given name)
- ʻEsetera name (book of the Bible)
- ʻEsetera name (the heroine of the Book of Esther)
Hebrew
3 entries- אֶסְתֵּר name (female given name)
- אֶסְתֵּר name (book of the Bible)
- אֶסְתֵּר name (the heroine of the Book of Esther)
Hindi
3 entries- एस्तेर name (book of the Bible)
- एस्तेर name (the heroine of the Book of Esther)
- एस्थर name (female given name)
Hungarian
3 entries- Eszter name (female given name)
- Eszter name (book of the Bible)
- Eszter name (the heroine of the Book of Esther)
Icelandic
3 entries- Ester name (female given name)
- Ester name (book of the Bible)
- Ester name (the heroine of the Book of Esther)
Ido
3 entries- Ester name (female given name)
- Ester name (book of the Bible)
- Ester name (the heroine of the Book of Esther)
Irish
4 entries- Eistir name (female given name)
- Eistir name (book of the Bible)
- Eistir name (the heroine of the Book of Esther)
- Leabhar Eistir name (book of the Bible)
Italian
3 entries- Ester name (female given name)
- Ester name (book of the Bible)
- Ester name (the heroine of the Book of Esther)
Japanese
3 entries- エステル name (female given name)
- エステル name (the heroine of the Book of Esther)
- エステル記 name (book of the Bible)
Jarai
1 entries- HʼÊsther name (book of the Bible)
Kazakh
2 entries- Естер name (book of the Bible)
- Естер name (the heroine of the Book of Esther)
Latin
3 entries- Esther name (female given name)
- Esther name (book of the Bible)
- Esther name (the heroine of the Book of Esther)
Latvian
3 entries- Estere name (female given name)
- Estere name (book of the Bible)
- Estere name (the heroine of the Book of Esther)
Lavukaleve
3 entries- Esther name (female given name)
- Esther name (book of the Bible)
- Esther name (the heroine of the Book of Esther)
Limburgish
3 entries- Ester name (female given name)
- Ester name (book of the Bible)
- Ester name (the heroine of the Book of Esther)
Lithuanian
3 entries- Estera name (female given name)
- Estera name (the heroine of the Book of Esther)
- Esteros knyga name (book of the Bible)
Malay
2 entries- Ester name (book of the Bible)
- Ester name (the heroine of the Book of Esther)
Malayalam
1 entries- എസ്ഥേർ name (female given name)
Maltese
3 entries- Ester name (female given name)
- Ester name (the heroine of the Book of Esther)
- Ktieb Ester name (book of the Bible)
Manx
3 entries- Esther name (female given name)
- Esther name (book of the Bible)
- Esther name (the heroine of the Book of Esther)
Maore Comorian
1 entries- Esteri name (the heroine of the Book of Esther)
Mirandese
3 entries- Ester name (female given name)
- Ester name (book of the Bible)
- Ester name (the heroine of the Book of Esther)
Māori
3 entries- Ehetere name (female given name)
- Ehetere name (book of the Bible)
- Ehetere name (the heroine of the Book of Esther)
Neapolitan
3 entries- Ester name (female given name)
- Ester name (book of the Bible)
- Ester name (the heroine of the Book of Esther)
Norwegian
3 entries- Ester name (female given name)
- Ester name (book of the Bible)
- Ester name (the heroine of the Book of Esther)
Old Church Slavonic
1 entries- Есѳирь name (the heroine of the Book of Esther)
Persian
2 entries- استر name (female given name)
- استر name (book of the Bible)
Polish
3 entries- Estera name (female given name)
- Estera name (the heroine of the Book of Esther)
- Księga Estery name (book of the Bible)
Portuguese
3 entries- Ester name (female given name)
- Ester name (book of the Bible)
- Ester name (the heroine of the Book of Esther)
Romanian
3 entries- Estera name (female given name)
- Estera name (book of the Bible)
- Estera name (the heroine of the Book of Esther)
Russian
4 entries- Есфи́рь name (female given name)
- Есфи́рь name (book of the Bible)
- Есфи́рь name (the heroine of the Book of Esther)
- Книга Есфи́ри name (book of the Bible)
Santali
1 entries- ᱮᱥᱛᱷᱟᱨ name (female given name)
Scots
3 entries- Esther name (female given name)
- Esther name (book of the Bible)
- Esther name (the heroine of the Book of Esther)
Scottish Gaelic
3 entries- Ester name (female given name)
- Ester name (book of the Bible)
- Ester name (the heroine of the Book of Esther)
Serbo-Croatian
1 entries- Јестира name (female given name)
Slovak
3 entries- Ester name (female given name)
- Ester name (book of the Bible)
- Ester name (the heroine of the Book of Esther)
Slovene
3 entries- Estera name (female given name)
- Estera name (book of the Bible)
- Estera name (the heroine of the Book of Esther)
Spanish
4 entries- Ester name (female given name)
- Ester name (book of the Bible)
- Esther name (female given name)
- Esther name (book of the Bible)
Swahili
3 entries- Esta name (female given name)
- Esta name (book of the Bible)
- Esta name (the heroine of the Book of Esther)
Swedish
3 entries- Ester name (female given name)
- Ester name (book of the Bible)
- Ester name (the heroine of the Book of Esther)
Tagalog
3 entries- Ester name (female given name)
- Ester name (book of the Bible)
- Ester name (the heroine of the Book of Esther)
Tamil
3 entries- எஸ்தர் name (female given name)
- எஸ்தர் name (book of the Bible)
- எஸ்தர் name (the heroine of the Book of Esther)
Tumbuka
2 entries- Esitere name (book of the Bible)
- Esitere name (the heroine of the Book of Esther)
Waray-Waray
3 entries- Ester name (female given name)
- Ester name (book of the Bible)
- Ester name (the heroine of the Book of Esther)
Welsh
3 entries- Esther name (female given name)
- Esther name (book of the Bible)
- Esther name (the heroine of the Book of Esther)
West-Frisian
3 entries- Ester name (female given name)
- Ester name (book of the Bible)
- Ester name (the heroine of the Book of Esther)
Yiddish
2 entries- אסתּר name (female given name)
- אסתּר name (the heroine of the Book of Esther)
Zealandic
3 entries- Ester name (female given name)
- Ester name (book of the Bible)
- Ester name (the heroine of the Book of Esther)
Sample sentences
11 total sentences available.
King Ahasuerus loved Esther.
Source: tatoeba (4481823)
Some Jews are accustomed to reading the book of Esther on Purim.
Source: tatoeba (5242399)
Esther volunteers at a hospital.
Source: tatoeba (8099220)
Showing 4 of 11 available sentences.
Keep exploring
Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.