. . . "Esther (/\u02C8\u025Bst\u0259r/; Hebrew: \u05D0\u05B6\u05E1\u05B0\u05EA\u05B5\u05BC\u05E8, Modern Ester, Tiberian \u02BCEst\u0113r), born Hadassah, is the eponymous heroine of the Book of Esther.According to the Hebrew Bible, Esther was a Jewish queen of the Persian king Ahasuerus. Ahasuerus is traditionally identified with Xerxes I during the time of the Achaemenid empire. Her story is the basis for the celebration of Purim in Jewish tradition."@en . . . . . "Esther"@en .