Esther 2:7

“And he brought up Hadassah (that is Esther) his uncle’s daughter, etc.] Her Hebrew name was Hadassah, which signifies a myrtle, to which the Israelites, and good men among them, are sometimes compared, (<380108>Zechariah 1:8). Her Persian name was Esther, which some derive from “satar”, to hide, because hidden in the house of Mordecai, so the former Targum, and by his advice concealed her kindred: or rather she was so called by Ahasuerus, when married to him, this word signifying in the Persian language a “star” f81 and so the latter Targum says she was called by the name of the star of Venus, which in Greek is asthr; though it is said f82, that the myrtle, which is called “hadassah” in…”

“Hadassah, הדסה hădassâh from הדס hădas (“myrtle”) would seem to have been the Hebrew, and Esther the Persian, name of the damsel. Esther is thought to be connected through the Zend with ἀστήρ astēr, “star.” But there is not at present any positive evidence of the existence in Old Persian of a kindred word. return to 'Top of Page'”

“Esther - Hadassah was her Hebrew name before her marriage; and she was called Esther by the king after it. Esther 2:9”

“2:7 Hadassah is a Hebrew name that means myrtle; Esther is a Persian name that means star.”

“brought up: Heb. nourished, Eph 6:4 Hadassah: Dan 1:6, Dan 1:7 his uncle's: Est 2:15; Jer 32:7-12 fair and beautiful: Heb. fair of form and good of countenance, Est 1:11 took: Gen 48:5; Co2 6:18; Jo1 3:1 Esther 2:8”