FAST OF ESTHER


Meaning of FAST OF ESTHER in English

-ˈestə(r)

Usage: capitalized F&E

Etymology: after Esther, Jewish heroine in the Old Testament who became the queen of King Ahasuerus of Persia and successfully interceded with him for her people after three days of fasting

: a Jewish fast day commonly observed on the 13th of Adar, the day before Purim, in honor of Queen Esther

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