Taanith Esther
or Ta·a·nit Es·ther, Ta·a·nis Es·ther
[ tah-nit -es-ter, -nis; Sephardic Hebrew tah-ah-neet es-ter; Ashkenazic Hebrew tah-ah-nis -es-tuhr ]
/ ˈtɑˌnɪt ˈɛs tər, -nɪs; Sephardic Hebrew ˌtɑ ɑˈnit ɛsˈtɛr; Ashkenazic Hebrew ˈtɑ ɑ nɪs ˈɛs tər /
Save This Word!
noun
a Jewish fast day observed on the 13th day of the month of Adar in memory of Esther's fast of three days before petitioning her husband, King Ahasuerus of Persia, to spare the Jews from destruction by Haman.
QUIZ
GOOSES. GEESES. I WANT THIS QUIZ ON PLURAL NOUNS!
Test how much you really know about regular and irregular plural nouns with this quiz.
Question 1 of 9
Which of the following nouns has an irregular plural form?
Also called Fast of Esther.
Origin of Taanith Esther
From Hebrew taʿanīth estēr “fast of Esther”
Words nearby Taanith Esther
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2022