Taanith Esther

American  

[tah-nit es-ter, -nis, tah-ah-neet es-ter, tah-ah-nis es-tuhr] / ˈtɑˌnɪt ˈɛs tər, -nɪs, ˌtɑ ɑˈnit ɛsˈtɛr, ˈtɑ ɑ nɪs ˈɛs tər /

Or Taanit Esther,

noun

1. 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.

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Etymology

Origin of Taanith Esther

From Hebrew taʿanīth estēr “fast of Esther”