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 /

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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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Also called Fast of Esther.

Origin of Taanith Esther

From Hebrew taʿanīth estēr “fast of Esther”

Words nearby Taanith Esther

T2, T-3, T4, ta, Taal, Taanith Esther, taata, tab, tabanid, tabard, tabaret

Example sentences from the Web for Taanith Esther

In her struggle to find her daughter, Esther becomes one of the founders of the Mothers of Plaza de Mayo.
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The name Easter may, or may not, be derived from the Sumerian goddess Inanna, or Ishtar—the source of the Hebrew name Esther.
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I started to think of these sections in part as being the interior place where the characters of Jane and Esther perhaps overlap.
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Esther Williams, 91 From 1945-49 a Williams film was one of the top 20 box office grossers each year—clearly, swimming sells.
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Her lover installed her in an elegant apartment on rue Taitbout, where Esther Gobseck afterwards lived.
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Was Esther left alone, or had some new protector made his appearance from among the millions of Europe?
Tales and Fantasies|Robert Louis Stevenson
Then, as though this was the end of what she could endure in the way of joy, Esther turned and ran out of the room.
Tales and Fantasies|Robert Louis Stevenson
The Admiral was in the chimney-corner, once more ‘sirrupping’ some brandy and water, and Esther sat at the table at work.
Tales and Fantasies|Robert Louis Stevenson
Had he done so, of course Dick could have taken to his heels, and warned Esther of what was coming, and of how it had begun.
Tales and Fantasies|Robert Louis Stevenson

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