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Dec 6, 2022 · 1 English. 1.1 Etymology. 1.2 Pronunciation. 1.3 Proper noun. 1.4 Anagrams. English [ edit] English Wikipedia has an article on: Vashti. Etymology [ edit] Borrowed from Hebrew וַשְׁתִּי (vaštī) . Pronunciation [ edit] IPA ( key): /ˈvæʃti/ Proper noun [ edit] Vashti. A queen of Persia. (biblical character)
Queen Vashti: A 3-Act Story. DS. ByDavid Schwartz. Stories. Vashti “on one foot”: Vashti was the first wife of King Achashveirosh \ Ahashuerus in Megillat Esther (“the Megillah”) which we read on Purim. Context: This is the 1879 painting "Vashti Refuses the King's Summons", by the English painter Edwin Long.
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Vashti [N] [E] [H] (beautiful ), the "queen" of Ahasuerus, who, for refusing to show herself to the kings guests at the royal banquet, when sent for by the king, was repudiated and deposed. ( Esther 1:1 ) ... (B.C. 483.)
Vashti (fl. 5th c. bce)Queen of Persia in the Biblical story of Esther who, by defying her husband, was deposed and replaced by the compliant Esther. Name variations: Astin; Vastis; Vasthi; Wasti. Pronunciation: (Hebrew) wasti; (English) Vashti.
VASHTI. vash'-ti (washti; Astin; Old Persian "beautiful woman"): The former queen of Xerxes, whom he divorced. On the 7th day of a great feast which the king was giving to the assembled nobles of the empire and others, he commanded the seven chamberlains who served in his presence to bring the queen into the assembly.
Queen Vashti: Mystery Woman of the Megillah. SE. By Sefaria Education. Esther Rabbah: Behind the Scenes with the Stars of the Megillah.
VASHTI. VASHTI (Heb. וַשְׁתִּי; perhaps "beauty" in Persian), queen of Persia and Media, wife of *Ahasuerus (Xerxes; 485–465 b.c.e.). When King Ahasuerus, in the third year of his reign, held a banquet "for all the people that were found in *Shushan" in the king's gardens, Queen Vashti also held a banquet in the palace.