Strong's Lexicon
Vashti: Vashti
Original Word:וַשְׁתִּי
Part of Speech:Proper Name Feminine
Transliteration:Vashtiy
Pronunciation:VASH-tee
Phonetic Spelling:(vash-tee')
Definition:Vashti
Meaning:Vashti
Word Origin:The origin of the name Vashti is uncertain, but it is believed to be of Persian origin, possibly meaning "beautiful" or "best."
Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries:There is no direct Greek equivalent for Vashti in the Strong's Concordance, as her account is primarily contained within the Hebrew text of the Old Testament.
Usage:Vashti is a proper noun used as a personal name in the Hebrew Bible. She is known as the queen of Persia and the wife of King Ahasuerus (Xerxes I). Her account is primarily found in the Book of Esther, where she is depicted as a woman of dignity and principle, refusing to appear before the king and his guests during a banquet, which leads to her removal as queen.
Cultural and Historical Background:Vashti lived during the Persian Empire's height, under the rule of King Ahasuerus, traditionally identified with Xerxes I, who reigned from 486 to 465 BC. The Persian Empire was vast and diverse, and the royal court was a place of great opulence and strict protocol. Vashti's refusal to obey the king's command to display her beauty before the court is seen as a significant act of defiance against the norms of the time, which often viewed women as subjects to the whims of male authority.
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Originof foreign origin
Definitionqueen of Pers.
NASB TranslationVashti (10).
Brown-Driver-Briggs
(= Persian (Zend)
vahista,
best, compare Justi
Hdb. d. Zendsprache, 272) queen of Ahasuerus (Xerxes) king of Persia,
Esther 1:9,11,12,15,16,17,19;
Esther 2:1,4,17.
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Vashti
Of Persian origin; Vashti, the queen of Xerxes -- Vashti.
Forms and Transliterations
וַשְׁתִּ֑י וַשְׁתִּ֗י וַשְׁתִּ֣י וַשְׁתִּ֧י וַשְׁתִּֽי׃ וַשְׁתִּי֙ ושתי ושתי׃ vashTi waš·tî waštî
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