0 5 3 : 7 ) ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁T arg um ▁Sh eni ▁the ▁name ▁Est her ▁comes ▁from ▁ א ס ת ה ר ▁( ‘ ī st ə h ăr ), ▁the ▁morning ▁star ▁Ven us . ▁Modern ▁sch ol ars ▁starting ▁with ▁Ass y ri ologist ▁Peter ▁J ensen ▁added ▁on ▁to ▁this ▁by ▁connecting ▁Est her ▁with ▁Is ht ar ▁Bab yl onian ▁god dess ▁of ▁the ▁planet ▁Ven us , ▁and ▁this ▁view ▁came ▁to ▁be ▁adopted ▁by ▁almost ▁all ▁comment ators . ▁ ▁A . ▁S . ▁Y ah uda ▁conject ured ▁that ▁the ▁name ▁Est her ▁is ▁derived ▁from ▁a ▁re construct ed ▁Med ian ▁word ▁a stra ▁meaning ▁my rt le . ▁This ▁would ▁match ▁her ▁Heb rew ▁name ▁as ▁recorded ▁in ▁the ▁Bible , ▁Had ass ah , ▁also ▁meaning ▁" my rt le ". ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁Bible ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁narr ative , ▁King ▁A has uer us ▁is ▁dr unk ▁at ▁a ▁festival ▁and ▁orders ▁his ▁queen , ▁Vas ht i , ▁to ▁appear ▁before ▁him ▁and ▁his ▁guests ▁to ▁display ▁her ▁beauty . ▁When ▁she ▁ref uses ▁to ▁appear , ▁he ▁de poses ▁her ▁and ▁see ks ▁a ▁new ▁queen . ▁Beautiful ▁ma id ens ▁gather ▁together ▁at ▁the ▁ha rem ▁in ▁the ▁cit adel ▁of ▁Sus a ▁under ▁the ▁authority ▁of ▁the ▁e un uch ▁H eg ai . ▁ ▁Est her ▁was ▁the ▁cousin ▁of ▁Mor de ca i , ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Jewish ▁community ▁in