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Taanith Esther
Or Ta·a·nit Es·ther,
[tah-nit es-ter, -nis, tah-ah-neet es-ter, tah-ah-nis es-tuh
noun
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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Word History and Origins
Origin of Taanith Esther1
From Hebrew taʿanīth estēr “fast of Esther”
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