וַשְׁתִּי

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וַשְׁתִּי is the Hebrew name of Queen Vashti, the deposed first wife of King Ahasuerus in the biblical Book of Esther.

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וַשְׁתִּי canonical 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf biblical figure
character in the Book of Esther
female
queen
appearsIn Book of Esther NERFINISHED
associatedWithEmpire Achaemenid Empire NERFINISHED
associatedWithEvent banquet of King Ahasuerus in the third year of his reign
associatedWithLaw royal decree against disobedient wives in Esther 1
associatedWithLocation Susa NERFINISHED
canonicalBook Ketuvim NERFINISHED
Megillot
causeOfDeposition refusal to appear before the king
culturalRole symbol of disobedience to royal authority in some interpretations
symbol of female dignity in some interpretations
deposedBy King Ahasuerus NERFINISHED
gender female
genreOfSource Hebrew Bible NERFINISHED
Old Testament NERFINISHED
hasInterpretation viewed as a negative example in some rabbinic sources
viewed as a proto-feminist figure in some modern readings
hasNameForm Vashti NERFINISHED
וַשְׁתִּי
hasNoKnownHistoricalEvidence true
hasQuranicStatus not mentioned in the Quran
holidayAssociation Purim NERFINISHED
languageOfName Hebrew
laterMaritalStatus repudiated by Ahasuerus
literaryFunction narrative foil to Esther
maritalStatus married to Ahasuerus (at start of narrative)
mentionedInChapter Esther 1
narrativeRole first wife of King Ahasuerus
predecessor of Esther as queen
orderInNarrative precedes Esther as queen in the story
positionHeld Queen consort of King Ahasuerus
Queen of Persia NERFINISHED
relatedWork Greek additions to Esther (where she is absent or minimized)
religiousTradition Christianity
Judaism
roleInPurimStory queen deposed before Esther becomes queen
scripturalCorpus Christian Old Testament NERFINISHED
Tanakh NERFINISHED
scripturalStatus non-Israelite character
sourceTextLanguage Biblical Hebrew
spouse Ahasuerus NERFINISHED
timePeriod Persian period (as depicted in the Book of Esther) NERFINISHED
traditionType biblical narrative

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Vashti nameForm וַשְׁתִּי