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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| וַשְׁתִּי canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biblical figure
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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
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ⓘ
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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