Megillat Esther

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Megillah biblical book book of the Ketuvim scroll

Megillat Esther is the biblical Book of Esther, a scroll read in synagogues that narrates the salvation of the Jews in Persia and forms the scriptural basis for the Jewish festival of Purim.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Book of Esther	9
Book of Esther (traditional identification by some scholars)	1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Megillah ⓘ biblical book ⓘ book of the Ketuvim ⓘ scroll ⓘ
associatedBlessing	blessings before the Megillah reading ⓘ
associatedCustom	blotting out Haman’s name with noise ⓘ public chanting in synagogue ⓘ
centralTheme	Jewish survival in exile ⓘ divine providence ⓘ reversal of fortune ⓘ salvation of the Jews in Persia ⓘ
chapters	10 ⓘ
commandedPractice	annual commemoration of deliverance ⓘ festive meal on Purim ⓘ gifts to the poor (matanot laevyonim) ⓘ sending portions of food (mishloach manot) ⓘ
containsCharacter	Esther ⓘ Haman ⓘ King Ahasuerus ⓘ Mordechai ⓘ Vashti ⓘ Zeresh ⓘ
dividedInto	chapters ⓘ verses ⓘ
hasCommentaryBy	Ibn Ezra ⓘ Maharal of Prague ⓘ Malbim ⓘ Rashi ⓘ
hasGenre	diaspora novella ⓘ historical tale ⓘ narrative ⓘ
includedIn	Five Megillot ⓘ
language	Biblical Hebrew ⓘ
liturgicalStatus	one of the Five Megillot ⓘ
liturgicalUse	public reading on Purim ⓘ synagogue reading ⓘ
mentionsKing	King Ahasuerus ⓘ surface form: Ahasuerus
notableFeature	does not explicitly mention God ⓘ
partOf	Tanakh ⓘ surface form: Hebrew Bible Ketuvim ⓘ Tanakh ⓘ
readBy	baal koreh ⓘ
readFrom	parchment scroll ⓘ
readOn	14th of Adar ⓘ 15th of Adar in walled cities ⓘ
religiousTradition	Judaism ⓘ
requires	cantillation according to special trope ⓘ
scripturalBasisFor	Purim ⓘ
settingEmpire	Achaemenid Empire ⓘ surface form: Persian Empire
settingLocation	Shushan ⓘ
textualTradition	Masorah ⓘ surface form: Masoretic Text