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Vashti
that drinks; thread
וַשְׁתִּי vash.ti
Vashti (Hebrew: וַשְׁתִּי, vash.ti) means “that drinks; thread”, by traditional interpretation. It appears in 10 verses across 1 book of the Bible. In 2025 it was given to 12 children in the United States. Around 2,355 Americans have been given it since 1880. Appears in the same passages as Abagtha.
The bearer in scripture
One person in scripture bears this name.
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Vashti
Scripture against society
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At a glance
- Verses
- 10 across 1 book
- Bearers
- 1 one person only
- Testament
- Old
- Era
- Second Temple
Using it today
Based on 2025 births across the United States.
| Measure | Value | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Given in 2025 | 12 | Steady |
| All-time total | 2,355 | Since records begin in 1880 |
| Peak | 40 in 1922 | Its highest year on record |
In scripture
| Fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| First appears | Esther 1:9 |
| Last appears | Esther 2:17 |
| Cross-references | 95 linked passages |
Names connected to this one
- Ahasuerus co-occurrence Appears with Ahasuerus in Esther 1.
- Memucan co-occurrence Appears with Memucan in Esther 1.
- Abagtha co-occurrence Appears in the same passages as Abagtha.
- Bigtha co-occurrence Appears in the same passages as Bigtha.
- Biztha co-occurrence Appears in the same passages as Biztha.
- Carkas co-occurrence Appears in the same passages as Carkas.
- Carshena co-occurrence Appears in the same passages as Carshena.
- Admatha co-occurrence Appears in the same passages as Admatha.
Origin & meaning
A woman living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Est.1.9; married to Ahasuerus (H0325)
§ Vashti = "beautiful"
the queen, wife of Ahasuerus, whom he divorced for disobeying his orders
Vashti, queen of Persia, was deposed by King Ahasuerus for disobeying his command.
The biblical story
Vashti was the queen of Persia and the wife of King Ahasuerus (Xerxes I). She is introduced in the book of Esther during a great feast the king held for his officials and servants. On the seventh day of the feast, when the king was drunk, he commanded Vashti to appear before him and his guests wearing her royal crown, to display her beauty. However, Vashti refused to come at the king's command, which greatly angered him. After consulting with his wise men, the king decided to remove Vashti as queen and give her royal position to another. This decision led to the selection of Esther as the new queen, setting the stage for her role in saving the Jewish people from Haman's plot. Vashti's refusal to appear before the king and her subsequent removal from her position is a key event in the early part of the book of Esther.
Key verses
Vashti appears in 10 verses. Here are some of the most notable:
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Also Vashti the queen made a feast for the women in the royal house which belonged to king Ahasuerus.
Esther 1:9 -
To bring Vashti the queen before the king with the crown royal, to shew the people and the princes her beauty: for she was fair to look on.
Esther 1:11 -
But the queen Vashti refused to come at the king’s commandment by his chamberlains: therefore was the king very wroth, and his anger burned in him.
Esther 1:12 -
What shall we do unto the queen Vashti according to law, because she hath not performed the commandment of the king Ahasuerus by the chamberlains?
Esther 1:15 -
And Memucan answered before the king and the princes, Vashti the queen hath not done wrong to the king only, but also to all the princes, and to all the people that are in all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus.
Esther 1:16
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Esther (10)
- Esther 1:9
- Esther 1:11
- Esther 1:12
- Esther 1:15
- Esther 1:16
- Esther 1:17
- Esther 1:19
- Esther 2:1
- Esther 2:4
- Esther 2:17