vash.ti identifies the queen who hosted a feast, refused the king’s summons, and was replaced as queen.

The term is used consistently as the proper name of the queen in the Esther narrative: she gives a feast, refuses the king’s command to appear, becomes the subject of a decree, and is later displaced by another queen.

1. The queen named in the Esther narrative · dominant

   Each occurrence is tagged Noun · Proper and identifies the same queen within the narrative. In Esther 1:9 the APB renders her as giving a feast for women; in Esther 1:12 it renders her refusal to come at the king’s word, and in Esther 2:17 it describes Esther being made queen instead of her.

   Esther 1:9Esther 1:12Esther 1:19Esther 2:1Esther 2:4Esther 2:17

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB usually presents the name with the title “Queen,” especially in the first chapter, while later verses use the name in recollection and replacement clauses. These renderings show the verse context rather than a separate meaning for the proper name.