When Esther’s parents died, one of her relatives, a kindly man named Mordecai, took pity on the child. He was her cousin, but Mordecai was much older.
ولا نعلم سوى اليسير عن والديها اللذين سميّاها هدسَّة ،‏ وهو اسم عبراني يعني « الآس » ،‏ شجيرة جميلة ازهارها بيضاء اللون .‏