Are the following size rules taken from the herediarily finite world consistent with ZFC?

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Let $x^*$ be the set of all cardinalities that are strictly larger than the cardinality of $x$ and strictly smaller than the cardinality of $P(x)$. Formally, that is:

Define: $s=x^* \iff \forall y (y \in s \leftrightarrow \exists k (|x| < |k| < |P(x)| \wedge y=|k|))$

Are the following rules consistent with ZFC? if so, what's their consistency strength?

$\forall x (|x|>2 \to |x| < |x^*| <|P(x)| )$

$\forall x (|x|>2 \to ||x|^{+*}| > |P(x)|)$

$\forall x \forall y (|x| > |y| \wedge |y|>2 \to |x^*| > |P(y)|)$

Where $|x|^+$ is the successor cardinal of the cardinality of $x$.

Where cardinality $``||"$ is defined in the customary manner after Von Neumann's.

Also for better reading the above rules can be written in terms of cardinals as:

$\forall \kappa \, (\kappa >2 \to \kappa < |\kappa^*| < 2^\kappa )$

$\forall \kappa \,(\kappa >2 \to |(\kappa^+)^*| > 2^\kappa)$

$\forall \kappa \,\forall \lambda\, (\kappa > \lambda >2 \to |\kappa^*| > 2^\lambda)$

Where $``<",``>"$ are the known cardinal inequalities; and $\kappa^*=\{\lambda\mid \kappa < \lambda < 2^\kappa \}$