HebrewH1919Proper Noun (Feminine)
הֲדַסָּה
ha.das.sah
“Hadassah”
1Occurrences
H1919Strong's #
Proper Noun (Feminine)Part of Speech
Definition
Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
Hadassah (or Esther)
feminine of H1918 (הֲדַס);
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
A woman living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at ; daughter of: Abihail (H0032K); also called Hadassah at ; Another name of es.ter (*אֶסְתֵּר *"Esther" H0635) § Hadassah = "myrtle" queen Esther's Jewish name
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Grammar & Morphology
Part of Speech
Proper Noun (Feminine)
Morphology Code
N:N-F-P
Full Description
Proper Noun, Feminine
Occurrences
הֲדַסָּה appears 1 time in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Esther
1
Key Passages
Esther 2:7BSB
And Mordecai had brought up Hadassah (that is, Esther), the daughter of his uncle, because she did not have a father or mother. The young woman was lovely in form and appearance, and when her father and mother had died, Mordecai had taken her in as his own daughter.
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