הֲדַסָּה

ha.das.sahHadassah
hebrewOld TestamentName of a woman1 occurrence1 book1 verse
This is the name of Esther: Jewish queen of Persia; saved her people from genocide.

Definition

feminine of H1918; Hadassah (or Esther)
Traditional renderings: Hadassah.

Glossary entries

Esther (Person) Hadassah

Where it occurs

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Occurrences

1 total
  1. Esther 2:7הֲדַסָּ֗ה · Hadassah
    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 as his own daughter.