Bible Encyclopedia: Hadassah

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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

HADASSAH

ha-das'-a (hadhaqqah, "myrtle"): The Hebrew name (Esther 2:7) formerly borne by ESTHER (which see).

Strong's Hebrew

1919. Hadassah -- "myrtle," Esther's Jewish name
... 1918, 1919. Hadassah. 1920 . "myrtle," Esther's Jewish name. Transliteration:
Hadassah Phonetic Spelling: (had-as-saw') Short Definition: Hadassah. ...
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Library

Esther, the Queen.
... conquered the city. He had an adopted daughter named Hadassah. This was her
true name, although the Persians called her Esther. She was ...
/.../lathbury/childs story of the bible/chapter xxxiv esther the queen.htm

The Net Broken
... Her Jewish name of Hadassah ('myrtle') well befits her, for she is clothed with
unostentatious beauty, pure and fragrant as the blossoms that brides twine in ...
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Hebrew Captives; Or, Mordecai and Esther.
... wife. Among these was Hadassah, the adopted daughter of Mordecai. He urged
her to enter her name among the rivals for kingly favor. ...
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Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

Hadassah

a myrtle; joy

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Hadassah

(myrtle), probably the earlier name of Esther. (Esther 2:7)

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Myrtle, the Jewish name of Esther (q.v.), Esther 2:7.

Thesaurus

Hadassah (1 Occurrence)
...HADASSAH. ha-das'-a (hadhaqqah, "myrtle"): The Hebrew name (Esther 2:7) formerly
borne by ESTHER (which see). Multi-Version Concordance Hadassah (1 Occurrence). ...
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Mordecai (52 Occurrences)
... He resided at Susa, the metropolis of Persia. He adopted his cousin Hadassah (Esther),
an orphan child, whom he tenderly brought up as his own daughter. ...
/m/mordecai.htm - 28k

Hadas'sah (1 Occurrence)
Hadas'sah. Hadassah, Hadas'sah. Hadattah . Multi-Version Concordance
Hadas'sah (1 Occurrence). ... (See RSV). Hadassah, Hadas'sah. Hadattah . Reference
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Esther (48 Occurrences)
... Change of Name: The change in the queen's name from Hadassah hadacah, "a myrtle,"
to Esther, "a star," may possibly indicate the style of beauty for which the ...
/e/esther.htm - 58k

Uncle's (7 Occurrences)
... (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS). Esther 2:7 He brought up Hadassah, that is, Esther,
his uncle's daughter; for she had neither father nor mother. ...
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Uncle (14 Occurrences)
... Jerusalem. (See NIV). Esther 2:7 He brought up Hadassah, that is, Esther, his
uncle's daughter; for she had neither father nor mother. The ...
/u/uncle.htm - 11k

Lovely (19 Occurrences)
... beautiful. (See NIV). Esther 2:7 He brought up Hadassah, that is, Esther, his
uncle's daughter; for she had neither father nor mother. The ...
/l/lovely.htm - 13k

Mor'decai (51 Occurrences)
... Esther 2:7 And he brought up Hadassah, that is, Esther, his uncle's daughter; for
she had neither father nor mother, and the maiden was of beautiful form and ...
/m/mor'decai.htm - 20k

Myrtle (7 Occurrences)
... mur'-t'-l (hadhac; mursine (Isaiah 41:19; Isaiah 55:13 Nehemiah 8:15 Zechariah
1:8, 10 f); also as a name in Hadassah in Esther 2:7, the Jewish form of ESTHER ...
/m/myrtle.htm - 12k

Cousin (7 Occurrences)
... (See RSV NIV). Esther 2:7 He brought up Hadassah, that is, Esther, his uncle's
daughter; for she had neither father nor mother. The ...
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Bible Concordance

Hadassah (1 Occurrence)

Esther 2:7 He brought up Hadassah, that is, Esther, his uncle's daughter; for she had neither father nor mother. The maiden was fair and beautiful; and when her father and mother were dead, Mordecai took her for his own daughter.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

Subtopics

Hadassah

Hadassah: The Jewish Name of Esther

Related Terms

Mordecai (52 Occurrences)

Hadas'sah (1 Occurrence)

Esther (48 Occurrences)

Uncle's (7 Occurrences)

Uncle (14 Occurrences)

Lovely (19 Occurrences)

Mor'decai (51 Occurrences)

Myrtle (7 Occurrences)