Lexicon
הֲדַסָּה
ha.das.sah
H1919
N:N-F-P Hebrew

Hadassah

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ha.das.sah is the proper name used for the young woman identified as Esther in Esther 2:7.

The attested use is a proper name: in Esther 2:7 it identifies the young woman whom the APB also calls Esther and describes as Mordecai's uncle's daughter.

Senses in use

  1. Proper name for Esther · dominant

    In Esther 2:7, the form is tagged Noun · Proper and occurs in the identification of the young woman as Esther. The APB renders the clause, "Mordecai had brought up Hadassah, that is Esther," and continues by describing her parentage and Mordecai's care for her.

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Esther 2:7, the APB presents the name as "Hadassah, that is Esther." It confirms the verse-level identification rather than a finer lexical distinction.

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