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שַׁעַשְׁגַּז
sha.ash.gaz
H8190
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Shaashgaz

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sha.ash.gaz is the proper name of the king’s eunuch who had custody of the concubines.

The attested form is a proper name identifying the king’s eunuch who had custody of the concubines in Esther 2:14.

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  1. Proper name of the eunuch overseeing concubines · dominant

    In Esther 2:14, the form is marked as a proper noun and identifies the king’s eunuch connected with the custody of the concubines; the APB renders the clause “to the custody of Shaashgaz the king's eunuch who was in charge of the concubines.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Esther 2:14, the APB presents the term as “Shaashgaz,” the name of the king’s eunuch. The verse is read as a whole, but the clause identifies him as being in charge of the concubines.

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