Hegai
הֵגֵאStrong’s H1896hege (he-ge)
Appears in 3 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Hege is the Hebrew word usually translated “hegai”. It appears in 3 verses of the Old Testament.
“And let the king appoint officers in all the provinces of his kingdom, that they may gather together all the fair young virgins unto Shushan the palace, to the house of the women, unto the custody of Hege the king’s chamberlain, keeper of the women; and let their things for purification be given them:”
Meaning
- A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Est.2.3
How it's translated
- hegai 4
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Esther 3
1 book in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Esther 2:8So it came to pass, when the king’s commandment and his decree was heard, and when many maidens were gathered together unto Shushan the palace, to the custody of Hegai, that Esther was brought also unto the king’s house, to the custody of Hegai, keeper of the women.
- Esther 2:15Now when the turn of Esther, the daughter of Abihail the uncle of Mordecai, who had taken her for his daughter, was come to go in unto the king, she required nothing but what Hegai the king’s chamberlain, the keeper of the women, appointed. And Esther obtained favour in the sight of all them that looked upon her.
Hebrew dictionary
הֵגֵא hege · Hegai
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Est.2.3 § Hegai or Hege = "eunuch" one of the eunuchs of the court of Ahasuerus
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.