Hadassah
הֲדַסָּהStrong’s H1919hadassah (ha-das-sah)
Appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament
In short
Hadassah is the Hebrew word usually translated “hadassah”. It appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament.
“And he brought up Hadassah, that is, Esther, his uncle’s daughter: for she had neither father nor mother, and the maid was fair and beautiful; whom Mordecai, when her father and mother were dead, took for his own daughter.”
Meaning
- A woman living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Est.2.7
How it's translated
- hadassah 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Esther 1
1 book in all.
Explore in Scripture
Hebrew dictionary
הֲדַסָּה hadassah · Hadassah
A woman living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Est.2.7; daughter of: Abihail (H0032K); also called Hadassah at Est.2.7; Another name of es.ter (אֶסְתֵּר "Esther" H0635) § Hadassah = "myrtle" queen Esther's Jewish name
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.