Hadassah — the meaning of the Hebrew name הֲדַסָּה

הֲדַסָּה

Hădaççâh · pronounced had-as-saw' · Strong's H1919 · a woman

Hadassah means Hadassah (or Esther).

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Strong's definition

feminine of H1918; Hadassah (or Esther).

First appearance

Esth 2:7 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. (KJV)

Every verse that names Hadassah

1 occurrence in 1 verse — Esther

Esth 2:7

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