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Lexicon :: Strong's H1896 - hēḡē'

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הֵגֵא
Transliteration
hēḡē'
Pronunciation
hay-gay'
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Part of Speech
proper masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Probably of Persian origin
Strong’s Definitions

הֵגֵא Hêgêʼ, hay-gay'; or (by permutation) הֵגַי Hêgay; probably of Persian origin; Hege or Hegai, a eunuch of Xerxes:—Hegai, Hege.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x

The KJV translates Strong's H1896 in the following manner: Hegai (3x), Hege (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x
The KJV translates Strong's H1896 in the following manner: Hegai (3x), Hege (1x).

  1. Hegai or Hege = "eunuch"

    1. one of the eunuchs of the court of Ahasuerus

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
הֵגֵא Hêgêʼ, hay-gay'; or (by permutation) הֵגַי Hêgay; probably of Persian origin; Hege or Hegai, a eunuch of Xerxes:—Hegai, Hege.
STRONGS H1896: Abbreviations
† הֵגֵא proper name, masculine eunuch of Ahasuerus (probably Persian; compare Ἠγιας, courtier of Xerxes, CtesiasPers 24; also Herodotix. 33; Roed. in Thes Add) Esther 2:3; = הֵגַי Esther 2:8, 15, הֵגָ֑י Esther 2:8.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Esther

2:3; 2:8; 2:8; 2:15

H1896

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Strong's Number H1896 matches the Hebrew הֵגֵא (hēḡē'),
which occurs 4 times in 3 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 2:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 2:3 - und der König bestellte Männer in allen Landen seines Königreichs, daß sie allerlei junge, schöne Jungfrauen zusammenbringen gen Schloß Susan ins Frauenhaus unter der Hand Hegais, des Königs Kämmerers, der der Weiber wartet, und man gebe ihnen ihren Schmuck;

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 2:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 2:8 - Da nun das Gebot und Gesetz des Königs laut ward und viel Dirnen zuhaufe gebracht wurden gen Schloß Susan unter die Hand Hegais, ward Esther auch genommen zu des Königs Hause unter die Hand Hegais, des Hüters der Weiber.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 2:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 2:15 - Da nun die Zeit Esthers herankam, der Tochter Abihails, des Oheims Mardochais (die er zur Tochter hatte aufgenommen), daß sie zum König kommen sollte, begehrte sie nichts, denn was Hegai, des Königs Kämmerer, der Weiber Hüter, sprach. Und Esther fand Gnade vor allen, die sie ansahen.
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