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Lexicon :: Strong's H1896 - hēḡē'

Aa
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

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

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 BoxEst 2:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 2:3 - “Let the king H4428 appoint H6485 overseers H6496 in all H3605 the provinces H4082 of his kingdom H4438 that they may gather H6908 every H3605 beautiful H2896 young H5291 virgin H1330 to the citadel H1002 of Susa, H7800 to the harem, H1004 H802 into the custody H3027 of Hegai, H1896 the king’s H4428 eunuch, H5631 who is in charge H8104 of the women; H802 and let their cosmetics H8562 be given H5414 them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 2:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 2:8 - So it came H1961 about when the command H1697 and decree H1881 of the king H4428 were heard H8085 and many H7227 young H5291 ladies H5291 were gathered H6908 to the citadel H1002 of Susa H7800 into the custody H3027 of Hegai, H1896 that Esther H635 was taken H3947 to the king’s H4428 [fn]palace H1004 into the custody H3027 of Hegai, H1896 who was in charge H8104 of the women. H802

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 2:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 2:15 - Now when the turn H8447 of Esther, H635 the daughter H1323 of Abihail H32 the uncle H1730 of Mordecai H4782 who H834 had taken H3947 her as his daughter, H1323 came H5060 to go H935 in to the king, H4428 she did not request H1245 anything H1697 except H3588 H518 what H834 Hegai, H1896 the king’s H4428 eunuch H5631 who was in charge H8104 of the women, H802 [fn]advised. H559 And Esther H635 found H5375 favor H2580 in the eyes H5869 of all H3605 who saw H7200 her.
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