Hadassah
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Smith's Bible Dictionary [1]
Hadas'sah. (Myrtle). Probably, the earlier name of Esther. Esther 2:7.
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible [2]
Hadassah (‘myrtle’). The Jewish name of Esther ( Esther 2:7 only). See Esther.
Fausset's Bible Dictionary [3]
Esther's original name ( Esther 2:7). Possibly the same name as "Atossa," Cyrus' daughter.
Holman Bible Dictionary [4]
Esther 2:7Esther
Morrish Bible Dictionary [5]
Another name for Esther. Esther 2:7 .
Easton's Bible Dictionary [6]
Esther 2:7
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [7]
(Heb. Hadassah', הֲדִסָּה , Myrtle; comp. the Gr. names A Myrto, etc.; Sept. omits, Vulg. Edissa), the earlier Jewish name of ESTHER ( Esther 2:7). Gesenius (Thesaur. p. 366) suggests that it is identical with Σατοσσα , the name of the daughter of Cyrus (Herod. 3. 133,134).
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [8]
ha - das´a ( הדסּה , hădhaṣṣāh , "myrtle"): The Hebrew name ( Esther 2:7 ) formerly borne by Esther (which see).
References
- ↑ Hadassah from Smith's Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Hadassah from Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible
- ↑ Hadassah from Fausset's Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Hadassah from Holman Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Hadassah from Morrish Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Hadassah from Easton's Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Hadassah from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
- ↑ Hadassah from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
