Encyclopedia entry
Hadassah
Myrtle, the Jewish name of Esther (q.v.), Esther 2:7.
Also from Smith's (1884) +−
(myrtle), probably the earlier name of Esther. (Esther 2:7)
In the Bible
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Verses where Hadassah is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).
- Esther 2:7
And Mordecai had brought up Hadassah (that is, Esther), the daughter of his uncle, because she did not have a father or mother. The young woman was lovely in form and appearance, and when her father and mother had died, Mordecai had taken her as his own daughter.
Scripture on Hadassah
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Sources · Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)
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