Word Study · Strong's H1896 · Hebrew
הֵגֵא
Hege
hay-gay'
Strong's 1890 spelling: Hêgêʼ
“Hege or Hegai, a eunuch of Xerxes”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
Hege or Hegai, a eunuch of Xerxes
Rendered in the KJV as
Hegai, Hege.
- 4occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 1 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 4inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 4 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 4
- הֵגֶ֛א1
- הֵגַ֖י1
- הֵגַ֥י1
- הֵגָ֑י1
How it is rendered · 1
- Hegai4
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How it parses · 1
- proper noun (a name)4
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Esther4 occurrences
- Esther 2:3הֵגֶ֛אhege'proper noun (a name)and let the king appoint commissioners in each province of his kingdom to assemble all the beautiful young women into the harem at the citadel of Susa. Let them be placed under the care of Hegai, the king’s eunuch in charge of the women, and let them be given beauty treatments.here: Hegai
- Esther 2:8הֵגָ֑יhegaiproper noun (a name)When the king’s command and edict had been proclaimed, many young women gathered at the citadel of Susa under the care of Hegai. Esther was also taken to the palace and placed under the care of Hegai, the custodian of the women.here: Hegai
- Esther 2:8הֵגַ֖יhegaiproper noun (a name)When the king’s command and edict had been proclaimed, many young women gathered at the citadel of Susa under the care of Hegai. Esther was also taken to the palace and placed under the care of Hegai, the custodian of the women.here: Hegai
- Esther 2:15הֵגַ֥יhegaiproper noun (a name)Now Esther was the daughter of Abihail, the uncle from whom Mordecai had adopted her as his own daughter. And when it was her turn to go to the king, she did not ask for anything except what Hegai, the king’s trusted official in charge of the harem, had advised. And Esther found favor in the eyes of everyone who saw her.here: Hegai