HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1896
הֵגֵא
he.ge — Hegai
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Est.2.3 § Hegai or Hege = "eunuch" one of the eunuchs of the court of Ahasuerus
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Hegai
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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Historical dictionary entry
Eunuch, had charge of the harem of Ahasuerus (Esther 2:8).
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.