TBESH · 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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he.ge H1896
הֵגֵא (he.ge) means “Hegai” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
הֵגֵא Hebrew · H1896 4 tagged occurrences in 3 verses
Pronunciation guide: hay-gay' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
Lexicon entries
Strong’s Hebrew dictionary
or (by permutation) הֵגַי; probably of Persian origin; Hege or Hegai, a eunuch of Xerxes
KJV glosses: Hegai, Hege.
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How translators render H1896
Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| of hegai | 3 |
| hegai | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| of hegai | 2 |
| but what hegai | 1 |
| of hege | 1 |
Verses containing H1896
Page 1 of 1. 3 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.
- Esther 2:3
· BSB · 1 occurrence
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.
Read word by word - Esther 2:8
· BSB · 2 occurrences
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.
Read word by word - Esther 2:15
· BSB · 1 occurrence
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.
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