הֵגֵא
Transliteration
hēḡē'
Pronunciation
hay-gay'
Part of Speech
proper masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Probably of Persian origin
Strong’s Definitions

הֵגֵא Hêgêʼ, hay-gay'; or (by permutation) הֵגַי Hêgay; probably of Persian origin; Hege or Hegai, a eunuch of Xerxes:—Hegai, Hege.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x

The KJV translates Strong's H1896 in the following manner: Hegai (3x), Hege (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x
The KJV translates Strong's H1896 in the following manner: Hegai (3x), Hege (1x).

  1. Hegai or Hege = "eunuch"

    1. one of the eunuchs of the court of Ahasuerus

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
הֵגֵא Hêgêʼ, hay-gay'; or (by permutation) הֵגַי Hêgay; probably of Persian origin; Hege or Hegai, a eunuch of Xerxes:—Hegai, Hege.
STRONGS H1896: Abbreviations
† הֵגֵא proper name, masculine eunuch of Ahasuerus (probably Persian; compare Ἠγιας, courtier of Xerxes, CtesiasPers 24; also Herodotix. 33; Roed. in Thes Add) Esther 2:3; = הֵגַי Esther 2:8, 15, הֵגָ֑י Esther 2:8.
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Esther

2:3; 2:8; 2:8; 2:15