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He brought up Hadassah, who is, Esther, his uncle`s daughter: for she had neither father nor mother, and the maiden was fair and beautiful; and when her father and mother were dead, Mordecai took her for his own daughter.
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Esther's Two Names
Scholars explain that Esther had two names. Her Hebrew name, Hadassah, means "myrtle," a plant sometimes used to symbolize Israel. Her Persian name, Esther, is widely believed to mean "star." This dual identity reflects her position as a Jew living in a foreign land, a practice seen later with figures like Saul, who was also called Paul.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Hadassah, הדסה hădassâh from הדס hădas (“myrtle”) would seem to have been the Hebrew, and Esther the Persian, n…
19th Century
Anglican
Hadassah. — This is evidently formed from the Hebrew hadas, the myrtle: Esther is generally assumed to be a Persian name,…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And he brought up Hadassah (that is Esther) his uncle's daughter Her Hebrew name was …
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