H1896 - הֵגֵא (Hêgêʼ)

H1896 הֵגֵא (Hêgêʼ) hay-gay'

Hebrew

Noun (Masculine)

Quick Definition

Hegai

Biblical Persons & Places

Hegai Man living at the time of Exile and Return

A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Est.2.3; only referred to as Hegai (הֵגֵא).

Strong's Definition

Hege or Hegai, a eunuch of Xerxes

Derivation: or (by permutation) הֵגַי; probably of Persian origin;

KJV Usage: Hegai, Hege.

Outline of Biblical Usage

Hegai or Hege = "eunuch"

1) one of the eunuchs of the court of Ahasuerus

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

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

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

הֵגַי / הֵגֵא hêgê / hêgay BDB Definition: Hegai or Hege = eunuch 1) one of the eunuchs of the court of Ahasuerus Part of Speech: noun proper masculine A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: probably of Persian origin Total KJV Occurrences: 4

Bible Occurrences (3)

2:3 2:8 2:15

Esther 2:3

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.

Esther 2:8

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.

Esther 2:15

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.