Strong H1896הֵגֵא
Hegai
- Transliteration
- hêgê' hêgay
- Pronunciation
- {hay-gay'} hay-gah'ee
- Morphology
- Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person
Definition
Probably of Persian origin;
Hege or {Hegai} a eunuch of Xerxes: - {Hegai} Hege.
Hege or {Hegai} a eunuch of Xerxes: - {Hegai} Hege.
Meaning of the name
Hegai or Hege = "eunuch"
Detailed definition
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Est.2.3
In the biblical story
Hegai
A eunuch in charge of King Ahasuerus' harem.
Hegai was a eunuch in charge of King Ahasuerus' harem, responsible for preparing Esther for her night with the king. (Est.2.3,8,15)
In the Bible
Strong H1896 appears in 3 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- hegai2
- hege1
First verses
- Esther 2:3And let the king appoint officers in all the provinces of his kingdom, that they may gather together all the fair young virgins unto Shushan the palace, to the house of the women, unto the custody of Hege the king’s chamberlain, keeper of the women; and let their things for purification be given them:
- Esther 2:8So it came to pass, when the king’s commandment and his decree was heard, and when many maidens were gathered together unto Shushan the palace, to the custody of Hegai, that Esther was brought also unto the king’s house, to the custody of Hegai, keeper of the women.
- Esther 2:15Now when the turn of Esther, the daughter of Abihail the uncle of Mordecai, who had taken her for his daughter, was come to go in unto the king, she required nothing but what Hegai the king’s chamberlain, the keeper of the women, appointed. And Esther obtained favour in the sight of all them that looked upon her.