Shaashgaz שַׁעַשְׁגַּז
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| שַׁעַשְׁגַּז | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | shaashgaz |
| Strong's number | H8190 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | name of a man |
| Gloss | Shaashgaz |
| Occurrences | 1 in 1 verse |
Shaashgaz (Hebrew שַׁעַשְׁגַּז, Strong's H8190) is a name of a man in the Old Testament, glossed “Shaashgaz”. It occurs 1 time.
Definition
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Est.2.14
§ Shaashgaz = "servant of the beautiful"
the eunuch in the palace of Xerxes who was in charge of the women in the 2nd house
§ Shaashgaz = "servant of the beautiful"
the eunuch in the palace of Xerxes who was in charge of the women in the 2nd house
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | shaashgaz (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | shaashgaz (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Shaashgaz, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Esther
- Esther 2:14In the evening she went, and on the morrow she returned into the second house of the women, to the custody of Shaashgaz, the king’s chamberlain, which kept the concubines: she came in unto the king no more, except the king delighted in her, and that she were called by name.She would go there in the evening, and in the morning she would return to a second harem under the care of Shaashgaz, the king’s eunuch in charge of the concubines. She would not return to the king unless he delighted in her and summoned her by name.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).