Esther 2:7
“And he brought up Hadassah, that is, Esther, his uncle's daughter: for she had neither father nor mother, and the maid was fair and beautiful ; whom Mordecai, when her father and mother were dead, took for his own daughter.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And he brought up Hadassah (that is Esther) his uncle's daughter,.... Her Hebrew name was Hadassah, which signifies a…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Hadassah, הדסה hădassâh from הדס hădas (“myrtle”) would seem to have been the Hebrew, and Esther the Persian, name of…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
He brought up Hadassah - הדשה hadassah signifies a myrtle in Chaldee: this was probably her first or Babylonish name.…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Esther 2:1-20
How God put down one that was high and mighty from her seat we read in the chapter before, and are now to be told how he…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
brought up Heb. was foster-father toHadassah. The word is rendered -nursing-father" in Num 11:12; Isa 49:23.
Hadassah,…
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