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Hadassah

/həˈdæsə/

Hadassah proper noun: a female given name from Hebrew.

Proper noun

Hadassah

  1. A female given name from Hebrew.
    • And hee brought vp Hadaſſah (that is Eſther) his vncles daughter, for ſhe had neither father nor mother, and the maid was faire and beautiful, whom Mordecai (when her father and mother were dead) tooke for his owne daughter.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Esther 2:7

Origin of Hadassah

Borrowed from Hebrew הֲדַסָּה (“myrtle”), the Hebrew name of Esther in the Hebrew Bible.

Questions about Hadassah

What does Hadassah mean?
Hadassah means a female given name from Hebrew.
What part of speech is Hadassah?
Hadassah is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Hadassah?
Hadassah is pronounced /həˈdæsə/.

Words near Hadassah in the dictionary

  1. Hadan
  2. Hadano
  3. Hadar
  4. hadarim
  5. Hadas
  6. Hadassah
  7. hadaway
  8. hadaway and shite
  9. Hadaways
  10. hadbot
  11. hadbote

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