Word Summary
Hadassah: "myrtle", Esther's Jewish name
Original Word: הֲדַסָּהTransliteration: Hadassah
Phonetic Spelling: (had-as-saw')
Part of Speech: Proper Name Feminine
Short Definition: "myrtle", Esther's Jewish name
Meaning: Hadassah -- "myrtle", Esther's Jewish name
Strong's Concordance
Hadassah
Feminine of hadac; Hadassah (or Esther) -- Hadassah.
see HEBREW hadac
Brown-Driver-Briggs
H1919. Hadassah
הֲדַסָּה proper name, feminine Jewish name of Esther ( = myrtle, on form compare Sta§ 199 a) Esther 2:7 (compare אֶסְתֵּר).