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Strongs H1896

H1896

הֵגֵא (Hêgêʼ) n-pr-m (hay-gay')
Source: or (by permutation) הֵגַי; probably of Persian origin;
Meaning: Hege or Hegai, a eunuch of Xerxes
KJV: Hegai, Hege.

Brown, Driver, Briggs lexicon entry

הֵגֵא n.pr.m. eunuch of Ahasuerus {211}

Appears in a total of 3 verses:

EST 2:8

OET-LV: 8And_he/it_was when_were_heard the_edict_of the_king and_his_of_orders and_when_were_gathered young_women many to Shūshan the_citadel into the_hand_of Hegai and_ ʼEştēr _she_was_taken to the_house_of the_king into the_hand_of Hegai the_one_who_kept_of the_women.   (EST_2:8)

OET-RV: 8So when the king’s command and decree became known, many young women were being brought into the capital city of Shushan and placed under Hegai’s charge, and this is what happened to Esther. (Hegai was the overseer of the women.) (EST 2:8)

EST 2:15

OET-LV: 15And_when_arrived the_turn_of ʼEştēr the_daughter_of ʼAⱱīhayil the_uncle_of Mārəddəkay whom he_had_taken to_him/it to_a_daughter to_go to the_king not she_requested anything if/because (if) DOM that_which he_said Hegai the_eunuch_of the_king the_one_who_kept_of the_women and_ ʼEştēr _it_became favour bearing_of in/on_both_eyes_of all_of those_of_who_saw_her.   (EST_2:15)

OET-RV: 15Now Esther was the daughter of Mordekai’s uncle, Abihail, from whom Mordekai had adopted her as his own daughter. When it was her turn to go to the king, she didn’t ask for anything other than what Hegai, the king’s trusted official in charge of the harem, had advised, and everyone who saw Esther liked her. (EST 2:15)

EST 2:3

OET-LV: 3And_let_him_appoint the_king appointees in_all the_provinces_of his/its_kingdom and_let_them_gather DOM every_of girl virgin good_of appearance to Shūshan the_citadel to the_house_of the_women into the_hand_of Hegai the_eunuch_of the_king the_one_who_kept_of the_women and_let_him_give cleansings_of_their.   (EST_2:3)

OET-RV: 3You could assign officers in each province of your empire to bring every virgin who is very beautiful here to your capital city of Shushan. They could stay in the harem for virgins under the custody of Hegai, the castrated royal guardian who takes care of the young women who live there and he could arrange for them to receive beauty treatments. (EST 2:3)

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