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Hebrew wordlink #229329

OSHB Est 2:15 הֵגַי (hēgay) Strongs=1896 Lemma=‘הֵגַי’
contextual word gloss=‘Hegai’ word gloss=‘Hegai’
Morphology=Np PoS=proper_noun
Person=Hegai Year=-458

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Other uses (1) of identical word form הֵגַי (Morphology=Np PoS=proper_noun) in the Hebrew originals

The word form ‘הֵגַי’ (Morphology=Np PoS=proper_noun) has 2 different glosses: ‘Hegai’, ‘of_Hegai’.

EST 2:8 contextual word gloss=‘of_Hegai’ word gloss=‘Hegai’ OSHB EST 2:8 word 22

OET-LV: 8 And_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: 8 So 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)

Hebrew words (2) other than הֵגַי (Morphology=Np PoS=proper_noun) with a gloss related to ‘Hegai’

EST 2:3 הֵגֶא (hēgeʼ) Lemma=‘הֵגַי’ contextual word gloss=‘of_Hegai’ word gloss=‘Hegai’ OSHB EST 2:3 word 22

OET-LV: 3 And_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: 3 You 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)

EST 2:8 הֵגָי (hēgāy) Lemma=‘הֵגַי’ contextual word gloss=‘of_Hegai’ word gloss=‘Hegai’ OSHB EST 2:8 word 14