Hebrew Word Study
The meaning of “שַׁעַשְׁגַּז”
Understanding Shaʻashgaz reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
Definition
of Persian derivation Shaashgaz. - § Shaashgaz = "servant of the beautiful" - Shaashgaz, a eunuch of Xerxes 1) the eunuc...
H8190
Hebrew Text
Strong's Concordance
שַׁעַשְׁגַּז
Phoneticshah-ash-gaz'
TransliterationShaʻashgaz
Grammar Code
N:N-M-P
Noun
Strong's Definition
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
of Persian derivation Shaashgaz. - § Shaashgaz = "servant of the beautiful" - Shaashgaz, a eunuch of Xerxes 1) the eunuch in the palace of Xerxes who was in charge of the women in the 2nd house
Scripture References
Occurrences in the Bible
1 total references
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Esther 2:14 | “In the evening she went, and on the morrow she returned into the second house of the women, to the custody of Shaashgaz, the king’s chamberlain, which kept the concubines: she came in unto the king no more, except the king delighted in her, and that she were called by name.” Word: שַׁעַשְׁגַּז (Shaʻashgaz) |