Hadassah

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/həˈdæsə/

proper noun

A female given name from Hebrew.

OriginHebrew הֲדַסָּה →
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Meanings

proper noun
  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

  1. Hebrewהֲדַסָּה“myrtle”
  2. EnglishHadassah

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

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APA

Hadassah. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hadassah

MLA

“Hadassah.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hadassah. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Hadassah,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hadassah.

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