Hegai
Hegai
(Heb. Hegay’, , perh. eunuch, Est 2:8; Est 2:15; Sept. ,Vulg. Egeus) or He’ge (Heb. id. idem, Est 2:3; Sept. omits, Vulg. Egeus), the eunuch having charge of the harem of Xerxes, and the preparation of the females sought as concubines for him. B.C. 479. Winer (Wrterbuch s.v.) thinks he may be the same with Hegias ( ), who is mentioned by Ctesias (Perseus, 24) as present at the check of the Persian army at Thermopylae.
Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Hegai
eunuch, had charge of the harem of Ahasuerus (Esther 2:8).
Fuente: Easton’s Bible Dictionary
Hegai
(Est 2:3; Est 2:8; Est 2:15.) Eunuch, or chamberlain, in charge of the women of Ahasuerus’ harem. Akin to the Sanskrit aja, “eunuch”. Hegias is mentioned by the pagan Ctesias as of Xerxes’ (“Ahasuerus”) court.
Fuente: Fausset’s Bible Dictionary
Hegai
HEGAI or HEGE (Est 2:8; Est 2:15; Est 2:3).A eunuch of Abasuerus, and keeper of the women, to whom the maidens were entrusted before they were brought in to the king.
Fuente: Hastings’ Dictionary of the Bible
Hegai
H1896
Chamberlain of Ahasuerus.
Est 2:3; Est 2:8; Est 2:15
Fuente: Nave’s Topical Bible
Hegai
Hega’i. (eunuch). One of the eunuchs, of the court of Ahasuerus. Est 2:8; Est 2:15. (B.C. 474).