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the Week of Proper 2 / Ordinary 7
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Hegai

Fausset's Bible Dictionary

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(Esther 2:3; Esther 2:8; Esther 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.

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Fausset, Andrew R. Entry for 'Hegai'. Fausset's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​fbd/​h/hegai.html. 1949.
 
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