Bible Person
Meaning: or Hege · Male · 3 cross references
Hegai, also rendered Hege, is the eunuch in charge of the women in Ahasuerus' court who helps prepare Esther. He is a secondary court figure whose favor aids Esther's rise. First appears in Esth 2:3.1
AI summary: Hegai matters because the cross references present him as one of the unseen officials through whom providence works in the Persian court. His guidance and favorable treatment of Esther help position her for the role she will later play in preserving her people. Taken together, the material presents Hegai as a palace official whose assistance quietly serves the larger deliverance story.1
Central Figure
Hegai
Meaning: or Hege
Eunuch, had charge of the harem of Ahasuerus (Esther 2:8).
Eunuch, had charge of the harem of Ahasuerus (Esther 2:8). 3
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Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.