Hadassah

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A female given name from Hebrew.

Pronunciation

/həˈdæsə/

Word forms

Hadassah

Etymology

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

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