hegai Summary and Overview
Bible Dictionaries at a Glance
hegai in Easton's Bible Dictionary
eunuch, had charge of the harem of Ahasuerus (Esther 2:8).
hegai in Smith's Bible Dictionary
(eunuch), one of the eunuchs of the court of Ahasuerus. #Es 2:8,15| (B.C. 474.)
hegai in Schaff's Bible Dictionary
HEG'AI , or HE'GE, a eunuch of the court of Ahasuerus, Esth 2:3, Deut 2:8, Esth 2:15
hegai in Fausset's Bible Dictionary
(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.