Hadassah

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1. Emily May 22 at 9:29 pm

   1st it was Esther’s ( in the Bible) Jewish name.
   2nd from a book series called mark of the Loin, the main character struggles with her faith ing God and thinks she has a very weak faith but ends up having an amazingly strong faith

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2. Dayna Feb 26 at 1:12 am

   Esther from the Bible was my role model growing up. But as an adult I fell more in love with her Jewish name, Hadassah and thought it was so unique and special. I also really loved the nickname Hadie and thought they would go well together. When I was pregnant with Hadassah I looked up the meanings of the name and one was “compassion” and that confirmed my choice. The one thing I don’t like is when I tell people her name is Hadassah I have to repeat myself multiple times or they give me a weird look lol. I thought that I would end up calling her by her nickname more than her actually name but I really do call her Hadassah a lot and she recognizes her real name. Overall she is our special her and I love her biblical, unique name

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3. Cara Jun 9 at 11:58 am

   There are a couple of reasons why I fell in love with this name! 1) The story of Queen Esther in the Old Testament is one of my favorites and Hadassah was her Jewish name 2) I read a book by Francine rivers and the main character was named Hadassah and 3) My older 2 girls have unique names that start with the letters ‘J’ and ‘I’ so going backwards in the alphabet just made sense?

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4. Tiffany Jun 8 at 9:58 am

   Hadassah is the Hebrew name for Esther in the Bible. The story of Esther is one of my favorite Bible stories. I love the uniqueness of the name. It translates as Beautiful. She was born on March 20th this year which is when the Jewish holiday Purim took place. They celebrate the story of Esther and the freedom of the Jewish people. We didn’t know the gender so it was a surprise and confirmation that we picked the perfect name!

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5. Alicia Apr 22 at 1:06 pm

   Hadassah is the Ester’s Hebrew name. The definition most shown is “myrtle tree”, but a little further digging and “the aroma of righteousness” is the definition we use when asked, based on the feedback from our pastor who is a renowned bible scholar, author, and archaeologist. His comments below.

   “Hadassah comes from the Hebrew word hadas (???), which is a wonderful aromatic myrtle tree Some rabbis note the daughter of Mordecai was named that because of the aroma of righteousness she brought to the room. They get the sermonic idea from Zechariah 1:8, where some righteous ones stand among the myrtle trees. The name is symbolic of the effect of a righteous woman on the room around her, like the teaching in 1 Corinthians 7:14, where a saved spouse brings blessing even to an unsaved one.”

   Dr. Randall D. Smith

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6. Kathy Apr 13 at 1:57 pm

   I picked Hadassah Pearl because it means compassion, and I believe we don’t have enough so it’s a rare Pearl, also my mother’s name means Pearl, the whole pregnancy the lord kept say she was for such a time as this, and little did I know that Hadassah is Esthers Hebrew Name, and she went 16days over due to be born in March as that’s when Esthers Purim is!! I love the flow of her name, the only thing is nick names or shorter versions aren’t that easy, and some find it hard to pronounce,

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7. Hannah Apr 11 at 9:55 pm

   My husband adored this name! I was hesitant but it grew on me. We & everyone else call her mostly by her nickname, Ada (Aiy-duh). Her name suits her perfectly!

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8. Katie Apr 11 at 12:42 pm

   Means Myrtle tree!
   In the Bible the myrtle tree is always associated with good/blessing.
   We spell it Haddassa and call her Hadda.

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