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Hadassah , in the Bible, Hebrew name of Esther .

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Hadassah ♀ Hebrew form of Esther, which is the Persian form of the name. (See Esther 2:7.) This form is now sometimes chosen as a modern Jewish given name.

Short form: Dassah.

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