Hadassah

A few more thoughts on Hadassah- From what I have studied, Hadassah is the Hebrew name of the woman who the Book of Esther is about. Hadas does refer to the Myrtle Tree, sweet smelling and bitter tasting and sometimes a symbol for the Righteous. (Zechariah 1:8) I have read in a couple places that Hadassah means Compassion, but I can't find that in Hebrew sources- Rachuym- is generally the word translated compassion, from the same root word as womb. Sometimes Hamal. I would love a link to show that Hadassah is translated into English as Compassion... is there a verse in the Hebrew scriptures?
Esther was the Persian name Hadassah adopted when she went to the palace to hide her identity as a Jew. The similar Hebrew word, Hester, means hidden. The name of G-d is not mentioned in the whole book of Esther. Though His name is hidden, He is working behind the scenes to rescue his people through his servants Hadassah and Mordecai. In Persian the name Esther does mean star, but may be related to the goddess Ishtar the idolators of Persia worshiped.

In Hebrew the name Esther means star and compassionate thus when Malachi told his cousin as she was taken to the king to be chosen you told her to change her name to Esther so she would not be known as a Hebrew to only remember that in her heart and she was born such as a time as this Yeshua called upon her she fasted for three days and they prayed and she reversed the cruel law to kill all the Jews. I've been searching for a Christian name and I adore Esther but now that I know the name behind Hadessah I believe I will put this before the Lord and ask him which shall he choose for me and my Christian Life.

I thought that Hadassah means star? The way it was explained to me the reason that Esther took that name was because it had the same meaning as her Jewish name. Either way, I love the name. I want to name my baby Hadassah.

My name is Hadassah. The name Hadassah comes from the book of Esther in the Bible. Esther was a queen. She got chosen to be the queen by the king out of thousands of other girls, that's why she is called the chosen one. Queen Esther was known for her likeliness, prettiness, compassion, courage and obedience; as said in the Bible. The name Hadassah also means myrtle tree; everlasting. Queen Esther's Hebrew name was Hadassah. Personally, my mother didn't want to name me Esther because she wanted me to have more of a unique name. In Israel, the name Hadassah is actually very common, but in America and Europe it is not as popular, which is quite sad. But personally, I love my name!

Hadas means myrtle tree. Hadassah means compassion, hence the women's charity in Israel, Hadassah. Usually adding the -ah would mean a female myrtle tree, but this is a separate case. The -ah changes the meaning entirely. Hadassah, meaning compassion, is a lovely name.