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šaʿašgaz שַׁעַשְׁגַּז ‘Shaashgaz’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: of Persian origin

šaʿašgaz pr n m pers
Shaashgaz = "servant of the beautiful"
1) the eunuch in the palace of Xerxes who was in charge of the women in the 2nd house

Mentioned in Esther 2:14

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