In the bible, Hadassah is the name of the cousin of Mordecai (EST 2:7). Meaning of the name: a myrtle; joy. Related names are:
Esther and
Mordecai. The translations of Hadassah in 21 languages of the Bible are illustrated in the
ichthys
below, from
Esther in Spanish to
Esteer in Somali!
And he brought up Hadassah, that is, Esther, his uncle's daughter: for she had neither father nor mother, and the maid was fair and beautiful; whom Mordecai, when her father and mother were dead, took for his own daughter. (EST 2:7)