Bible Dictionary
Shaasgaz
Shaasgaz was a eunuch or chamberlain in the palace of King Ahasuerus. He had charge of the women in the second house of the royal harem.
Definition
Shaasgaz was a eunuch or chamberlain in the palace of Ahasuerus. He had custody of the women in the second house of the royal harem.
Biblical Usage
Shaasgaz appears in Esther 2:14 as the official responsible for the women in the second house. The entry concerns the royal arrangements surrounding the women brought before Ahasuerus.
Historical Background
The name is associated with service in the palace of Ahasuerus and with supervision of the second house of women.
Scripture References
Related Figures
Historical Bible Dictionaries
Smith's Bible Dictionary
(servant of the beautiful), the eunuch in the palace of Xerxes who had the custody of the women in the second house. (Esther 2:14)