You may recognize this word from the book of Esther, from the bible. Hadassah was Esther‘s real name. Hadassah represents righteousness and Esther means ‘hidden’. A Myrtle tree in Hebrew is hadas. Usually adding the -ah would mean a female myrtle tree, however for the sake of the name, the -ah changes the meaning entirely. Since that time it has come to represent compassion and is used as a name for a woman. Hadassah, signifying compassion, is a lovely name. May we all have hadassah in this world where the righteousness of God is all-to-often unseen but manifested through deed.