HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H90
אֲגָג
a.gag — Agag
A man living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, only mentioned at Num.24.7 § Agag = "I will overtop" king of Amalek, spared by Saul but slain by Samuel
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Agag
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H91
אֲגָגִי
a.ga.gi — Agagite
Someone descended from Agag, a man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Sa.15.8 Group of a.gag (אֲגָג "Agag" H0090H) § Agagite = "I will overtop" said of Haman, Haman the Agagite
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זֶ֫רֶשׁ
ze.resh — Zeresh
A woman living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Est.5.10; married to Haman (H2001) § Zeresh = "gold" the wife of Haman, the Agagite
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Flame, the usual title of the Amalekite kings, as “Pharaoh” was of the Egyptian. (1.) A king of the Amalekites referred to by Balaam (Num. 24:7). He lived at the time of the Exodus. (2.) Another king of the Amalekites whom Saul spared unlawfully, but whom Samuel on his arrival in the camp of Saul ordered, in retributive justice (Judg. 1), to be brought out and cut in pieces (1 Sam. 15:8-33. Comp. Ex. 17:11; Num. 14:45).
Scripture references
Numbers 24:7Judges 11 Samuel 15:8-33Exodus 17:11Numbers 14:451 Samuel 15:81 Samuel 15:91 Samuel 15:201 Samuel 15:32Exodus 17:14Exodus 25:17Esther 3:1Esther 3:10Esther 8:3Esther 8:5
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.