A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Est.2.21; also called Bigthana at Est.6.2; § Bigthan = "in their wine-press" a eunuch in king Ahasuerus' (Xerxes) court
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H904 — בִּגְתָן
big.tan · Bigthan · Hebrew/Aramaic
2 tagged verse occurrences
Esther 2:21 · בִּגְתָ֨ןIn those days, while Mordecai sat in the king’s gate, two of the king’s chamberlains, Bigthan and Teresh, of those which kept the door, were wroth, and sought to lay hand on the king Ahasuerus.Esther 6:2 · בִּגְתָ֣נָאAnd it was found written, that Mordecai had told of Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king’s chamberlains, the keepers of the door, who sought to lay hand on the king Ahasuerus.