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 was sitting in the king’s gate, two of the king’s chamberlains, Bigthan and Teresh, of those that kept the threshold, were wroth, and sought to lay hands 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, of those that kept the threshold, who had sought to lay hands on the king Ahasuerus.