בִּגְתָן

big.tan

Hebrew H0904 Personal name, masculine 2 occurrences in 2 verses
בִּגְתָן Bigthan

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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Concordance 2 verses

  1. Esther 2:21 בִּגְתָ֨ן

    In those days, while Mordecai was sitting at the king’s gate, Bigthan and Teresh, two of the king’s eunuchs who guarded the entrance, grew angry and conspired to assassinate King Xerxes.

  2. Esther 6:2 בִּגְתָ֣נָא

    And there it was found recorded that Mordecai had exposed Bigthana and Teresh, two of the eunuchs who guarded the king’s entrance, when they had conspired to assassinate King Xerxes.

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