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Bigthan — the meaning of the Hebrew name בִּגְתָן

בִּגְתָן

Bigthân · pronounced big-thawn' · Strong's H904 · a man · also spelled Bigthana

Bigthan means Bigthan or Bigthana, a eunuch of Xerxes.

Built from

בִּגְתָא Bigthâʼ (similar derivation to, H903) — of Persian derivation open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

or בִּגְתָנָא; of similar derivation to H903; Bigthan or Bigthana, a eunuch of Xerxes.

First appearance

Esth 2:21 In 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. (KJV)

Every verse that names Bigthan

2 occurrences in 2 verses — Esther

Esth 2:21Esth 6:2

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