Bigthan — the meaning of the Hebrew name בִּגְתָן
בִּגְתָן
Bigthan means Bigthan or Bigthana, a eunuch of Xerxes.
Built from
בִּגְתָא Bigthâʼ — 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.
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