בִּגְתָן

big.tanBigthan

hebrewOld TestamentName of a man2 occurrences1 book2 verses

This is the name of Bigthan: Persian official who plotted against King Ahasuerus.

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

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Esther 2:21בִּגְתָ֨ן · Bigthan
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.
Esther 6:2בִּגְתָ֣נָא · Bigthana
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.