Bigthan

A man, in the time of Exile and Return · named in 2 verses

Bigthan, a doorkeeper in Ahasuerus' court, plotted to assassinate the king but was exposed by Mordecai.

From Easton's Bible Dictionary

One of the eunuchs who "kept the door" in the court of Ahasuerus. With Teresh he conspired against the king's life. Mordecai detected the conspiracy, and the culprits were hanged (Esther 2:21-23; 6:1-3).

Easton's Illustrated Bible Dictionary, 1897 — public domain, quoted in full and unedited.

First named at Esther 2:21.

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Verses that name Bigthan

Esther 2:21 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 6:2 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.