בִּגְתָן Bigthân
Meaning
Bigthan or Bigthana, a eunuch of Xerxes
In the King James Version: Bigthan, Bigthana.
Derivation: or בִּגְתָנָא; of similar derivation to H903 (בִּגְתָא);
Where it is used
- 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.