Bigthân — H904

Definition

masculine proper noun

Bigthan or Bigthana, a eunuch of Xerxes

1. Bigthan = "in their wine-press"
2. a eunuch in king Ahasuerus' (Xerxes) court

Usually translated as

Bigthan, Bigthana

Origin

or Bigthânâʼ; of similar derivation to H903

• Bigthâʼ (H903)

Occurrences

Bigthân occurs 2 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Esther (2)

• Esther 2:21 — In those days, while Mordecai sat in the king’s gate, two of the king’s chamberlains, Bigthan (בִּגְתָ֨ן) and Teresh, of those which kept the door, were wroth, and sought to lay hand on the king Ahasuerus.
• Esther 6:2 — And it was found written, that Mordecai had told of Bigthana (בִּגְתָ֣נָא) and Teresh, two of the king’s chamberlains, the keepers of the door, who sought to lay hand on the king Ahasuerus.