Strong H904בִּגְתָן
Bigthan
- Transliteration
- bigthân bigthânâ'
- Pronunciation
- {big-thawn'} big-thaw'-naw
- Morphology
- Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person
Definition
Of similar derivation to H903; Bigthan or {Bigthana} a eunuch of Xerxes: - {Bigthan} Bigthana.
Meaning of the name
Bigthan = "in their wine-press"
Detailed definition
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Est.2.21; also called Bigthana at Est.6.2;
In the biblical story
Bigthan
Persian official who plotted against King Ahasuerus
Bigthan, a doorkeeper in Ahasuerus' court, plotted to assassinate the king but was exposed by Mordecai.
In the Bible
Strong H904 appears in 2 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- bigthan1
- bigthana1
First verses
- Esther 2:21In 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.
- Esther 6:2And it was found written, that Mordecai had told of Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king’s chamberlains, the keepers of the door, who sought to lay hand on the king Ahasuerus.