Strong H2726H2726Hחַרְבוֹנָא
Harbona
One of the 2 senses of Strong H2726
- Transliteration
- charbônâ' charbônâh
- Pronunciation
- {khar-bo-naw'} khar-bo-naw'
- Morphology
- Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person
Definition
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Est.7.9
Meaning of the name
Harbona or Harbonah = "ass-driver"
General definition
Of Persian origin; a eunuch of Xerxes: - {Harbona} Harbonah.
In the biblical story
Harbona
A eunuch who exposed Haman's plot to hang Mordecai.
Harbona, one of the king's eunuchs, informed the king about the gallows Haman had prepared for Mordecai, leading to Haman's downfall.
In the Bible
Strong H2726H appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- harbonah1
First verses
- Esther 7:9And Harbonah, one of the chamberlains, said before the king, Behold also, the gallows fifty cubits high, which Haman had made for Mordecai, who had spoken good for the king, standeth in the house of Haman. Then the king said, Hang him thereon.