Bigthan
בִּגְתָןStrong’s H0904bigtan (big-tan)
Appears in 2 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Bigtan is the Hebrew word usually translated “bigthan” and “bigthana”. It appears in 2 verses of the Old Testament.
“In 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.”
Meaning
- A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Est.2.21; also called Bigthana at Est.6.2
How it's translated
- bigthan 1
- bigthana 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Esther 2
1 book in all.
Hebrew dictionary
בִּגְתָן bigtan · Bigthan
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Est.2.21; also called Bigthana at Est.6.2; § Bigthan = "in their wine-press" a eunuch in king Ahasuerus' (Xerxes) court
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.