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Bigthan or Bigthana <a href="../hebrew/905.htm" title="905">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">Bigthan or Bigthana: Bigthan or Bigthana</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">בִּגְתָן</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Proper Name Masculine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>Bigthan<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>big-THAN or big-THAH-nah<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(big-thawn')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Bigthan or Bigthana<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>Bigthan, Bigthana<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Of Persian origin<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>There is no direct Greek equivalent for Bigthan or Bigthana in the Strong's Greek Dictionary, as the name is specific to the Hebrew text of the Book of Esther.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The name Bigthan (or Bigthana) refers to one of the two eunuchs who served as chamberlains to King Ahasuerus (Xerxes I) of Persia. The name is associated with a plot to assassinate the king, which was uncovered by Mordecai, a Jew living in the Persian Empire. This event is recorded in the Book of Esther.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>The Book of Esther is set during the reign of King Ahasuerus, who ruled over the Persian Empire from 486 to 465 BC. Eunuchs often held significant positions in royal courts due to their perceived loyalty and inability to establish a dynasty. The plot involving Bigthan and Teresh highlights the political intrigue and danger present in ancient royal courts. The exposure of the plot by Mordecai not only saved the king's life but also set the stage for the elevation of Mordecai and the deliverance of the Jewish people from Haman's plot.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>of foreign origin<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a eunuch of Ahasuerus<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>Bigthan (1), Bigthana (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">בִּגְתָן</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>proper name, masculine</b></font> (Persian <i><em>bagadâna</em></i>, <em>gift of God</em>?) a eunuch of Ahasuerus <a href="/interlinear/esther/2-21.htm">Esther 2:21</a> = <font class="hebrew2">בִּגְתָנָא</font> <a href="/interlinear/esther/6-2.htm">Esther 6:2</a>. <p><font class="hebrew2">בִּגְתָ֫נָא</font> see foregoing.<br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>Bigthan, Bigthana <p>Or Bigthanad {big-thaw'naw}; of similar derivation to <a href="/hebrew/903.htm">Bigtha'</a>; Bigthan or Bigthana, a eunuch of Xerxes -- Bigthan, Bigthana. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/903.htm">Bigtha'</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>בִּגְתָ֣נָא בִּגְתָ֨ן בגתן בגתנא biḡ·ṯā·nā biḡ·ṯān bigTan biḡṯān bigTana biḡṯānā<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/esther/2-21.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Esther 2:21</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/esther/2.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ קָצַף֩ <b> בִּגְתָ֨ן </b> וָתֶ֜רֶשׁ שְׁנֵֽי־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/esther/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> gate, <span class="itali">Bigthan</span> and Teresh,<br><a href="/kjvs/esther/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> chamberlains, <span class="itali">Bigthan</span> and Teresh,<br><a href="/interlinear/esther/2-21.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the king's became <span class="itali">Bigthan</span> and Teresh two<p><b><a href="/text/esther/6-2.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Esther 6:2</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/esther/6.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">מָרְדֳּכַ֜י עַל־ <b> בִּגְתָ֣נָא </b> וָתֶ֗רֶשׁ שְׁנֵי֙</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/esther/6.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> concerning <span class="itali">Bigthana</span> and Teresh,<br><a href="/kjvs/esther/6.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> had told <span class="itali">of Bigthana</span> and Teresh,<br><a href="/interlinear/esther/6-2.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Mordecai concerning <span class="itali">Bigthana</span> and Teresh two<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_904.htm">2 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_904.htm">Strong's Hebrew 904<br>2 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/bigtan_904.htm">biḡ·ṯān — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/bigtana_904.htm">biḡ·ṯā·nā — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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