בִּגְתָן

bigtan · Bigthan, Bigthana

Hebrew word · Strong’s number H904 · appears 2 times in the Bible

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What it means

bigtan (בִּגְתָן) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “Bigthan, Bigthana”.

Bigthan: the name of one of the two eunuchs, keepers of the threshold, who plotted against King Ahasuerus.

How to say it

big·tan

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

  • Bigthan ×1
  • Bigthana ×1

Where it appears

  • Esther 2:21

    In those days, while Mordecai was sitting in the gate of the king, Bigthan and Teresh, two of the king’s eunuchs, of the keepers of the threshold, became angry and sought to stretch out their hand against King Ahasuerus.

  • Esther 6:2

    And it was found written that Mordecai had made known about Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king’s eunuchs, of the keepers of the threshold, who had sought to stretch out their hand against King Ahasuerus.