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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

BIGTHAN; BIGTHANA

big'-than big-tha'-na (bighethan, bighethana'; Septuagint omits name): One of the two chamberlains or eunuchs of Xerxes on ("Ahasuerus") who conspired against the king's life, the conspiracy being detected by Mordecai and the culprits hanged (Esther 2:21). Possibly these men had been partially superseded by the degradation of Vashti and were thus prompted to take revenge Xerxes.

Strong's Hebrew

904. Bigthan -- a eunuch of Ahasuerus
Bigthan or Bigthana. 903, 904. Bigthan or Bigthana. 905 . a eunuch
of Ahasuerus. Transliteration: Bigthan or Bigthana Phonetic ...
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Thesaurus

Bigthana (2 Occurrences)
... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia BIGTHAN; BIGTHANA. big'-than big ... Xerxes.
Multi-Version Concordance Bigthana (2 Occurrences). Esther 2 ...
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Bigthan (1 Occurrence)
... Mordecai detected the conspiracy, and the culprits were hanged (Esther 2:21-23;
6:1-3). Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. BIGTHAN; BIGTHANA. ...
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Teresh (2 Occurrences)
... Esther 6:2 It was found written that Mordecai had told of Bigthana and Teresh, two
of the king's eunuchs, who were doorkeepers, who had tried to lay hands on ...
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Eunuchs (33 Occurrences)
... Esther 6:2 It was found written that Mordecai had told of Bigthana and Teresh, two
of the king's eunuchs, who were doorkeepers, who had tried to lay hands on ...
/e/eunuchs.htm - 17k

Exposed (39 Occurrences)
... Esther 6:2 It was found written that Mordecai had told of Bigthana and Teresh, two
of the king's eunuchs, who were doorkeepers, who had tried to lay hands on ...
/e/exposed.htm - 17k

Designed (14 Occurrences)
... Esther 6:2 It came out that it was recorded in the book how Mordecai had given word
of the designs of Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king's servants, keepers ...
/d/designed.htm - 11k

Bigvai (4 Occurrences)

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Chamberlains (17 Occurrences)
... Esther 6:2 And 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 ...
/c/chamberlains.htm - 12k

Assassinate (3 Occurrences)
... Esther 6:2 It was found written that Mordecai had told of Bigthana and Teresh, two
of the king's eunuchs, who were doorkeepers, who had tried to lay hands on ...
/a/assassinate.htm - 7k

Threshold (28 Occurrences)
... Esther 6:2 And it was found written, that Mordecai had told of Bigthana and Teresh,
two of the king's chamberlains, of those that kept the threshold, who had ...
/t/threshold.htm - 18k

Bible Concordance

Bigthana (2 Occurrences)

Esther 2:21 in those days, while Mordecai sat in the king's gate, two of the king's chamberlains, Bigthan and Teresh, of those that kept the door, were wroth, and sought to lay hands on the king Ahasuerus.
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Esther 6:2 It was found written that Mordecai had told of Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king's eunuchs, who were doorkeepers, who had tried to lay hands on the King Ahasuerus.
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Subtopics

Bigthana

Related Terms

Bigthan (1 Occurrence)

Teresh (2 Occurrences)

Eunuchs (33 Occurrences)

Exposed (39 Occurrences)

Designed (14 Occurrences)

Bigvai (4 Occurrences)

Chamberlains (17 Occurrences)

Assassinate (3 Occurrences)

Threshold (28 Occurrences)