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| == Smith's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_71605" /> ==
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| <p> '''Big'tha.''' ''(Gift Of God).'' One of the seven chamberlains or eunuchs, of the harem of King Ahasuerus. Esther 1:10. (B.C. 483). </p>
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| | <p> (Heb. Bigtha', '''''בַּגְתָא''''' , [[Gesenius]] thinks perhaps ''Garden,'' (See [[Bigvai]]); but, according to Furst ''[Handwort.'' s.v.], the first syllable '''''בַּגאּ''''' appears to be the '''''Βαγ''''' so often met with in [[Persian]] prop., names [e.g. Bagorazus, Bagoas; (See [[Bigthan]]), (See [[Abagtha]]) ], possibly connected with the Zend. baga and Sanscrit bhag c, fortune; while the termination '''''אּתָא''''' or '''''אּתָן''''' for '''''אּת''''' '''''נָא''''' may be the - '''''Τάνης''''' likewise occurring in Persian prop. names [e.g. Otanes, Catanes, Petanes], from the Sanscrit ''Tanu,'' Zend. ''Ten, Body'' or ''Life;'' Sept. '''''Βαραζί''''' , but other copies [by confusion with one of the other names] '''''Ζηβαδαθά''''' ; Vulg. ''Bagatha),'' the fourth named of the seven eunuchs ( '''''סָרַיסַים''''' , "chamberlains"), having charge of the harem of Xerxes ("Ahasuerus"), and commanded to bring in [[Vashti]] to the king's drinking- party ( Esther 1:10). B.C. 483. </p> |
| == Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_38861" /> ==
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| Esther 1:10 Esther 2:21[[Bigthan]]
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| == Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_49679" /> ==
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| <p> <strong> [[Bigtha]] </strong> . A eunuch of [[Ahasuerus]] ( Esther 1:10 ). </p>
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| == Morrish Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_65193" /> ==
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| <p> One of the chamberlains of Ahasuerus. Esther 1:10 . </p>
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| == Easton's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_30721" /> ==
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| Esther 1:10
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| == Fausset's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_34767" /> ==
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| <p> Esther 1:10. </p>
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| == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_25191" /> ==
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| <p> (Heb. Bigtha', '''''בַּגְתָא''''' , [[Gesenius]] thinks perhaps ''Garden,'' (See [[Bigvai]]); but, according to Furst ''[Handwort.'' s.v.], the first syllable '''''בַּגאּ''''' appears to be the '''''Βαγ''''' so often met with in [[Persian]] prop., names [e.g. Bagorazus, Bagoas; (See Bigthan), (See [[Abagtha]]) ], possibly connected with the Zend. baga and Sanscrit bhag c, fortune; while the termination '''''אּתָא''''' or '''''אּתָן''''' for '''''אּת''''' '''''נָא''''' may be the - '''''Τάνης''''' likewise occurring in Persian prop. names [e.g. Otanes, Catanes, Petanes], from the Sanscrit ''Tanu,'' Zend. ''Ten, Body'' or ''Life;'' Sept. '''''Βαραζί''''' , but other copies [by confusion with one of the other names] '''''Ζηβαδαθά''''' ; Vulg. ''Bagatha),'' the fourth named of the seven eunuchs ( '''''סָרַיסַים''''' , "chamberlains"), having charge of the harem of Xerxes ("Ahasuerus"), and commanded to bring in [[Vashti]] to the king's drinking- party ( Esther 1:10). B.C. 483. </p> | |
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| == International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_1797" /> ==
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| <p> ''''' big´tha ''''' ( בּגתא , <i> ''''' bighethā' ''''' </i> ; [[Septuagint]] Βαραζί , <i> ''''' Barazı́ ''''' </i> ; Codex Vaticanus, Βωραζή , <i> ''''' Bōrazḗ ''''' </i> ; Codex Alexandrinus, Ὀαρεβωά , <i> ''''' Oarebōá ''''' </i> ): One of the seven eunuchs or chamberlains having charge of the harem of King Xerxes (" <i> Ahasuerus </i> ") and commanded to bring Vashti to the king's banquet ( Esther 1:10 ). </p>
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| | | <ref name="term_25188"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/bigtha+(2) Bigtha from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> |
| <ref name="term_71605"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/smith-s-bible-dictionary/bigtha Bigtha from Smith's Bible Dictionary]</ref> | |
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| <ref name="term_38861"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/holman-bible-dictionary/bigtha Bigtha from Holman Bible Dictionary]</ref>
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| <ref name="term_49679"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/hastings-dictionary-of-the-bible/bigtha Bigtha from Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible]</ref>
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| <ref name="term_65193"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/morrish-bible-dictionary/bigtha Bigtha from Morrish Bible Dictionary]</ref>
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| <ref name="term_30721"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/easton-s-bible-dictionary/bigtha Bigtha from Easton's Bible Dictionary]</ref>
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| <ref name="term_34767"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/fausset-s-bible-dictionary/bigtha Bigtha from Fausset's Bible Dictionary]</ref>
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| <ref name="term_25191"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/bigtha Bigtha from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref>
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| <ref name="term_1797"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/international-standard-bible-encyclopedia/bigtha Bigtha from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia]</ref>
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