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== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_408" /> == | == International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_408" /> == | ||
<p> | <p> '''''a''''' -'''''bag´tha''''' ( <span> אבגתא </span> , <i> ''''''ă̆bhaghethā''''' </i> ), perhaps meaning "fortunate one"): [[One]] of the seven eunuchs, or "chamberlains," of Xerxes mentioned in <span> [[Esther]] 1:10 </span> . The name is Persian, and is one of the many [[Persian]] marks in the [[Book]] of Esther. </p> | ||
== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_17322" /> == | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_17322" /> == | ||
<p> (Heb. Abagtha', <span> אֲבִגְתָא </span> <span> , </span> prob. [[Persian]] [ (See | <p> (Heb. Abagtha', <span> אֲבִגְתָא </span> <span> , </span> prob. [[Persian]] [ (See [[Bigtha]]) , (See [[Bigthan]]) , (See [[Bigthana]]) , (See [[Bagoas]]) ], and, according to Bohlen, from the [[Sanscrit]] <span> bagadata, <span> ‘ </span> fortune-given; </span> Sept. <span> Ἀαταζά </span> ), one of the seven chief eunuchs in the palace of Xerxes, who were commanded to bring in [[Vashti]] ( <span> [[Esther]] 1:10 </span> ), B.C. 483. </p> | ||
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