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אֲבַגְתָא

𐤀𐤁𐤂𐤕𐤀

Avageta

H5 noun

SILEX Entry

Root uncertain uncertain (proper name of foreign origin)

Definition

Proper name, masculine; a court official or eunuch of King Ahasuerus (Xerxes I) of Persia, mentioned as one of the seven nobles who served before the king. The term functions exclusively as a personal name, referring to a specific individual in the book of Esther. The semantic range is limited to this designation within the Hebrew Bible.

Semantic Range

personal name of a Persian court official; refers only to the individual named Abagtha in Esther 1:10

Root / Etymology

etymology uncertain. The name is likely of Persian origin, unrelated to any identifiable Hebrew root. Similar names occur in Old Persian and related eastern languages, but the precise meaning in its source language is unknown.

Historical & Contextual Notes

In Esther 1:10, אֲבַגְתָא (ʼĂbagthâʼ) is one of seven named court officials of Ahasuerus (traditionally identified as Xerxes I), who are summoned during the royal banquet. The context links the term specifically to the royal Persian court during the Achaemenid Empire. This name, like several others in the book of Esther, reflects the Persian influence and presence in the narrative. English translations typically render the name transliterated as 'Abagtha,' preserving the proper noun without attempting to assign a generic meaning. There is no evidence that the bearer of this name was an Israelite, Judahite, or Judean; rather, the individual is presented as a member of the Persian king's inner circle. Some traditions call these figures 'eunuchs' or 'chamberlains,' reflecting Greek and later Near Eastern court terminology, but the Hebrew term here is strictly a personal name, with no further descriptive title attached. The meaning and origin of the name remain obscure.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

of foreign origin; Abagtha, a eunuch of Xerxes; Abagtha.

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Root Family

uncertain (unknown (foreign origin)) — uncertain; proper name of foreign origin

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H1085 בִּלְדַּד Bildad
H1095 בֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּר Belteshatsar
H1114 בִּלְשָׁן Bilshan
H1150 בִּנְעָא Bin'a
H116 אֱדַיִן and then

Word Forms

1 distinct form

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H5-01 וַ/אֲבַגְתָא֙ vaavageta HC/Np and Abagtha and Abagtha 1

Occurrences in Scripture

1 total occurrence

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H5-01 Esther 1:10 וַ/אֲבַגְתָא֙ vaavageta HC/Np and Abagtha and Abagtha
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