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בִּזְתָא

𐤁𐤆𐤕𐤀

Bizeta

H968 noun

SILEX Entry

Root uncertain uncertain; loanword—proper name of a Persian official

Definition

Biztha — a proper name of uncertain meaning, referring to one of the seven courtiers (eunuchs or officials) who served King Ahasuerus (Xerxes I) of Persia, specifically tasked with bringing Queen Vashti before the king, as attested in the book of Esther.

Semantic Range

proper name; title of a Persian court official; possibly eunuch or attendant; usage limited to Persian royal context

Root / Etymology

The name is of uncertain Persian origin. The form does not correspond directly to any attested Hebrew root. It is considered a loanword from Old Persian, but the precise derivation and meaning are unclear.

Historical & Contextual Notes

The name בִּזְתָא (Biztha) appears only in Esther 1:10, as one of a group of seven court officials attending Ahasuerus (Xerxes I). These figures are described as servants or eunuchs (סָרִיסִים, sarisim) in the Persian court, a loaned administrative title rather than a biological designation. The name's structure and non-Hebrew phonology mark it as a foreign, specifically Persian, proper name, consistent with the Persian context of Esther. English translations traditionally transliterate the name directly, as in KJV and most modern versions. There is no evidence to suggest an Israelite, Judahite, or Judean ethnic identity for Biztha; he is portrayed purely as a Persian royal official. The meaning of the name remains unknown due to the lack of an identifiable Persian etymology.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

of Persian origin; Biztha, a eunuch of Xerxes; Biztha.

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Root Family

uncertain (loanword) (uncertain) — uncertain; Persian proper name; court official

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H4781 מְרֹדָךְ Merodak
H4782 מׇרְדְּכַי and to Mordecai
H5019 נְבוּכַדְנֶאצַּר Nebuchadnezzar
H5020 נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּר Nebu-kadnetstsar
H783 אַרְתַּחְשַׁשְׁתָּא to Artaxerxes

Word Forms

1 distinct form

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H968-01 בִּזְּתָ֨א bizeta HNp Biztha Biztha 1

Occurrences in Scripture

1 total occurrence

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H968-01 Esther 1:10 בִּזְּתָ֨א bizeta HNp Biztha Biztha
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