אבגתא

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Hebrew

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Etymology

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Probably from Old Persian 𐎲𐎥 (b-g /⁠baga⁠/) + 𐎭𐎭𐎠𐎬 (d-d-a-tu /⁠dātā⁠/, given), thus literally "God-given"

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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אֲבַגְתָא or אבגתא (avagtá or aḇagṯām

  1. Abagtha, a eunuch of Xerxes.
    • Tanach, Esther 1:11, with translation of the New International Version:
      בַּיּוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי כְּטוֹב לֵב־הַמֶּלֶךְ בַּיָּיִן אָמַר לִמְהוּמָן בִּזְּתָא חַרְבוֹנָא בִּגְתָא וַאֲבַגְתָא זֵתַר וְכַרְכַּס שִׁבְעַת הַסָּרִיסִים הַמְשָׁרְתִים אֶת־פְּנֵי הַמֶּלֶךְ אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ׃
      On the seventh day, when King Xerxes was in high spirits from wine, he commanded the seven eunuchs who served him—Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, Abagtha, Zethar and Karkas—

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