אבגתא
Hebrew edit
Etymology edit
Probably from Old Persian 𐎲𐎥 (b-g /baga/) + 𐎭𐎭𐎠𐎬 (d-d-a-tu /dātā/, “given”), thus literally "God-given"
Pronunciation edit
- (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA(key): /ʔavaɣˈθɔː/
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /(ʔ)avaɡˈta/
Proper noun edit
אֲבַגְתָא or אבגתא • (avagtá or aḇagṯā) m
- 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—