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Hebrew
Etymology
Probably from Old Persian 𐎲𐎥 (b-g /baga/) + 𐎭𐎭𐎠𐎬 (d-d-a-tu /dātā/, “given”), thus literally "God-given"
Pronunciation
Proper noun
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—
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