The meaning of “אֲגָגִי”
Understanding ʼĂgâgîy reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
patrial or patronymic from אֲגַג Agagite. - § Agagite = "I will overtop" - an Agagite or descendent (subject) of Agag 1)...
אֲגָגִי
patrial or patronymic from אֲגַג Agagite. - § Agagite = "I will overtop" - an Agagite or descendent (subject) of Agag 1) said of Haman, Haman the Agagite
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Esther 3:1 | “After these things did king Ahasuerus promote Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, and advanced him, and set his seat above all the princes that were with him.” Word: אֲגָגִי (ʼĂgâgîy) | |
| Esther 3:10 | “And the king took his ring from his hand, and gave it unto Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the Jews’ enemy.” Word: אֲגָגִי (ʼĂgâgîy) | |
| Esther 8:3 | “And Esther spake yet again before the king, and fell down at his feet, and besought him with tears to put away the mischief of Haman the Agagite, and his device that he had devised against the Jews.” Word: אֲגָגִי (ʼĂgâgîy) | |
| Esther 8:5 | “And said, If it please the king, and if I have found favour in his sight, and the thing seem right before the king, and I be pleasing in his eyes, let it be written to reverse the letters devised by Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, which he wrote to destroy the Jews which are in all the king’s provinces:” Word: אֲגָגִי (ʼĂgâgîy) | |
| Esther 9:24 | “Because Haman the son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, the enemy of all the Jews, had devised against the Jews to destroy them, and had cast Pur, that is, the lot, to consume them, and to destroy them;” Word: אֲגָגִי (ʼĂgâgîy) |