Lexicon
אֲגָגִי
a.ga.gi
H0091
N:N--PG Hebrew

Agagite

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Hebrew
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a.ga.gi identifies Haman as the Agagite in the Esther passages.

The term is consistently a masculine singular gentilic identifier attached to Haman son of Hammedatha, including accounts of his promotion and of his plot against the Jews.

Senses in use

  1. Identifier attached to Haman · dominant

    In Esther 3:1 and Esther 3:10, the masculine singular gentilic form follows Haman son of Hammedatha as he is promoted and receives the king's ring. The same identification accompanies Haman in Esther 8:3, Esther 8:5, and Esther 9:24, where the APB renders the accounts of his plot to destroy the Jews.

In the Anselm Paraphrase: Across all five verses, the APB presents the term as “the Agagite” after Haman son of Hammedatha. Because the paraphrase is not word-aligned, this consistent presentation is treated as confirmation of the verse-level identification.

Across Scripture