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Abagtha
ABAGTHA (a-băg'tha, Heb. ’ăvaghethā'). One of the seven eunuchs who served King Xerxes (Ahasuerus) as chamberlains (
ABAGTHA ə băg’ thə (אֲבַגְתָא, meaning and source of name uncertain; happy, prosperous, fortunate have been suggested from an Iranian source). One of the seven eunuchs sent by Ahasuerus, king of Persia (Xerxes, 485-465 b.c.), to bring Queen Vashti to a royal feast (
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915)
One of the seven eunuchs, or "chamberlains," of Xerxes mentioned in