Agagite
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Agagite

[AGAG]

Easton's Bible Dictionary
A name applied to Haman and also to his father (Esther 3:1, 10; 8:3, 5). Probably it was equivalent to Amalekite.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
AGAGITE

a'-gag-it, ('aghaghi, from, 'aghagh, "a member of the house of Agag"): A title of opprobrium given to Haman (Esther 3:1, 10; Esther 8:3, 5; 9:24). Jewish tradition always assigned the arch-enemies of Israel membership in the house of Amalek, the hereditary foe of the nation. Compare Ant, XI, vi, 5. The word Agag has properly been taken by Delitzsch as related to the Assyrian agagu, "to be powerful," "vehement," "angry." In the Greek parts of Esther, Haman is termed a Macedonian (Esther 1:2-6; Esther 1:6-10). The name Haman is probably of Elamitic origin. Oppert's attempt to connect the term "Agagite" with "Agaz," a Median tribe mentioned by Sargon, has found no supporters. See AGAG.

H. J. Wolf

Strong's Hebrew
91. Agagi -- a descriptive term for Haman
... 90, 91. Agagi. 92 . a descriptive term for Haman. Transliteration: Agagi Phonetic
Spelling: (ag-aw-ghee') Short Definition: Agagite. ... Agagite. ...
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The Net Broken
... '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 ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture g/the net broken.htm

The Net Spread
... THE BOOK OF ESTHER THE NET SPREAD. 'After these things did king Ahasuerus promote
Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, and advanced him, and set his seat ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture g/the net spread.htm

The Wall Rebuilt.
... Mordecai daily sat at the palace gate to hear of his beloved cousin, and there daily
saw the king's new counsellor pass by"Haman, an Agagite, descended from ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/yonge/the chosen people/lesson xiv the wall rebuilt.htm

In the Days of Queen Esther
... Through Haman the Agagite, an unscrupulous man high in authority in Medo-Persia,
Satan worked at this time to counterwork the purposes of God. ...
/.../white/the story of prophets and kings/chapter 49 in the days.htm

Queen Esther's Love for Her People
... king. After these events King Xerxes promoted Haman, the Agagite, and gave
him a place above all the officials who were with him. ...
/.../sherman/the childrens bible/queen esthers love for her.htm

Esther
... glorification of the Jews. In the dramatic contest between Haman the Agagite
and Mordecai the Jew, the latter is victor. He refuses to ...
//christianbookshelf.org/mcfadyen/introduction to the old testament/esther.htm

The Saint's Heritage and Watchword
... Shushan. Thou thyself shalt be hanged on thine own gallows, and the race of
David shall revenge the deed of the Agagite upon his sons. ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 50 1904/the saints heritage and watchword.htm

Book 11 Footnotes
... that knowing the Jews would be faithful to him, and that he could never transfer
the crown to his own family, who was an Agagite, Esther 3:1, 10, or of the ...
/.../josephus/the antiquities of the jews/book 11 footnotes.htm

Book 5 Footnotes
... 14:45; Deuteronomy 25:17-19; Judges 6:3, 6; 1 Samuel 15:33; Psalm 83:7; and, above
all, the most barbarous of all cruelties, that of Haman the Agagite, or one ...
/.../josephus/the antiquities of the jews/book 5 footnotes.htm

The Greek Versions as Aids to Biblical Study.
... xxi.11, xxxiii.44). Agagite, Bougaios, Esther 3:1, A 17 (xii.6); Makedon, E
(xvi.) 10. Ararat, land of, 'rts'rrt, Armenia, Isaiah 37:38. ...
/.../chapter iv the greek versions.htm

Thesaurus
Agagite (5 Occurrences)
... Standard Bible Encyclopedia. AGAGITE. ... Oppert's attempt to connect the term "Agagite"
with "Agaz," a Median tribe mentioned by Sargon, has found no supporters. ...
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Ag'agite (5 Occurrences)
... Agagite, Ag'agite. Again . ... Esther 3:10 The king took his ring from his hand,
and gave it to Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the Jews' enemy. ...
/a/ag'agite.htm - 7k

Hammedatha (5 Occurrences)
... Easton's Bible Dictionary Father of Haman, designated usually "the Agagite" (Esther
3:1, 10; 8:5). Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. HAMMEDATHA. ...
/h/hammedatha.htm - 8k

Devised (35 Occurrences)
... Esther 8:3 Esther spoke yet again before the king, and fell down at his feet, and
begged him with tears to put away the mischief of Haman the Agagite, and his ...
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Hammeda'tha (5 Occurrences)
... 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 ...
/h/hammeda'tha.htm - 7k

Device (17 Occurrences)
... Esther 8:3 Esther spoke yet again before the king, and fell down at his feet, and
begged him with tears to put away the mischief of Haman the Agagite, and his ...
/d/device.htm - 14k

Pur (3 Occurrences)
... Haman, son of Hammedatha the AGAGITE (qv; compare 1 Samuel 15:8, 32), who had been
made prime minister by King Ahasuerus (Xerxes), bitterly hated the Jews ...
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Agag (6 Occurrences)

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Designs (118 Occurrences)
... before the king, falling down at his feet, and made request to him with weeping,
that he would put a stop to the evil purposes of Haman the Agagite and the ...
/d/designs.htm - 35k

Hater (72 Occurrences)
... (BBE). Esther 3:10 And the king took his ring from his hand and gave it to Haman,
the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the hater of the Jews. (BBE). ...
/h/hater.htm - 26k

Resources
Who was Haman the Agagite? | GotQuestions.org

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Agagite (5 Occurrences)

Esther 3:1
After these things King Ahasuerus promoted Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, and advanced him, and set his seat above all the princes who were with him.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

Esther 3:10
The king took his ring from his hand, and gave it to Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the Jews' enemy.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

Esther 8:3
Esther spoke yet again before the king, and fell down at his feet, and begged him with tears to put away the mischief of Haman the Agagite, and his device that he had devised against the Jews.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

Esther 8:5
She said, "If it pleases the king, and if I have found favor in his sight, and the thing seem right to the king, and I am 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 who are in all the king's provinces.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

Esther 9:24
because Haman the son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, the enemy of all the Jews, had plotted against the Jews to destroy them, and had cast "Pur," that is the lot, to consume them, and to destroy them;
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

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