Bigthanבגתנ
In the Bible
A biblical personal name — Bigthan (בגתנ) — attested in Esth 2:21 (1 occurrence in the Hebrew Bible).
Read Esth 2:21 on Sefaria →בַּיָּמִ֣ים הָהֵ֔ם וּמׇרְדֳּכַ֖י יוֹשֵׁ֣ב בְּשַֽׁעַר־הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ קָצַף֩ בִּגְתָ֨ן וָתֶ֜רֶשׁ שְׁנֵֽי־סָרִיסֵ֤י הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ מִשֹּׁמְרֵ֣י הַסַּ֔ף וַיְבַקְשׁוּ֙ לִשְׁלֹ֣חַ יָ֔ד בַּמֶּ֖לֶךְ אֲחַשְׁוֵרֹֽשׁ׃
At that time, when Mordecai was sitting in the palace gate, Bigthan and Teresh, two of the king’s eunuchs who guarded the threshold, became angry, and plotted to do away with King Ahasuerus.
Facts
| Type | person |
| Biblical period | Post-exile/Writings |
| Gematria | 455 |
| Letters | 4 consonants |
| Theophoric | no |
Wikipedia — Bigthan and Teresh
Bigthan and Teresh were two eunuchs in service of the Persian king Ahasuerus, according to the chapter 2 of the Book of Esther. According to the deuterocanonical/apocryphal additions to the Book of Esther available in the Greek Septuagint translation of the Bible, they were known as Gabatha and Tharra. Bigthan's name is also spelled "Bigtan" or "Bigthana". It is a Persian name which means "Gift of God".
Stellar letters
The 4-consonant name needs its 1 distinct simple-letter to be occupied in the sky. The 7 classical bodies open a sign → its Hebrew simple letter; this name reads only when the planets sit in exactly these signs.
Readable on these rare conjunctions
Bigthan appears in the stellar reading on 4 of the 12 dated rare conjunctions (proofs.json). Open any date in the Reader to verify it on that sky.
| Date | Precessional era | Occupied letters |O| |
|---|---|---|
| 21 Oct 6352 BCE | Cancer | 3 |
| 5 Nov 4018 BCE | Gemini | 1 |
| 9 Nov 958 BCE | Aries | 2 |
| 12 Jan 1994 | Pisces | 3 |