What does אֲגָגִי (ʾăgāgiy) mean in the Bible?
אֲגָגִי (ʾăgāgiy): Ethnic/national designation for descendants of Agag, king of Amalekites; carries conflict symbolism in Hebrew narrative
Hebrew · H91
אֲגָגִי
An Agagite or descendent (subject) of Agag
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אֲגָגִי H91
Pronunciation ʾăgāgiy
What does אֲגָגִי (ʾăgāgiy) mean in the Bible?
אֲגָגִי (ʾăgāgiy): Ethnic/national designation for descendants of Agag, king of Amalekites; carries conflict symbolism in Hebrew narrative
Full entry for אֲגָגִי (H91) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H91?
The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include the Agagite (5).
Where does אֲגָגִי (ʾăgāgiy) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Esther 3:1. Its strongest book concentrations include Esther (5).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It the Agagite 5× Esther 3:1, Esther 3:10, Esther 8:3, Esther 8:5
Show sample aligned rows
Esther 3:1 הָאֲגָגִ֖י to the Agagite Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular Esther 3:10 הָאֲגָגִ֖י to the Agagite Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular Esther 8:3 הָֽאֲגָגִ֔י to the Agagite Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular Esther 8:5 הָאֲגָגִ֔י to the Agagite Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular Esther 9:24 הָֽאֲגָגִ֗י to the Agagite Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Esther 3:1
Aligned rows 5
Books represented 1
Esther 5
Source forms
הָאֲגָגִ֖י 2x hā·’ă·ḡā·ḡî Esther 3:1, Esther 3:10
הָֽאֲגָגִ֔י 1x hā·’ă·ḡā·ḡî Esther 8:3
הָאֲגָגִ֔י 1x hā·’ă·ḡā·ḡî Esther 8:5
הָֽאֲגָגִ֗י 1x hā·’ă·ḡā·ḡî Esther 9:24
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular 5x Esther 3:1, Esther 3:10, Esther 8:3, Esther 8:5
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Ethnic/national designation for descendants of Agag, king of Amalekites; carries conflict symbolism in Hebrew narrative
Source Gloss
an Agagite or descendent (subject) of Agag
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Ethnic/national designation for descendants of Agag, king of Amalekites; carries conflict symbolism in Hebrew narrative
an Agagite or descendent (subject) of Agag Usage: Agagite.
Word Origins
אֲגָגִי is built from this root:
אֲגַג H90
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain