Lexical Definition

‎אֲגָגִי‎ ʼĂgâgîy (ag-aw-ghee') Agagite ^N:N--PG
patrial or patronymic from ‎אֲגַג‎

Agagite.

• § Agagite = "I will overtop"
• an Agagite or descendent (subject) of Agag

1) said of Haman, Haman the Agagite

Extended Information

group of: אֲגַג

• Someone descended from Agag, a man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Sa.15.8
• Group of a.gag (‎א‎ֲ‎ג‎ָ‎ג‎ "Agag" אֲגַג)

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎אֲגָגִי‎ adjective, of a people of Haman (= Amalekite ? so Jewish tradition & compare Jos^{Ant.«JOSEPHUS:Antiquities 11:6»xi.6}.5) Esth 3:1; Esth 3:10; Esth 8:3; Esth 8:5; Esth 9:24.

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