Agagite


agagite

a name applied to Haman and also to his father (Esther 3:1, 10; 8:3, 5). Probably it was equivalent to Amalekite.

Historical Examples

Here, then, was Mordecai’s authority for not bowing to Haman the agagite.
The Assembly of God C. (Charles) H. (Henry) Mackintosh

Here, then, was Mordecai’s authority for refusing a single nod of his head to the agagite.
Notes on the Book of Deuteronomy, Volume II Charles Henry Mackintosh

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