Agagite

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An Agagite is a biblical designation likely referring to a descendant or follower of Agag, the Amalekite king, and is notably associated with Haman in the Book of Esther.

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Label Occurrences
Agagite canonical 1

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Statements (26)

Predicate Object
instanceOf biblical ethnonym
appearsInScripture Hebrew Bible
linked to: Tanakh

Old Testament
linked to: Bible
category Biblical term
Ethnonym in the Bible
connotation enemy of the Jews
derivationType gentilic
hasEtymologicalOrigin Agag
hasPluralForm Agagites
linked to: Amalekites
isAssociatedWith Haman
isAssociatedWithPeople Amalekites
isMentionedIn Book of Esther
linked to: Megillat Esther
languageOfOrigin Hebrew
notablyAppliedTo Haman the son of Hammedatha
linked to: Haman
possibleMeaning descendant of Amalekite royalty
refersTo descendant of Agag
follower of Agag
relatedTo Agag
Amalek
linked to: Amalekites
scripturalBookContext Esther
testamentContext Old Testament historical books
timePeriodReferenced Persian period in biblical narrative
traditionContext Christian biblical interpretation
Jewish tradition
usedAs ethnic designation
hostile designation in narrative

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Referenced by (1)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Haman ethnicOrigin Agagite