H2726: חַרְבוֹנָא
Charbôwnâʼ · pronounced khar-bo-naw' · “Harbona”
Definition
Charbona or Charbonah, a eunuch of Xerxes
KJV translates it as: Harbona, Harbonah.
Word origin: or חַרְבוֹנָה; of Persian origin;
Extended definition
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Est.1.10
§ Harbona or Harbonah = "ass-driver"
the 3rd of the seven chamberlains or eunuchs who served Ahasuerus
§ Harbona or Harbonah = "ass-driver"
the 3rd of the seven chamberlains or eunuchs who served Ahasuerus
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H2726 is translated
- harbona ×2
Bible verses with H2726 (Charbôwnâʼ)
Charbôwnâʼ appears in 2 verses.
- Esther 1:10
On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was merry with wine, he commanded Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, and Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcas, the seven chamberlains that served in the presence of Ahasuerus the king,
- Esther 7:9
And Harbonah, one of the chamberlains, said before the king, Behold also, the gallows fifty cubits high, which Haman had made for Mordecai, who had spoken good for the king, standeth in the house of Haman. Then the king said, Hang him thereon.