the Agagite
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The Agagite is a biblical designation associated with Haman in the Book of Esther, traditionally linking him to the lineage or people of King Agag, an ancient Amalekite ruler and enemy of Israel.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| the Agagite canonical | 1 |
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | biblical designation ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Esther 3
ⓘ
Esther 8 ⓘ Esther 9 ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Amalekites
ⓘ
Haman ⓘ
surface form:
Haman the son of Hammedatha
enemies of Israel ⓘ lineage of King Agag ⓘ |
| category |
Biblical ethnic designation
ⓘ
Hebrew Bible terminology ⓘ |
| connotation | hostility toward the Jews ⓘ |
| describes | ethnic or dynastic origin of Haman ⓘ |
| etymologyRelatedTo | name Agag ⓘ |
| interpretedAs |
descendant of Agag
ⓘ
member of the Amalekite people ⓘ |
| languageContext |
Tanakh
ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
|
| linkedTo |
Amalekite ruler
ⓘ
King Agag ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Megillat Esther
ⓘ
surface form:
Book of Esther
|
| refersTo | Haman ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Amalekites
ⓘ
surface form:
Amalek
Amalekites ⓘ
surface form:
Amalekites in the Hebrew Bible
King Agag ⓘ
surface form:
King Agag of Amalek
|
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
ⓘ
Judaism ⓘ |
| scripturalRole | marker of enmity between Amalek and Israel ⓘ |
| symbolizes | archetypal enemy of the Jews ⓘ |
| textualFunction | to emphasize Haman’s opposition to Israel ⓘ |
| traditionallyUnderstoodIn | rabbinic literature ⓘ |
| usedAs |
ethnonym
ⓘ
gentilic ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.