[others A’gagite] (Heb. Agagi’,
àֲâָâé
, Sept.
Âïõãáῖïò
,
ÌáêÝäùí
, Vulg. Aggites), the name of the nation to which Haman (q.v.) belonged (Est_3:1; Est_3:10; Est_8:3; Est_8:5; Est_9:24). Josephus explains it as meaning Amalekite (Ant. 11, 6, 5), SEE AGAG.