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(Heb. Biztzha', áַּæְúָà , according to Gesenius, for the Persian beste, "castrated;" but First compares the last syllable with the Sanscrit zata, "horn;" the termination that is evidently Persic; SEE BIGTHA; Sept. ÂáæåÜ v. r. ÂáæÜí ), the second of the seven eunuchs ('"chamberlains") of the harem of Xerxes (Ahasuerus) who were ordered to bring Vashti forth for exhibition (Est_1:10). B.C. 483.