How to Pronounce Agagite

AG-uh-gite

Agagite is pronounced AG-uh-gite (ˈæɡəɡaɪt): three syllables, stress on the first.

What is Agagite?

Agagite is the label given to Haman the son of Hammedatha, the enemy of the Jews whom King Ahasuerus promoted above all his princes (Esther 3:1). As "Haman the Agagite," he plotted to destroy the Jews and cast the lot, or Pur, against them (Esther 9:24).

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