ABAGTHA ə băg’ thə (אֲבַגְתָא׃֙, meaning and source of name uncertain; happy, prosperous, fortunate have been suggested from an Iranian source). One of the seven eunuchs sent by Ahasuerus, king of Persia (Xerxes, 485-465 b.c.), to bring Queen Vashti to a royal feast (Esth 1:10). The form of the name differs in the VSS.