Lexicon Zeresh: Zeresh Original Word: זֶרֶשׁ Strong's Exhaustive Concordance Zeresh Of Persian origin; Zeresh, Haman's wife -- Zeresh. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originof foreign origin Definition wife of Haman NASB Translation Zeresh (4). Brown-Driver-Briggs זֶ֫רֶשׁ proper name, feminine wife of Haman Esther 5:10,14; Esther 6:13 (twice in verse) (according to OppEsth. 25 = Persian zaris, Zend zairis, la dorée, compare  aurum ductile, Vullii. 128 b; JenVOJ, 1892, 64 compare Elamite goddess Kiriša). Topical Lexicon Word Origin: Of foreign originCorresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct corresponding Strong's Greek entries for Zeresh, as it is a proper noun specific to the Hebrew text and does not appear in the Greek New Testament. Usage: Zeresh is a proper noun used as a personal name in the Hebrew Bible. Context: Zeresh is mentioned in the Book of Esther as the wife of Haman, the Agagite, who was a high-ranking official in the Persian Empire under King Ahasuerus (Xerxes I). Zeresh is noted for her role in advising her husband. In Esther 5:14, she suggests to Haman that he build a gallows seventy-five feet high to hang Mordecai, the Jew who refused to bow to Haman. This advice reflects her involvement in Haman's schemes against the Jewish people. However, her counsel ultimately contributes to Haman's downfall, as the very gallows he prepared for Mordecai becomes the instrument of his own execution. Zeresh's presence in the narrative highlights the themes of retribution and the reversal of fortunes that are central to the Book of Esther. Forms and Transliterations וְזֶ֣רֶשׁ וזרש זֶ֥רֶשׁ זֶ֨רֶשׁ זרש לְזֶ֤רֶשׁ לזרש lə·ze·reš ləzereš leZeresh veZeresh wə·ze·reš wəzereš ze·reš zereš ZereshLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Esther 5:10 HEB: אֹהֲבָ֖יו וְאֶת־ זֶ֥רֶשׁ אִשְׁתּֽוֹ׃ NAS: for his friends and his wife Zeresh. KJV: for his friends, and Zeresh his wife. INT: went his friends Zeresh and his wife Esther 5:14 Esther 6:13 Esther 6:13 4 Occurrences |
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