Zeresh זֶ֫רֶשׁ
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| זֶ֫רֶשׁ | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | zeresh |
| Strong's number | H2238 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | name of a woman |
| Gloss | Zeresh |
| Occurrences | 4 in 3 verses |
Zeresh (Hebrew זֶ֫רֶשׁ, Strong's H2238) is a name of a woman in the Old Testament, glossed “Zeresh”. It occurs 4 times.
Definition
A woman living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Est.5.10; married to Haman (H2001)
§ Zeresh = "gold"
the wife of Haman, the Agagite
§ Zeresh = "gold"
the wife of Haman, the Agagite
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | zeresh (4) |
|---|---|
| BSB | zeresh (4) |
Verses
Every verse with Zeresh, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Esther
- Esther 5:10Nevertheless Haman refrained himself: and when he came home, he sent and called for his friends, and Zeresh his wife.Nevertheless, Haman restrained himself and went home. And calling for his friends and his wife Zeresh,
- Esther 5:14Then said Zeresh his wife and all his friends unto him, Let a gallows be made of fifty cubits high, and to morrow speak thou unto the king that Mordecai may be hanged thereon: then go thou in merrily with the king unto the banquet. And the thing pleased Haman; and he caused the gallows to be made.His wife Zeresh and all his friends told him, “Have them build a gallows fifty cubits high, and ask the king in the morning to have Mordecai hanged on it. Then go to the banquet with the king and enjoy yourself.” The advice pleased Haman, and he had the gallows constructed.
- Esther 6:13And Haman told Zeresh his wife and all his friends every thing that had befallen him. Then said his wise men and Zeresh his wife unto him, If Mordecai be of the seed of the Jews, before whom thou hast begun to fall, thou shalt not prevail against him, but shalt surely fall before him.Haman told his wife Zeresh and all his friends everything that had happened. His advisers and his wife Zeresh said to him, “Since Mordecai, before whom your downfall has begun, is Jewish, you will not prevail against him—for surely you will fall before him.”
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).