Teresh תֶּ֫רֶשׁ
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| תֶּ֫רֶשׁ | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | teresh |
| Strong's number | H8657 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | name of a man |
| Gloss | Teresh |
| Occurrences | 2 in 2 verses |
Teresh (Hebrew תֶּ֫רֶשׁ, Strong's H8657) is a name of a man in the Old Testament, glossed “Teresh”. It occurs 2 times.
Definition
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Est.2.21
§ Teresh = "strictness"
one of the 2 eunuchs who plotted to kill king Ahasuerus of Persia but whose plot was discovered by Mordecai
§ Teresh = "strictness"
one of the 2 eunuchs who plotted to kill king Ahasuerus of Persia but whose plot was discovered by Mordecai
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | teresh (2) |
|---|---|
| BSB | teresh (2) |
Verses
Every verse with Teresh, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Esther
- Esther 2:21In those days, while Mordecai sat in the king’s gate, two of the king’s chamberlains, Bigthan and Teresh, of those which kept the door, were wroth, and sought to lay hand on the king Ahasuerus.In those days, while Mordecai was sitting at the king’s gate, Bigthan and Teresh, two of the king’s eunuchs who guarded the entrance, grew angry and conspired to assassinate King Xerxes.
- Esther 6:2And it was found written, that Mordecai had told of Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king’s chamberlains, the keepers of the door, who sought to lay hand on the king Ahasuerus.And there it was found recorded that Mordecai had exposed Bigthana and Teresh, two of the eunuchs who guarded the king’s entrance, when they had conspired to assassinate King Xerxes.
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).