◄ 2238. Zeresh ►
Lexicon Zeresh: Zeresh Original Word: זֶרֶשׁ Part of Speech: Proper Name Feminine Transliteration: Zeresh Pronunciation: ZEH-resh Phonetic Spelling: (zeh'-resh) Definition: Zeresh Meaning: Zeresh Strong's Exhaustive Concordance Zeresh Of Persian origin; Zeresh, Haman's wife -- Zeresh. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin of 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 origin Corresponding 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. Biblical References: • Esther 5:14 (BSB): "His wife Zeresh and all his friends told him, 'Have a gallows seventy-five feet high built, and ask the king in the morning to have Mordecai hanged on it. Then go to the banquet with the king and enjoy yourself.' This suggestion pleased Haman, and he had the gallows constructed." • Esther 6:13 (BSB): "Haman told his wife Zeresh and all his friends everything that had happened to him. His advisers and his wife Zeresh said to him, 'Since Mordecai, before whom your downfall has begun, is of Jewish origin, you cannot stand against him—you will surely come to ruin!'" Forms and Transliterations וְזֶ֣רֶשׁ וזרש זֶ֥רֶשׁ זֶ֨רֶשׁ זרש לְזֶ֤רֶשׁ לזרש lə·ze·reš ləzereš leZeresh veZeresh wə·ze·reš wəzereš ze·reš zereš Zeresh Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman'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 HEB: וַתֹּ֣אמֶר לוֹ֩ זֶ֨רֶשׁ אִשְׁתּ֜וֹ וְכָל־ NAS: Then Zeresh his wife and all KJV: Then said Zeresh his wife INT: said Zeresh his wife and all Esther 6:13 HEB: וַיְסַפֵּ֨ר הָמָ֜ן לְזֶ֤רֶשׁ אִשְׁתּוֹ֙ וּלְכָל־ NAS: recounted to Zeresh his wife KJV: told Zeresh his wife INT: recounted Haman to Zeresh his wife and all Esther 6:13 HEB: ל֨וֹ חֲכָמָ֜יו וְזֶ֣רֶשׁ אִשְׁתּ֗וֹ אִ֣ם NAS: to him. Then his wise men and Zeresh his wife KJV: his wise men and Zeresh his wife INT: said his wise and Zeresh his wife If 4 Occurrences Strong's Hebrew 2238 4 Occurrences lə·ze·reš — 1 Occ. wə·ze·reš — 1 Occ. ze·reš — 2 Occ.