Bible Encyclopedia: Zeresh

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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

ZERESH

ze'-resh (zeresh, "gold," from the Persian; Sosara): The wife of Haman (Esther 5:10, 14; Esther 6:13), the vizier of Xerxes.

Strong's Hebrew

2238. Zeresh -- wife of Haman
... 2237, 2238. Zeresh. 2239 . wife of Haman. Transliteration: Zeresh Phonetic
Spelling: (zeh'-resh) Short Definition: Zeresh. Word ...
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Library

Queen Esther's Love for Her People
... Then he called together his friends and Zeresh, his wife, and told them the greatness
of his wealth, how many children he had, and all the ways in which the ...
/.../sherman/the childrens bible/queen esthers love for her.htm

Concerning Esther and Mordecai and Haman; and How in the Reign of ...
... So he went home and called for his wife Zeresh, and his friends, and when they were
come, he showed them what honor he enjoyed not only from the king, but from ...
/.../josephus/the antiquities of the jews/chapter 6 concerning esther and.htm

Let Him Deliver Him Now
... He had been warned of this by Zeresh, his wife, and his wise men, who said, " If
Mordecai be of the seed of the Jews, before whom thou hast begun to fall, thou ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 34 1888/let him deliver him now.htm

Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

Zeresh

misery; strange; dispersed inheritance

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Zeresh

(gold), the wife of Haman the Agagite. (Esther 5:10,14; 6:13) (B.C. 475.)

ATS Bible Dictionary

Zeresh

The wife of Haman, haughty and revengeful like him, and destined to see him and her ten sons hanging on the gallows she had designed for Mordecai the servant of God, Esther 5:10-14 6:13 7:10 9:13.

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Star of Venus, the wife of Haman, whom she instigated to prepare a gallows for Mordecai (Esther 5:10).

Thesaurus

Zeresh (3 Occurrences)
...ZERESH. ze'-resh (zeresh, "gold," from the Persian; Sosara): The wife of Haman
(Esther 5:10, 14; Esther 6:13), the vizier of Xerxes. ...Zeresh (3 Occurrences). ...
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Mor'decai (51 Occurrences)
... Esther 5:14 Then said Zeresh his wife and all his friends unto him: 'Let a gallows
be made of fifty cubits high, and in the morning speak thou unto the king ...
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Origin (25 Occurrences)
... Esther 6:13 Haman recounted to Zeresh his wife and all his friends everything
that had happened to him. Then his wise men and Zeresh...
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Recounteth (13 Occurrences)
... (YLT). Esther 6:13 and Haman recounteth to Zeresh his wife, and to all his friends,
all that hath met him, and his wise men say to him, and Zeresh his wife, 'If ...
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Recounted (12 Occurrences)
... (WEB JPS ASV NAS RSV). Esther 6:13 Haman recounted to Zeresh his wife and
all his friends everything that had happened to him. Then ...
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Downfall (46 Occurrences)
... (BBE NAS NIV). Esther 6:13 And Haman gave his wife Zeresh and all his friends
an account of what had taken place. Then his wise men ...
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Befallen (20 Occurrences)
... (See RSV). Esther 6:13 And Haman told Zeresh his wife and all his friends
every thing that had befallen him. Then said his wise men ...
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Advisers (22 Occurrences)
... Esther 6:13 Haman recounted to Zeresh his wife and all his friends everything
that had happened to him. Then his wise men and Zeresh...
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Starting (34 Occurrences)
... (BBE). Esther 6:13 And Haman gave his wife Zeresh and all his friends an
account of what had taken place. Then his wise men and his ...
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Descent (22 Occurrences)
... (See RSV NIV). Esther 6:13 Haman recounted to Zeresh his wife and all his
friends everything that had happened to him. Then his wise ...
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Bible Concordance

Zeresh (3 Occurrences)

Esther 5:10 Nevertheless Haman restrained himself, and went home. There, he sent and called for his friends and Zeresh his wife.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Esther 5:14 Then Zeresh his wife and all his friends said to him, "Let a gallows be made fifty cubits high, and in the morning speak to the king about hanging Mordecai on it. Then go in merrily with the king to the banquet." This pleased Haman, so he had the gallows made.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Esther 6:13 Haman recounted to Zeresh his wife and all his friends everything that had happened to him. Then his wise men and Zeresh his wife said to him, "If Mordecai, before whom you have begun to fall, is of Jewish descent, you will not prevail against him, but you will surely fall before him."
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Subtopics

Zeresh

Zeresh: Wife of Haman

Related Terms

Mor'decai (51 Occurrences)

Origin (25 Occurrences)

Recounteth (13 Occurrences)

Recounted (12 Occurrences)

Downfall (46 Occurrences)

Befallen (20 Occurrences)

Advisers (22 Occurrences)

Starting (34 Occurrences)