זֶ֫רֶשׁ

ze.reshZeresh
hebrewOld TestamentName of a woman4 occurrences1 book3 verses
This is the name of Zeresh: Wife of Haman, enemy of the Jews.

Definition

of Persian origin; Zeresh, Haman's wife
Traditional renderings: Zeresh.

Glossary entries

Zeresh

Where it occurs

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Occurrences

4 total
  1. Esther 5:10זֶ֥רֶשׁ · Zeresh
    Nevertheless, Haman restrained himself and went home. And calling for his friends and his wife Zeresh,
  2. Esther 5:14זֶ֨רֶשׁ · Zeresh
    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.
  3. Esther 6:13 (2×)לְזֶ֤רֶשׁ · Zeresh; וְזֶ֣רֶשׁ · Zeresh
    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.”