Dictionaries :: Teresh

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Teresh:

severe, a eunuch or chamberlain in the palace of Ahasuerus, who conspired with another to murder him. The plot was detected by Mordecai, and the conspirators were put to death (Est 2:21; 6:2).

International Standard Bible Encyclopaedia

Teresh:

te'-resh (teresh (Es 2:21; 6:2); Codex Vaticanus, Codex Alexandrinus, and Codex Sinaiticus omit it; but Codex Sinaiticus' margin has Tharas and Tharras): A chamberlain of King Ahasuerus. Oppert compares the name with Tiri-dates, the name of the governor of Persepolis in the time of Alexander. Another explanation identifies it with the Persian word turs "firm"; Scheft links it with the Persian tarsha, "desire."

Nave's Topical Bible

Teresh: Definition Of

A Persian chamberlain

Teresh: Plotted against Ahasuerus

Est 2:21-23; 6:2

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Teresh:

(strictness) one of the two eunuchs whose plot to assassinate Ahasuerus was discovered by Mordecai (Esther 2:21; 6:2). He was hanged. (B.C. 479)