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תֶּ֫רֶשׁ
te.resh
H8657
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Teresh

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te.resh is the proper name of a king's eunuch named with Bigthan in accounts of a plot against King Ahasuerus.

The term occurs as a proper name for one of the king's eunuchs, named with Bigthan in the account of seeking to lay a hand on King Ahasuerus and in the later record of Mordecai's report.

Senses in use

  1. Name of a king's eunuch · dominant

    In Esther 2:21, the proper noun identifies one of the two eunuchs guarding the threshold who became angry and sought to lay a hand on King Ahasuerus; the APB renders the pair "Bigthan and Teresh." In Esther 6:2, the same proper noun occurs in the written account of Mordecai's report concerning those two eunuchs and their attempt against the king.

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term as "Teresh" in both verses, each time paired with Bigthan and identified within the account concerning the king's eunuchs. This reflects the verse-level presentation of the proper name.

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