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Teresh <ref name="term_9078" /> | == Smith's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_75175" /> == | ||
<p> ''''' tē´resh ''''' ( תּרשׁ , <i> ''''' teresh ''''' </i> ( Esther 2:21; Esther 6:2 ); | <p> '''Te'resh.''' ''(Strictness).'' One of the two eunuchs, whose plot to assassinate Ahasuerus, was discovered by Mordecai. Esther 2:21; Esther 6:2. He was hanged. (B.C. 479). </p> | ||
== Fausset's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_37878" /> == | |||
<p> One of the two eunuchs or chamberlains who kept the door of Ahasuerus' palace. [[Hanged]] on Mordecai's information for attempting to assassinate the king ( Esther 2:21; Esther 6:2). </p> | |||
== Morrish Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_68992" /> == | |||
<p> One of the royal door-keepers who conspired against Ahasuerus: the plot was discovered by Mordecai. Esther 2:21; Esther 6:2 . </p> | |||
== Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_54382" /> == | |||
<p> <strong> [[Teresh]] </strong> . A chamberlain of [[Ahasuerus]] ( Esther 2:21 ); called in Ad. Est. 12:1 <strong> [[Tharra]] </strong> . </p> | |||
== Easton's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_33874" /> == | |||
Esther 2:21 6:2 | |||
== Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_44342" /> == | |||
Esther 2:21-23 | |||
== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_63013" /> == | |||
<p> (Heb. id. '''''תֶּרֶשׁ''''' , prob. Pers. ''Strictness;'' Sept. [in some copies only] '''''Θάρας''''' or '''''Θάῤῥας''''' ; ''Vulg. Thares),'' the second-named of the two eunuchs who kept the door of the palace of Ahasuerus, and who were hanged, their plot to assassinate the king being discovered by [[Mordecai]] ( Esther 2:21; Esther 6:2 ). B.C. 479. Josephus: calls him Theodestes ( '''''Θεοδέστης''''' , ''Ant.'' 11:6, 4 and 10), and says that, the conspiracy having been detected by Barnabazus, a servant of one of the eunuchs, who was a Jew by birth, and who revealed it to Mordecai, the conspirators were crucified. </p> | |||
== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_9078" /> == | |||
<p> ''''' tē´resh ''''' ( תּרשׁ , <i> ''''' teresh ''''' </i> ( Esther 2:21; Esther 6:2 ); Codex Vaticanus, Codex Alexandrinus, and Codex Sinaiticus omit it; but Codex Sinaiticus' margin has Θάρας , <i> ''''' Tháras ''''' </i> and Θάρρας , <i> ''''' Thárras ''''' </i> ): 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." </p> | |||
==References == | ==References == | ||
<references> | <references> | ||
<ref name="term_75175"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/smith-s-bible-dictionary/teresh Teresh from Smith's Bible Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_37878"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/fausset-s-bible-dictionary/teresh Teresh from Fausset's Bible Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_68992"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/morrish-bible-dictionary/teresh Teresh from Morrish Bible Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_54382"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/hastings-dictionary-of-the-bible/teresh Teresh from Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_33874"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/easton-s-bible-dictionary/teresh Teresh from Easton's Bible Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_44342"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/holman-bible-dictionary/teresh Teresh from Holman Bible Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_63013"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/teresh Teresh from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_9078"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/international-standard-bible-encyclopedia/teresh Teresh from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_9078"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/international-standard-bible-encyclopedia/teresh Teresh from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
</references> | </references> | ||
Latest revision as of 07:26, 15 October 2021
Smith's Bible Dictionary [1]
Te'resh. (Strictness). One of the two eunuchs, whose plot to assassinate Ahasuerus, was discovered by Mordecai. Esther 2:21; Esther 6:2. He was hanged. (B.C. 479).
Fausset's Bible Dictionary [2]
One of the two eunuchs or chamberlains who kept the door of Ahasuerus' palace. Hanged on Mordecai's information for attempting to assassinate the king ( Esther 2:21; Esther 6:2).
Morrish Bible Dictionary [3]
One of the royal door-keepers who conspired against Ahasuerus: the plot was discovered by Mordecai. Esther 2:21; Esther 6:2 .
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible [4]
Teresh . A chamberlain of Ahasuerus ( Esther 2:21 ); called in Ad. Est. 12:1 Tharra .
Easton's Bible Dictionary [5]
Esther 2:21 6:2
Holman Bible Dictionary [6]
Esther 2:21-23
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [7]
(Heb. id. תֶּרֶשׁ , prob. Pers. Strictness; Sept. [in some copies only] Θάρας or Θάῤῥας ; Vulg. Thares), the second-named of the two eunuchs who kept the door of the palace of Ahasuerus, and who were hanged, their plot to assassinate the king being discovered by Mordecai ( Esther 2:21; Esther 6:2 ). B.C. 479. Josephus: calls him Theodestes ( Θεοδέστης , Ant. 11:6, 4 and 10), and says that, the conspiracy having been detected by Barnabazus, a servant of one of the eunuchs, who was a Jew by birth, and who revealed it to Mordecai, the conspirators were crucified.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [8]
tē´resh ( תּרשׁ , teresh ( Esther 2:21; Esther 6:2 ); Codex Vaticanus, Codex Alexandrinus, and Codex Sinaiticus omit it; but Codex Sinaiticus' margin has Θάρας , Tháras and Θάρρας , Thárras ): 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."
References
- ↑ Teresh from Smith's Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Teresh from Fausset's Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Teresh from Morrish Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Teresh from Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible
- ↑ Teresh from Easton's Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Teresh from Holman Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Teresh from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
- ↑ Teresh from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
