Marsena
Fausset's Bible Dictionary [1]
One of "the seven princes of Persia, wise men who knew the times, saw the king's face, and sat first in the kingdom" (Esther 1:13-14).
Holman Bible Dictionary [2]
Esther 1:13-14Ezra 7:14
Hitchcock's Bible Names [3]
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible [4]
MARSENA. One of the seven princes who had the right of access to the royal presence ( Esther 1:14 ).
Morrish Bible Dictionary [5]
One of the seven princes of Persia. Esther 1:14 .
Smith's Bible Dictionary [6]
Mar'sena. (worthy). One of the seven of Persia, "wise men which knew the times," which saw the king's face and sat first in the kingdom. Esther 1:14.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [7]
mar - sē´na , mar´sḗ - na ( מרסנא , marṣenā' ; derivation unknown but probably of Persian origin ( Esther 1:14 )): One of "the seven princes of Persia and Media, who saw the king's face, and sat first in the kingdom."
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [8]
(Heb. Marsena', מִרְסְנָא , according to Benfey, the Sanscrit smarsha, noble, with the Zend ending na, man; Sept. Μαρσενά, but most copies omit; Vulg. Marsana), one of the seven Medo-Persian satraps or viziers of Xerxes (Esther 1:14). B.C. 483. Josephus understands that they had the office of interpreters of the laws (Ant. 11:6, 1).
References
- ↑ Marsena from Fausset's Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Marsena from Holman Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Marsena from Hitchcock's Bible Names
- ↑ Marsena from Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible
- ↑ Marsena from Morrish Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Marsena from Smith's Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Marsena from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
- ↑ Marsena from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
