Carcas
Holman Bible Dictionary [1]
Esther 1:10AbagthaEsther
Hitchcock's Bible Names [2]
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible [3]
CARCAS ( Esther 1:10 ). One of the seven eunuchs or chamberlains of king Ahasuerus.
Morrish Bible Dictionary [4]
Chamberlain of Ahasuerus. Esther 1:10 .
Smith's Bible Dictionary [5]
Car'cas. (severe). The seventh of the seven "chamberlains," that is, eunuchs, of King Ahasuerus. Esther 1:10. (B.C. 483).
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [6]
kar´kas ( כּרכּס , karkaṣ ): One of seven chamberlains, ordered to summon Queen Vashti before King Ahasuerus ( Esther 1:10 ). The Targum allegorizes the first five of the names.
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [7]
(Hebrews כִּרְכִּס, Karkas', comp. the Sanscrit karkafa, severe; Sept. θαβάζ v. r. θαραβά, Vulg. Charchas), the last named of the seven eunuchs ("chamberlains") in the harem of Ahasuerus (Xerxes), who were directed to bring queen Vashti into the royal convivial party ( Esther 1:10). B.C. 483.
References
- ↑ Carcas from Holman Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Carcas from Hitchcock's Bible Names
- ↑ Carcas from Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible
- ↑ Carcas from Morrish Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Carcas from Smith's Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Carcas from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
- ↑ Carcas from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
