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Teresh

תֶּ֫רֶשׁStrong’s H8657

teresh (te-resh)

Appears in 2 verses of the Old Testament

In short

Teresh is the Hebrew word usually translated “teresh”. It appears in 2 verses of the Old Testament.

“In those days, while Mordecai sat in the king’s gate, two of the king’s chamberlains, Bigthan and Teresh, of those which kept the door, were wroth, and sought to lay hand on the king Ahasuerus.”
Esther 2:21 KJV
Meaning
  1. A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Est.2.21
How it's translated
  • and teresh 2

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Esther 2

1 book in all.

Explore in Scripture
Hebrew dictionary

תֶּ֫רֶשׁ teresh · Teresh

A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Est.2.21 § Teresh = "strictness" one of the 2 eunuchs who plotted to kill king Ahasuerus of Persia but whose plot was discovered by Mordecai

From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).

Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.