H2238

זֶ֫רֶשׁ

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Zeresh

A woman living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Est.5.10; married to Haman (H2001) § Zeresh = "gold" the wife of Haman, the Agagite

Full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon entry

זֶ֫רֶשׁ proper name, feminine wife of Haman Esth 5:10; Esth 5:14; Esth 6:13 (twice in verse) (according to OppEsth. 25 = Persian zaris, Zend zairis, la dorée, compare aurum ductile, Vullii. 128 b; JenVOJ, 1892, 64 compare Elamite goddess Kiriša).


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