Topic
Teresh
3 passages cited, from 4 classic reference works.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Esther 6:2Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave Plotted against Ahasuerus
And it was found written, that Mordecai had told of Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king’s chamberlains, the keepers of the door, who sought to lay hand on the king Ahasuerus.
- Esther 2:21Easton · Smith · ISBE
¶ 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 2:21–23Nave Plotted against Ahasuerus
¶ 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. And the thing was known to Mordecai, who told it unto Esther…
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 2 references
Severe, a eunuch or chamberlain in the palace of Ahasuerus, who conspired with another to murder him. The plot was detected by Mordecai, and the conspirators were put to death (Esther 2:21; 6:2).
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 2 references
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 2 references
te'-resh (teresh (Es 2:21; 6:2); Codex Vaticanus, Codex Alexandrinus, and Codex Sinaiticus omit it; but Codex Sinaiticus' margin has Tharas and Tharras): 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."
In the topical indexes
Nave's Topical Bible (1896) · 2 references, grouped by sub-topic
- → (A Persian chamberlain)
- → Plotted against Ahasuerus Es 2:21-23; 6:2
Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884); International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915); Nave's Topical Bible (1896), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.