The meaning of “זֶרֶשׁ”
Understanding Zeresh reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
of Persian origin Zeresh. - § Zeresh = "gold" - Zeresh, Haman's wife 1) the wife of Haman, the Agagite
זֶרֶשׁ
of Persian origin Zeresh. - § Zeresh = "gold" - Zeresh, Haman's wife 1) the wife of Haman, the Agagite
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Esther 5:10 | “Nevertheless Haman refrained himself: and when he came home, he sent and called for his friends, and Zeresh his wife.” Word: זֶרֶשׁ (Zeresh) | |
| Esther 5:14 | “Then said Zeresh his wife and all his friends unto him, Let a gallows be made of fifty cubits high, and to morrow speak thou unto the king that Mordecai may be hanged thereon: then go thou in merrily with the king unto the banquet. And the thing pleased Haman; and he caused the gallows to be made. ” Word: זֶרֶשׁ (Zeresh) | |
| Esther 6:13 | “And Haman told Zeresh his wife and all his friends every thing that had befallen him. Then said his wise men and Zeresh his wife unto him, If Mordecai be of the seed of the Jews, before whom thou hast begun to fall, thou shalt not prevail against him, but shalt surely fall before him.” Word: זֶרֶשׁ (Zeresh) |