Lexical Definition

‎תֶּרֶשׁ‎ Teresh (teh'-resh) Teresh ^N:N-M-P
of foreign derivation

Teresh.

• § Teresh = "strictness"
• Teresh, a eunuch of Xerxes

1) one of the 2 eunuchs who plotted to kill king Ahasuerus of Persia but whose plot was discovered by Mordecai

Extended Information

• A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Est.2.21

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎תֶּ֫רֶשׁ‎ proper name, masculine eunuch at court of Ahasuerus (Scheft⁵⁸ compare Old Iranian tarša, 'Begierde,' used as proper name in New Persian); — Esth 2:21; Esth 6:2 Θαρ(ρ)ας.

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Male • Persian official who plotted against King Ahasuerus

Man living at the time of Exile and Return

Teresh was one of two Persian officials who plotted to assassinate King Ahasuerus but were discovered by Mordecai.

• A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Est.2.21;
• only referred to as Teresh תֶּרֶשׁ.

Teresh is mentioned in Esther 2:21 and 6:2 as one of two eunuchs who served at the door of King Ahasuerus' palace. Along with Bigthan, Teresh plotted to assassinate the king for unknown reasons. However, their plot was discovered by Mordecai, who informed Queen Esther. The matter was investigated and found to be true, leading to the execution of Bigthan and Teresh on the gallows. Mordecai's deed was recorded in the king's chronicles.

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