HebrewH3771Proper Noun (Masculine)
כַּרְשְׁנָא
kar.she.na
“Carshena”
1Occurrences
H3771Strong's #
Proper Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech
Definition
Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
Karshena, a courtier of Xerxes
of foreign origin;
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at § Carshena = "illustrious" one of the 7 princes of Persia and Media under king Ahasuerus
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Grammar & Morphology
Part of Speech
Proper Noun (Masculine)
Morphology Code
N:N-M-P
Full Description
Proper Noun, Masculine
Occurrences
כַּרְשְׁנָא appears 1 time in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Esther
1
Key Passages
Esther 1:14BSB
His closest advisors were Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan, the seven princes of Persia and Media who had personal access to the king and ranked highest in the kingdom.
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