זֶ֫רֶשׁ
ze.resh
“Zeresh”
Definition
Zeresh, Haman's wife
of Persian origin;
Go beyond grammar.
See how this word works across context, usage, and meaning with AI-assisted word study built for serious Bible study.
logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Proper Noun (Feminine)
N:N-F-P
Proper Noun, Feminine
Occurrences
זֶ֫רֶשׁ appears 3 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
Nevertheless, Haman restrained himself and went home. And calling for his friends and his wife Zeresh,
His wife Zeresh and all his friends told him, “Have them build a gallows fifty cubits high, and ask the king in the morning to have Mordecai hanged on it. Then go to the banquet with the king and enjoy yourself.”The advice pleased Haman, and he had the gallows constructed.
Haman told his wife Zeresh and all his friends everything that had happened. His advisers and his wife Zeresh said to him, “Since Mordecai, before whom your downfall has begun, is Jewish, you will not prevail against him—for surely you will fall before him.”
Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.