זֶרֶשׁZeresh
proper name, feminine: wife of Haman (Esther 5:10; Esther 5:14; Esther 6:13)
Pronunciation: zeh'-resh · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H2238
Where it appears
Appears 4 times in the Bible.
- Esther 5:10 However, he restrained himself and went on home. Then Haman gathered together his friends and Zeresh, his wife,
- Esther 5:14 So Haman’s wife, Zeresh, and all his friends suggested, “Set up a sharpened pole that stands seventy-five feet tall, and in the morning ask the king to impale Mordecai on it. When this is done, you can go on your merry way to the banquet with the king.” This pleased Haman, and he ordered the pole set up.
- Esther 6:13 When Haman told his wife, Zeresh, and all his friends what had happened, his wise advisers and his wife said, “Since Mordecai—this man who has humiliated you—is of Jewish birth, you will never succeed in your plans against him. It will be fatal to continue opposing him.”
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).