Marsena

מַרְסְנָא · mar.se.na · H4826“bitterness of a bramble” Hitchcock's 18691 mention, all in Esther

Who he was

Marsena was one of the seven princes of Persia and Media who had access to King Ahasuerus' presence and held the highest positions in the kingdom. These princes were consulted by the king when he sought advice regarding the appropriate response to Queen Vashti's refusal to appear before him and his guests (Esther 1:14). The counsel of these princes led to the king's decision to remove Vashti as queen and seek a new queen to replace her.

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Every mention

1 reference, counted from STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0 · verse text: World English Bible (public domain)

Esther 1 mention

Esther 1:14and next to him were Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan, the seven princes of Persia and Media, who saw the king’s face, and sat first in the kingdom),

What the dictionary says

(worthy), one of the seven of Persia, "wise men which knew the times," which saw the king’s face and sat first in the kingdom.

Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863)

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Sources

STEPBible TIPNR · Translators Individualised Proper Names with all References · CC BY 4.0 · github.com/STEPBible/STEPBible-Data
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869) · Public domain