Teresh
תֶּ֫רֶשׁ · te.resh · H86572 mentions, all in Esther
Who he was
Teresh is mentioned in Esther 2:21 and Esther 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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Every mention
2 references, counted from STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0 · verse text: World English Bible (public domain)
Esther 2 mentions
Esther 2:21In those days, while Mordecai was sitting in the king’s gate, two of the king’s eunuchs, Bigthan and Teresh, who were doorkeepers, were angry, and sought to lay hands on the King Ahasuerus.Esther 6:2It was found written that Mordecai had told of Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king’s eunuchs, who were doorkeepers, who had tried to lay hands on the King Ahasuerus.
What the dictionary says
Severe, a eunuch or chamberlain in the palace of Ahasuerus, who conspired with another to murder him.
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
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