Esther 1:14
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“And the next unto him was Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan, the seven princes of Persia and Media, which saw the king’s face, and which sat the first in the kingdom;)”
תַּרְשִׁישׁ
Tarshish, a place on the Mediterranean, hence, the ephithet of a merchant vessel (as if for or from that port); also the name of a Persian and of an Israelite
רָאָה
who saw
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רָאָה
To see, to look, to perceive. Raah. The LORD sees not as man sees. Man looks on the outward appearance but God looks on the heart.
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שֶׁבַע
the seven
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שֶׁבַע
seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number
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פָּנִים
of the face of
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פָּנִים
Face, presence. Panim. The LORD make His face shine on you. God turns His face toward you. That is grace.
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פָּרַס
Persia
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פָּרַס
Paras (i.e. Persia), an Eastern country, including its inhabitants
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רִאשׁוֹן
foremost
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רִאשׁוֹן
first, in place, time or rank (as adjective or noun)
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שַׂר
the officials of
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שַׂר
a head person (of any rank or class)
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מְמוּכָן
Memucan
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מְמוּכָן
Memucan or Momucan, a Persian satrap
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כַּרְשְׁנָא
were Carshena
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כַּרְשְׁנָא
Karshena, a courtier of Xerxes
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שֵׁתָר
Shethar
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שֵׁתָר
Shethar, a Persian satrap
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מַרְסְנָא
Marsena
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מַרְסְנָא
Marsena, a Persian
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מֶרֶס
Meres
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מֶרֶס
Meres, a Persian
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