Shethar

Shethar

(Heb. Shethar’, , Persic for star, like [Gesen.], or Zend shathiao = commander [Furst; Sept. v.r. , etc.), second named of the seven princes of Persia and Media, who had access to the king’s presence, and were the first men in the kingdom, in the third year of Xerxes (Est 1:14). B.C. 483. Comp. Ezr 7:14 and the of Ctesias (14), and the statement of Herodotus (3, 84) with regard to the seven noble Persians who slew Smerdis, that it was granted to them as a privilege to have access to the king’s presence at all, times, without being sent for, except when he was with the women; and, that the king might only take a wife from one of these seven families. SEE CARSHENA; SEE ESTHER.

Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Shethar

a star, a prince at the court of Ahasuerus (Esther 1:14).

Fuente: Easton’s Bible Dictionary

Shethar

In Xerxes’ (Ahasuerus) third year (Est 1:3-4; compare Ezr 7:14).

Fuente: Fausset’s Bible Dictionary

Shethar

SHETHAR.One of the seven princes who had the right of access to the royal presence (Est 1:14).

Fuente: Hastings’ Dictionary of the Bible

Shethar

shethar (, she4thar; Codex Vaticanus and Lucian, , Sarsathaos; Codex Alexandrinus , Sarestheos): One of the seven princes at the court of Ahasuerus (Est 1:14); these princes sat first in the kingdom and had the right of entrance to the king’s presence at any time, except when he was in the company of one of his wives. (According to Marquart, Fund., 69, Shethar comes from , with which the Persian siyatis, joy, is to be compared.) The word has never really been satisfactorily explained; it is presumably Persian.

Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

Shethar

Shethar (Pers., a star), one of the seven princes of Persia and Media, ‘who saw the king’s face, and sat the first in the kingdom’ (Est 1:14).

Fuente: Popular Cyclopedia Biblical Literature

Shethar

[Shethar’]

One of the seven princes of Persia and Media. Est 1:14.

Fuente: Concise Bible Dictionary

Shethar

H8369

A prince of Persia.

Est 1:14

Fuente: Nave’s Topical Bible

Shethar

She’thar. (Persian, a star). One of the seven princes, of Persia and Media. Est 1:14. (B.C. 483).

Fuente: Smith’s Bible Dictionary