Study it in the app“and those closest to him were Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, Memucan, the seven officials of Persia and Media who saw the face of the king, who sat first in the kingdom):”
and those closestוְהַקָּרֹבto himאֵלָיוwereCarshena,כַּרְשְׁנָאShethar,שֵׁתָרAdmatha,אַדְמָתָאTarshish,תַרְשִׁישׁMeres,מֶרֶסMarsena,מַרְסְנָאMemucan,מְמוּכָןthe sevenשִׁבְעַתofficialsשָׂרֵיof Persiaפָּרַסand Mediaוּמָדַיwho sawרֹאֵיthe faceפְּנֵיof the king,הַמֶּלֶךְwho satהַיֹּשְׁבִיםfirstרִאשֹׁנָהin the kingdom):בַּמַּלְכוּת
near
Close by, or having access to YHWH.
Where else “karov” appearsCarshena
Carshena: the name of one of the seven officials of Persia and Media close to King Ahasuerus.
Where else “karshna” appearsShethar
Shethar: the name of one of the seven officials of Persia and Media close to King Ahasuerus.
Where else “shetar” appearsAdmatha
Admatha: the name of one of the seven officials of Persia and Media close to King Ahasuerus.
Where else “admata” appearsTarshish
Tarshish, a son of Javan; also a distant place on the Mediterranean, famous for its ships. Also the name of two men.
Where else “tarshish” appearsMeres
Meres: the name of one of the seven officials of Persia and Media close to King Ahasuerus.
Where else “meres” appearsMarsena
Marsena: the name of one of the seven officials of Persia and Media close to King Ahasuerus.
Where else “marsna” appearsMemucan
Memucan: the name of one of the seven officials of Persia and Media; he advised the king about Queen Vashti.
Where else “memuchan” appearsseven
Seven, the number of fullness; also "seven times".
Where else “shivat” appearschief
Someone set over others, in the army or in the state.
Where else “sare” appearsPersia
See it on the mapWhere else “paras” appearsMadai
Madai, a son of Japheth; it is the Hebrew name of the Medes (Media).
Where else “maday” appearssee
To see with one's eyes.
Where else “roe” appearsface
The front of the head, of someone or of God.
Where else “pene” appearsking
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appearssit
To sit; or sit on the throne to reign.
Where else “yoshvim” appearschief
First in rank.
Where else “rishona” appearskingdom
A kingdom: the people and territory a king rules, or the one YHWH rules.
Where else “malchut” appearsPersia
Today: Iran
An empire stretching from what is now Iran to Egypt; its center was in present-day Iran.
Cyrus, king of Persia, let the Jews return to Jerusalem and rebuild the temple (Ezra 1:1-3).
13And the king said to the wise men who knew the times (for such was the king’s practice before all who knew law and judgment;
14 · This verse (above)
15“According to the law, what is to be done with Queen Vashti, because she has not done the command of King Ahasuerus sent by the hand of the eunuchs?”
