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כַּרְשְׁנָא

𐤊𐤓𐤔𐤍𐤀

Kareshena

H3771 noun

SILEX Entry

Root uncertain uncertain (proper name of foreign origin)

Definition

Karshenāʼ: a proper name designating a high-ranking official in the Persian royal court, specifically one of the seven courtiers or advisers ("wise men") who had access to the king, appearing in the narrative of the Book of Esther. As a proper noun, its meaning is not established within biblical Hebrew, and it functions primarily as a personal name of non-Israelite origin.

Semantic Range

proper name (courtier/adviser of Persian king), royal official

Root / Etymology

Of foreign (likely Old Persian or Elamite) origin; not derived from Hebrew roots, and etymology as a compound or descriptive term is uncertain.

Historical & Contextual Notes

Karshenāʼ is documented only in Esther 1:14 as one of seven officials closest to King Ahasuerus (commonly identified with Xerxes I). The context indicates a Persian or Elamite onomastic tradition, and the name carries no intrinsic meaning in Hebrew. The presence of this name, and others in the same verse, reflects the Persian imperial context of the Book of Esther. English translations sometimes use 'Carshena,' following older conventions, but the Hebrew form preserves the transcribed foreign name. Later traditions (rabbinic, Christian) occasionally identify these officials with special ranks, but the Hebrew text simply marks them as royal advisers. No evidence connects the figure directly to Israelite, Judahite, or Judean ethnicity. The use of this name highlights the polyethnic nature of the Persian imperial elite.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

of foreign origin; Karshena, a courtier of Xerxes; Carshena.

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Root Family

— (—) — uncertain; proper name of foreign origin

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H116 אֱדַיִן then
H133 אַדְמָתָא Admatha
H175 אַהֲרוֹן and in Aharon
H1834 דַּמֶּשֶׂק Damascus
H1867 דָּֽרְיָוֵשׁ Darius

Word Forms

1 distinct form

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H3771-01 כַּרְשְׁנָ֤א kareshena HNp Carshena Karshena 1

Occurrences in Scripture

1 total occurrence

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H3771-01 Esther 1:14 כַּרְשְׁנָ֤א kareshena HNp Carshena Karshena
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