H8369 H8369
Shethar — personal name of one of the seven Persian princes who had access to King Ahasuerus
Shethar is named in Esther 1:14 as one of seven nobles of Persia and Media who 'saw the king's face'—that is, had direct access to the monarch. These seven formed the king's inner council, and their opinion was sought regarding Queen Vashti's refusal. The Persian names throughout Esther lend historical authenticity to the narrative. That seven specific counselors are named reflects Persian administrative structure.
Senses
1. sense 1 — A personal name in Esther 1:14, identifying one of the seven Persian princes with privileged access to King Ahasuerus. The Septuagint rendering 'Sarsathaios' shows how Greek struggled with Persian names. As a proper name, it functions purely as an identifier, though the listing of all seven counselors by name emphasizes the official, courtly nature of the deliberations about Vashti. 1×
AR["شِيتَارَ"]·ben["শেথর"]·DE["[שתר]"]·EN["Shethar"]·FR["[שתר]"]·heb["שתר"]·HI["शेतर"]·ID["Syetar"]·IT["[שתר]"]·jav["Sétar"]·KO["세다르와"]·PT["Shetar"]·RU["Шетар"]·ES["Setar"]·SW["Admatha"]·TR["Setar"]·urd["شیتر"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† שֵׁתָר n.pr.m. a prince of Persia Est 1:14; Σαρσαθαιος.