Bible Person

Carshena

Meaning: a lamb; sleeping · Male · 1 cross reference

Carshena is one of the seven princes of Persia and Media listed in Esther 1. He belongs to the elite advisory circle around King Ahasuerus. First appears in Esth 1:14.1

AI summary: Carshena matters because his single cross reference places him among the king's highest-ranking counselors at the outset of Esther's story. The entry helps frame the formal and hierarchical nature of the Persian court. Taken together, the material presents Carshena as a senior court figure within Esther's royal setting.1

Central Figure

Carshena

Meaning: a lamb; sleeping