Bible Person
Meaning: putrefied; searching · Male · 1 cross reference
Shethar is one of the seven princes of Persia and Media in Esther 1:14. He belongs to the inner court around King Ahasuerus at the opening of the Esther narrative. First appears in Esth 1:14.1
Name meaning
putrefied; searching
Identity
male
First appears
Esth 1:14
AI summary: Shethar matters because his single cross reference helps frame the political culture of the Persian court where access, status, and counsel shape major events. The entry contributes to the atmosphere of elite power that sets the stage for Esther's story. Taken together, the material presents Shethar as a court prince in the Persian empire.1
Central Figure
Shethar
Meaning: putrefied; searching
A star, a prince at the court of Ahasuerus (Esther 1:14).
Name meaning
putrefied; searching
Identity
male
A star, a prince at the court of Ahasuerus (Esther 1:14). 3
Source note: this 1893 dictionary language reflects its period and may be culturally insensitive or outdated. It is presented as historical source material, not as ai-BIBLE’s language, interpretation, or endorsement.
| Book | Cross-References |
|---|---|
| Esth |
Figure1: A table of cross references between the selected passage and other passages (Data from Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.)
AI-assisted summary prepared for ai-BIBLE and stored as page content, based on dictionary material, person metadata, and linked Bible cross references.
Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.