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Shethar

The name Shethar means “putrefied; searching.” Shethar is mentioned in 1 verse of the Bible, first in Esther 1:14.

Who was Shethar?

A star, a prince at the court of Ahasuerus (Esther 1:14).

Biography adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain, linked via Theographic Bible Metadata.

Key verses about Shethar

  • Esther 1:14

    And the next unto him was Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan, the seven princes of Persia and Media, which saw the king’s face, and which sat the first in the kingdom;)