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Marsena

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(worthy). A Persian prince (Esther 1:14¹⁴And 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;) (Esther 1:14)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

One of the seven princes of Persia (Esther 1:14¹⁴And 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;) (Esther 1:14)).

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

4826 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

Marcna’

Phonic:

mar-sen-aw’

Meaning:

of foreign derivation; Marsena, a Persian

KJV Usage:

Marsena

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

bitter is the thorn-bush Mars hill, same as Areopagus

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

Worn out; sorrowful; strong; worthy man:―a Persian prince, Esth. 1:14. {Contritus; robustus}