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Meres

defluxion; imposthume

מֶ֫רֶס me.res

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Meres (Hebrew: מֶ֫רֶס, me.res) means “defluxion; imposthume”, by traditional interpretation. It appears once, at Esther 1:14. In United States birth records the name is below the reporting threshold. Appears in the same passages as Abagtha.

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The bearer in scripture

One person in scripture bears this name.

  1. Meres

    Second Temple · king · 1 verse

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At a glance

Verses
1 across 1 book
Bearers
1 one person only
Testament
Old
Era
Second Temple
Hapax
Yes occurs exactly once
SSA · public domainBirths in year

Using it today

In United States birth records this name is below the reporting threshold. The Social Security Administration does not publish counts under five, so a name given to four children looks the same as one given to none.

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In scripture

FactDetail
First appearsEsther 1:14
Cross-references12 linked passages
Computed · A2/A3Rationale generated

Names connected to this one

  • Carshena co-occurrence Appears with Carshena in Esther 1.
  • Admatha co-occurrence Appears with Admatha in Esther 1.
  • Shethar co-occurrence Appears with Shethar in Esther 1.
  • Marsena co-occurrence Appears with Marsena in Esther 1.
  • Tarshish co-occurrence Appears with Tarshish in Esther 1.
  • Memucan co-occurrence Appears with Memucan in Esther 1.
  • Abagtha co-occurrence Appears in the same passages as Abagtha.

Origin & meaning

Strong's number H4825
Hebrew מֶ֫רֶס
Transliteration me.res

A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Est.1.14
§ Meres = "lofty"
one of the 7 counsellors of Ahasuerus

Meres, one of the seven princes of Persia and Media who advised King Ahasuerus.

The biblical story

Meres was one of the seven princes of Persia and Media who had access to King Ahasuerus and were closest to him in rank (Est.1.14). These princes were consulted by the king when he sought advice on how to respond to Queen Vashti's refusal to appear before him and his guests during a royal feast.

Key verses

Meres appears in 1 verse. Here are some of the most notable:

  1. 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;)

    Esther 1:14
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Esther (1)

  • Esther 1:14