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thar´a ( Θαρρά , Tharrá ): One of the two eunuchs, "keepers of the court," who with his companion Gabatha (Bigthan) formed a conspiracy against King Artaxerxes which was detected by Mordecai (Additions to Esther 12:1 = "Teresh" of Esther 2:21; Esther 6:2 ). Tharra and his companion were hanged. Josephus (BJ , II, vi, 4) calls him "Theodestes."

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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Tharra'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/isb/t/tharra.html. 1915.

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