זֶ֫רֶשׁ

Esther 5:10 זֶ֥רֶשׁ Zeresh

Nevertheless, Haman restrained himself and went home. And calling for his friends and his wife Zeresh,

Esther 5:14 זֶ֨רֶשׁ Zeresh

His wife Zeresh and all his friends told him, “Have them build a gallows fifty cubits high, and ask the king in the morning to have Mordecai hanged on it. Then go to the banquet with the king and enjoy yourself.” The advice pleased Haman, and he had the gallows constructed.

Here: Haman's wife, probably a Persian name. She appears again in 6:13, where she predicts Haman's fall. The woman who proposes the stake here is the one who later foresees its outcome.

Esther 6:13 לְזֶ֤רֶשׁ וְזֶ֣רֶשׁ to Zeresh, and Zeresh

Haman told his wife Zeresh and all his friends everything that had happened. His advisers and his wife Zeresh said to him, “Since Mordecai, before whom your downfall has begun, is Jewish, you will not prevail against him—for surely you will fall before him.”

Here: Haman's wife, named first among those he tells. She was the lead voice proposing the gallows for Mordecai in 5:14.