Tharra

THARRA thar'-a (Tharra):

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; 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".  1915.