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thar´a (ΘαÏÏαÌ, TharraÌ): 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 ; ). Tharra and his companion were hanged. Josephus (BJ, II, vi, 4) calls him “Theodestes.â€