Ahasuerus
/əˈhæz.wə.ɹəs/ name
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Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A king of Persia, later identified with Xerxes.
- 2 A name given to the Wandering Jew.
Example
More examples"Queen Vashti was the first wife of King Ahasuerus."
Etymology
From Hebrew אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ (Akhashverósh) from Old Persian 𐎧𐏁𐎹𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎠 (x-š-y-a-r-š-a /xšayāršā/, “ruler among kings”). Cognates include Xerxes from Ancient Greek Ξέρξης (Xérxēs), from the same Old Persian name.