Ahasuerus

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/əˈhæz.wə.ɹəs/

proper noun

A king of Persia, later identified with Xerxes.

OriginHebrew אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ ← Old Persian 𐎧𐏁𐎹𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎠 →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A king of Persia, later identified with Xerxes.
  2. A name given to the Wandering Jew.

Origin

  1. Old Persian𐎧𐏁𐎹𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎠“ruler among kings”
  2. Hebrewאֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ
  3. EnglishAhasuerus

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.

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Translations

Ancient Greek Ἀρταξέρξης
  • Ἀρταξέρξης (Artaxérxēs)biblical king of Persia
Bulgarian Асуир
  • Асуир (Asuir)biblical king of Persia
Czech Ahasver
  • Ahasverthe Wandering Jew
Danish Ahasverus
  • Ahasverusbiblical king of Persia
Esperanto Aĥaŝveroŝ
  • Aĥaŝveroŝbiblical king of Persia
Finnish Kserkses
  • Kserksesbiblical king of Persia
French Assuérus
  • Assuérusbiblical king of Persia
German Ahasverus, Ahasveros
  • Ahasverusbiblical king of Persia
  • Ahasverosbiblical king of Persia
  • Ahasverthe Wandering Jew
  • Ahasverusthe Wandering Jew
Greek Αρταξέρξης
  • Αρταξέρξης (Artaxérxis)biblical king of Persia
Hebrew אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ
  • אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ (akhashverósh)biblical king of Persia
Hindi क्षयर्ष
  • क्षयर्ष (kṣayarṣ)biblical king of Persia
Indonesian Ahasyweros
  • Ahasywerosbiblical king of Persia
Japanese アハシュエロス
  • アハシュエロスbiblical king of Persia
Latin Asuerus, Assuērus
  • Asuerusbiblical king of Persia
  • Assuērusbiblical king of Persia
Norwegian Xerxes
  • Xerxesbiblical king of Persia
Portuguese Assuero, Ahasverus
  • Assuerobiblical king of Persia
  • Ahasverusbiblical king of Persia
  • Aasverobiblical king of Persia
  • Ahasverobiblical king of Persia
  • Assuerusbiblical king of Persia
  • Aasverusbiblical king of Persia
Russian Артаксе́кс, Ахашверо́ш
  • Артаксе́кс (Artakséks)biblical king of Persia
  • Ахашверо́ш (Axašveróš)biblical king of Persia
  • Агасфе́р (Agasfér)the Wandering Jew
Spanish Asuero
  • Asuerobiblical king of Persia
Swedish Ahasveros
  • Ahasverosbiblical king of Persia
Ukrainian Агашверош
  • Агашверош (Ahašveroš)biblical king of Persia
Yiddish אחשורוש
  • אחשורוש (akhashveyresh)biblical king of Persia
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