Ahasuerus

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Gender Masculine

Usage Biblical

Scripts אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ(Ancient Hebrew)

Meaning & History

From Hebrew אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ ('Achashwerosh), from the Old Persian name Xšayarša (see Xerxes). This name appears several times in the Old Testament belonging to a king of Persia. In the Book of Esther, Ahasuerus is the husband of Esther.