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Ahasuerus

/əˈhæz.wə.ɹəs/

Ahasuerus proper noun: a king of Persia, later identified with Xerxes.

Proper noun

Ahasuerus

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

Ahasuerus meaning in Hindi and Indonesian

Ahasuerus in Hindi

biblical king of Persia
क्षयर्ष kṣayarṣ

Ahasuerus in Indonesian

biblical king of Persia
Ahasyweros

Origin of Ahasuerus

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.

Questions about Ahasuerus

What does Ahasuerus mean?
Ahasuerus means a king of Persia, later identified with Xerxes.
What is Ahasuerus in Hindi?
Ahasuerus in Hindi is क्षयर्ष (kṣayarṣ). See Ahasuerus meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Ahasuerus?
Ahasuerus is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Ahasuerus?
Ahasuerus is pronounced /əˈhæz.wə.ɹəs/.

Words near Ahasuerus in the dictionary

  1. Aharonyan
  2. Aharonyans
  3. Ahart
  4. Aharts
  5. AHAs
  6. Ahasuerus
  7. ahata
  8. ahau
  9. ahaus
  10. ahaustral
  11. Ahava Raba

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