Ahasuerus en · PROPN
Pronunciation
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- /əˈhæz.wə.ɹəs/
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.
Meanings
- A king of Persia, later identified with Xerxes.
- A name given to the Wandering Jew.
Translations (34)
ru Артаксе́кс (biblical king of Persia) · da Ahasverus (biblical king of Persia) · de Ahasverus (biblical king of Persia) · eo Aĥaŝveroŝ (biblical king of Persia) · pt Assuero (biblical king of Persia) · fr Assuérus (biblical king of Persia) · pt Ahasvero (biblical king of Persia) · fo Áhasverus (biblical king of Persia) · es Asuero (biblical king of Persia) · pt Assuerus (biblical king of Persia) · ja アハシュエロス (biblical king of Persia) · bg Асуир (biblical king of Persia) · he אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ (biblical king of Persia) · la Asuerus (biblical king of Persia) · yi אחשורוש (biblical king of Persia) · pt Aasverus (biblical king of Persia) · uk Агашверош (biblical king of Persia) · grc Ἀρταξέρξης (biblical king of Persia) · pt Aasvero (biblical king of Persia) · sv Ahasveros (biblical king of Persia) · hi क्षयर्ष (biblical king of Persia) · id Ahasyweros (biblical king of Persia) · fi Kserkses (biblical king of Persia) · la Assuērus (biblical king of Persia) · de Ahasverus (the Wandering Jew) · el Αρταξέρξης (biblical king of Persia) · de Ahasver (the Wandering Jew) · de Ahasveros (biblical king of Persia) · cu Артаѯерѯъ (biblical king of Persia) · pt Ahasverus (biblical king of Persia) · no Xerxes (biblical king of Persia) · cs Ahasver (the Wandering Jew) · ru Ахашверо́ш (biblical king of Persia) · ru Агасфе́р (the Wandering Jew)