אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ
a.chash.ve.roshProper Noun (Masculine)H0325
Ahasuerus
From: or (shortened) אַחַשְׁרֹשׁ (Esther 10:1); of Persian origin;
Short Definition
Achashverosh (i.e. Ahasuerus or Artaxerxes, but in this case Xerxes), the title (rather than name) of a Persian king
Full Lexicon Entry
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at ; married to Vashti (H2060); father of: Darius (H1868H) § Ahasuerus = "I will be silent and poor" title of the king of Persia, probably Xerxes
Grammar
Part of Speech Proper Noun (Masculine)
Morphology N:N-M-P
DescriptionProper Noun, Masculine
Occurrences
30 timesAppears 30 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:
Esther
28
Daniel
1
Ezra
1
Key Passages
- Daniel 9:1
- Esther 1:16
- Esther 2:12
- Esther 3:8
- Esther 8:10
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