Ahasuerus

[ uh-haz-yoo-eer-uhs, uh-has-, uh-hazh-oo-; Sephardic Hebrew ah-khahsh-ve-rawsh; Ashkenazic Hebrew ah-khuhsh-vey-ruhsh ]

noun
  1. a king of ancient Persia, known to the Greeks as Xerxes: husband of the Biblical Esther.

  • Also Douay Bible, As·su·er·us [as-oo-er-uhs, -eer-] /ˌæs uˈɛr əs, -ˈɪər-/ .

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Ahasuerus

/ (əˌhæzjuːˈɪərəs) /


noun
  1. Old Testament a king of ancient Persia and husband of Esther, generally identified with Xerxes

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