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Ahasuerus

American  
[uh-haz-yoo-eer-uhs, uh-has-, uh-hazh-oo-, ah-khahsh-ve-rawsh, ah-khuhsh-vey-ruhsh] / əˌhæz juˈɪər əs, əˌhæs-, əˌhæʒ u-, ɑˌxɑʃ vɛˈrɔʃ, ˌɑ xəʃˈveɪ rəʃ /
Douay Bible, Assuerus

noun

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


Ahasuerus British  
/ əˌhæzjuːˈɪərəs /

noun

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

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As Esther rose through ranks to become the queen of Persia, she kept her religious identity secret to her husband, King Ahasuerus.

From Salon Mar. 16, 2022

He parodies these genres or artists using the same set of Megillah characters, including Haman, King Ahasuerus and Queen Vashti, Mordecai and Esther.

From New York Times Mar. 18, 2016

King Ahasuerus, thinks he’s going to replace his headstrong wife with a pliable young lady — but instead he winds up with Esther.

From Time Mar. 31, 2014

This one’s about a beautiful woman named Esther who disguises her Jewish identity to become the queen of the Persian King Ahasuerus.

From Salon Jan. 5, 2014

So Esther was taken unto king Ahasuerus into his house royal in the tenth month, in the seventh year of his reign.

From Heroes of Israel Text of the Hero Stories with Notes and Questions for Young Students by Theodore Gerald Soares

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