Quick Definition
Ahasuerus
Biblical Persons & Places
Ahasuerus
Emperor Xerxes I, living at the time of Exile and Return
An emperor of Persia living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.4.6;
referred to as Ahasuerus (=Qere. Ketiv= Ahaserus, NIV= Xerxes) (אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ);
a son of Darius;
husband of Vashti;
father of Artaxerxes and Darius;
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Strong's Definition
Achashverosh (i.e. Ahasuerus or Artaxerxes, but in this case Xerxes), the title (rather than name) of a Persian king
Derivation: or (shortened) אַחַשְׁרֹשׁ (Esther 10:1); of Persian origin;
KJV Usage: Ahasuerus.
Outline of Biblical Usage
Ahasuerus = "I will be silent and poor"
1) title of the king of Persia, probably Xerxes
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.4.6; married to Vashti (H2060);
father of: Darius (H1868H)
§ Ahasuerus = "I will be silent and poor"
title of the king of Persia, probably Xerxes
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
אַחַשְׁרשׁ / אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ
ăchashvêrôsh / achashrôsh
BDB Definition:
Ahasuerus = I will be silent and poor
1) title of the king of Persia, probably Xerxes
Part of Speech: noun proper masculine
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: of Persian origin
Total KJV Occurrences: 31