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Ahasuerus


Ahasuerus

(əˌhæzjuːˈɪərəs) n (Bible) Old Testament a king of ancient Persia and husband of Esther, generally identified with Xerxes

A•has•u•e•rus

(əˌhæz yuˈɪər əs, əˌhæs-)

n. a king of ancient Persia, usu. identified as Xerxes I: husband of Esther.
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Ahasuerus


Ahasuerus

(āhăs'yo͞oē`rəs), Hebrew form of the name Xerxes, as used in the Bible. The Ahasuerus in the Book of Esther is probably Xerxes I. That in the Book of Tobit may be Cyaxares I, destroyer of Nineveh. The name of the father of Darius the MedeDarius the Mede,
in the Bible, a king of the Medes who succeeded to the throne of Babylonia after Belshazzar. Otherwise unknown outside biblical tradition, it is likely that this Darius has been confused with Cyrus the Persian, who succeeded Belshazzar and decreed (539 B.C.
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 is also given as Ahasuerus.

Ahasuerus

(519–465 B.C.) Persian king rectifies wrongs done to Jews. [O.T.: Esther 8:7–8]See: Justice

Ahasuerus

German name for the Wandering Jew. [Ger. Lit.: Benét, 1071]See: Wandering

Ahasuerus

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