Ahasuerus

English

Etymology

From Hebrew אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ (Akhashverósh) from Old Persian 𐎧𐏁𐎹𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎠 (x-š-y-a-r-š-a /⁠xšayāršā⁠/, “ruler among kings”). Cognates include Xerxes from Ancient Greek Ξέρξης (Xérxēs), from the same Old Persian name.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əˈhæz.wə.ɹəs/

Proper noun

Ahasuerus

1. A king of Persia, later identified with Xerxes.
2. A name given to the Wandering Jew.

Translations

biblical king of Persia

• Bulgarian: Асуир (Asuir)
• Danish: Ahasverus
• Esperanto: Aĥaŝveroŝ
• Faroese: Áhasverus m
• Finnish: Kserkses
• French: Assuérus (fr)
• German: Ahasverus, Ahasveros (de)
• Greek: Αρταξέρξης (el) m (Artaxérxis)

  Ancient: Ἀρταξέρξης m (Artaxérxēs)

• Hebrew: אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ (he) m (akhashverósh)
• Indonesian: Ahasyweros
• Japanese: アハシュエロス
• Latin: Asuerus m, Assuērus m
• Norwegian: Xerxes
• Old Church Slavonic: Артаѯерѯъ m (Artakserksŭ)
• Portuguese: Assuero (pt) m, Ahasverus m, Aasvero m, Ahasvero m, Assuerus m, Aasverus m
• Russian: Артаксе́кс m (Artakséks), Ахашверо́ш m (Axašveróš)
• Spanish: Asuero m
• Swedish: Ahasveros
• Ukrainian: Агашверош (Ahašveroš)
• Yiddish: אחשורוש m (akhashveyresh)

the Wandering Jew

• Czech: Ahasver
• German: Ahasver, Ahasverus
• Russian: Агасфе́р (ru) m (Agasfér)