אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ

Strong’s Definition

Achashverosh (i.e. Ahasuerus or Artaxerxes, but in this case Xerxes), the title (rather than name) of a Persian king

Etymology & Derivation

or (shortened) אַחַשְׁרֹשׁ (Esther 10:1); of Persian origin;

KJV Usage

Ahasuerus.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.title of the king of persia, probably xerxes

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: ʼĂchashvêrôwsh; Pronunciation: akh-ash-vay-rosh'