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Bible Lexicons
Old Testament Hebrew Lexical Dictionary Hebrew Lexicon
Strong's #325 - אֲחַשֵׁרֹשׁ
Transliteration
ʼĂchashvêrôwsh
Phonetics
akh-ash-vay-rosh', akh-ash-rosh'
Origin
of Persian origin
Parts of Speech
proper masculine noun
TWOT
None
Definition
- Brown-Driver-Briggs
- Strong
Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition
- Ahasuerus = "I will be silent and poor"
- title of the king of Persia, probably Xerxes
Frequency Lists
- Book
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Verse Results

ASV (31)
Ezra
1
Esther
29
Daniel
1
BSB (30)
Ezra
1
Esther
29
Daniel
1
CSB (30)
Ezra
1
Esther
28
Daniel
1
ESV (31)
Ezra
1
Esther
29
Daniel
1
KJV (30)
Ezra
1
Esther
28
Daniel
1
LEB (31)
Ezra
1
Esther
29
Daniel
1
LSB (31)
Ezra
1
Esther
29
Daniel
1
N95 (31)
Ezra
1
Esther
29
Daniel
1
NAS (31)
Ezra
1
Esther
29
Daniel
1
NLT (0)
The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number
did not use
this Strong's Number
WEB (31)
Ezra
1
Esther
29
Daniel
1
Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition
אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֺשׁ proper name, masculine Ahasuerus = Xerxes (Persian Khshayârshâ = mighty + eye or man, see Spieg l. with 216; in Aramaic חשיארש, CIS II. i. 122 [ B.C. 481]) king of Persia Ezra 4:6; Esther 1:1 (twice in verse); Esther 1:2,9,10 18t. Esther + Esther 10:1 Qr (Kt אחשׁרשׁ); אֲחַשְׁוֵרשׁ Esther 1:16; Esther 2:21; Esther 3:12; Esther 8:7,10; also Daniel 9:1 where made father of 'Darius the Mede,' compare Meinh.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com
List of Word Forms
אֲחַשְׁוֵֽרֹשׁ׃ אֲחַשְׁוֵר֑וֹשׁ אֲחַשְׁוֵר֔וֹשׁ אֲחַשְׁוֵר֖וֹשׁ אֲחַשְׁוֵר֗וֹשׁ אֲחַשְׁוֵר֜וֹשׁ אֲחַשְׁוֵר֡וֹשׁ אֲחַשְׁוֵרֹ֔שׁ אֲחַשְׁוֵרֹשׁ֙ אֲחַשְׁוֵרֽוֹשׁ׃ אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ֙ אֲחַשְׁוֵרֹ֧ושׁ אֳחַשְׁוֵר֔וֹשׁ אחשורוש אחשורוש׃ אחשורש אחשורש׃ ’ă·ḥaš·wê·rō·wōš ’ă·ḥaš·wê·rōš ’ăḥašwêrōš ’ăḥašwêrōwōš ’o·ḥaš·wê·rō·wōš ’oḥašwêrōwōš achashveRoosh achashVerosh achashveroVosh ochashveRoosh