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əˌhæz yuˈɪər əs, əˌhæs-aha·suerus
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Ahasuerusnoun
A king of Persia, later identified with Xerxes.
Ahasuerusnoun
A name given to the Wandering Jew.
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Ahasuerus
Ahasuerus ( ə-HAZ-ew-EER-əs; Hebrew: אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ, Modern: ʾAḥašvērōš, Tiberian: ʾĂẖašwērōš, commonly Achashverosh; Koine Greek: Ἀσουήρος, romanized: Asouḗros, in the Septuagint; Latin: Assuerus in the Vulgate) is a name applied in the Hebrew Bible to three rulers and to a Babylonian official (or Median king) in the Book of Tobit.
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Ahasuerus is a figure from the Bible, specifically the Hebrew Bible, who is mentioned in the Book of Esther. He is typically identified as the Persian king Xerxes I, who ruled from 486-465 BCE. Ahasuerus plays a significant role in the story of Esther, where he is depicted as being influenced by his advisor Haman to issue a decree to kill all the Jews in the Persian Empire. However, Esther, who was secretly Jewish and the queen of Ahasuerus, intervenes and saves her people. The story of Esther and Ahasuerus is celebrated in the Jewish festival of Purim.
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Ahasuerus
Ahasuerus is a name used several times in the Hebrew Bible, as well as related legends and Apocrypha. This name is applied in the Hebrew Scriptures to three rulers. The same name is also applied uncertainly to a Babylonian official noted in the Book of Tobit.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Ahasuerus in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Ahasuerus in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
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