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

A king of Persia, later identified with Xerxes.
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)