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Hebrew
Etymology
From Old Persian 𐎧𐏁𐎹𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎠 (x-š-y-a-r-š-a /xšayāršā/, “who rules over heros”), compound of 𐎧𐏁𐎹 (x-š-y /xšaya-/, “rule”) + 𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎠 (a-r-š-a, “man, hero”). Doublet of חְשְׁיָארְשָׁ (ḥəšəyâršā).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ • (Akhashverósh) m
- Ahasuerus (biblical character)
Tanach, Esther 1:1, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:וַיְהִי בִּימֵי אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ הוּא אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ הַמֹּלֵךְ מֵהֹדּוּ וְעַד כּוּשׁ שֶׁבַע וְעֶשְׂרִים וּמֵאָה מְדִינָה.- Va-yhí bi-yméi Aḥashverósh hu Aḥashverósh ha-molékh me-hodú v-ad kush shéva' v-'esrím u-meah m'diná.
- Now it came to pass in the days of Ahasuerus — this is Ahasuerus who reigned from India even unto Ethiopia, over a hundred and seven and twenty provinces...
a. 500 C.E., Babylonian Talmud, Megillah 14a:הָכָא הַלְלוּ עַבְדֵי ה׳ וְלֹא עַבְדֵי אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ אַכַּתִּי עַבְדֵי אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ אֲנַן- Hakhá "hal'lú 'avdéi Adonái," v-lo 'avdéi Aḥashverósh, akatí 'avdéi Aḥashverósh anán!
- But here, we would say "give praise, servants of the Lord," implying not servants of Ahasuerus, but we are still servants Ahasuerus!
Descendants
Yiddish
Etymology
From Hebrew אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ.
Proper noun
אחשורוש • (akhashveyresh) m
- Ahasuerus (biblical character)