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ʾăḥašwērōš אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ ‘Ahasuerus’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: of Persian origin

ʾăḥašwērōš pr n m pers
Ahasuerus = "I will be silent and poor"
1) title of the king of Persia, probably Xerxes

Mentioned in Esther 1:10, 3:1, 3:7, 8:12, 10:3, 3:8, 2:1, 3:12, 1:1, 1:2, 1:9, 1:15, 1:16, 1:17, 1:19, 2:12, 2:16, 2:21, 3:6, 6:2, 7:5, 8:1, 8:7, 8:10, 9:2, 9:20, 9:30, 10:1 Daniel 9:1 Ezra 4:6

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