The meaning of “אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ”
Understanding ʼĂchashvêrôwsh reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
or (shortened) אַחַשְׁרֹשׁ ʼAchashrôsh (akh-ash-rosh') (Esther 10:1); of Persian origin Ahasuerus. - § Ahasuerus = "I wi...
אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ
or (shortened) אַחַשְׁרֹשׁ ʼAchashrôsh (akh-ash-rosh') (Esther 10:1); of Persian origin Ahasuerus. - § Ahasuerus = "I will be silent and poor" - Achashverosh (i.e. Ahasuerus or Artaxerxes, but in this case Xerxes), the title (rather than name) of a Persian king 1) title of the king of Persia, probably Xerxes
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Ezra 4:6 | “And in the reign of Ahasuerus, in the beginning of his reign, wrote they unto him an accusation against the inhabitants of Judah and Jerusalem.” Word: אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ (ʼĂchashvêrôwsh) | |
| Esther 3:7 | “In the first month, that is, the month Nisan, in the twelfth year of king Ahasuerus, they cast Pur, that is, the lot, before Haman from day to day, and from month to month, to the twelfth month, that is, the month Adar.” Word: אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ (ʼĂchashvêrôwsh) | |
| Daniel 9:1 | “In the first year of Darius the son of Ahasuerus, of the seed of the Medes, which was made king over the realm of the Chaldeans;” Word: אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ (ʼĂchashvêrôwsh) |