Strong's H325 (Hebrew)

Hebrew: אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ (ʼĂchashvêrôwsh)

Pronunciation: akh-ash-vay-rosh'

Morphology: n-pr-m

Name Meaning: Ahasuerus = "I will be silent and poor"

Derivation: or (shortened) אַחַשְׁרֹשׁ (ʼAchashrôsh) (Esther 10:1); of Persian origin

Definition: Achashverosh (i.e. Ahasuerus or Artaxerxes, but in this case Xerxes), the title (rather than name) of a Persian king

KJV Renderings: Ahasuerus

Senses

1. title of the king of Persia, probably Xerxes