How to Pronounce Ahasuerus
ay-HAS-eeoo-EHR-uhs
Ahasuerus is pronounced ay-HAS-eeoo-EHR-uhs (əˌhæsjuˈɛərəs): five syllables, stress on the second and fourth. Also heard: Ah-hah-zoo-AIR-us, uh-HAS-yoo-AIR-uhs.
What does Ahasuerus mean?
Ahasuerus means “prince; head; chief”.
Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.
Who was Ahasuerus?
There are three kings designated by this name in Scripture. (1.) The father of Darius the Mede, mentioned in Dan. 9:1. This was probably the Cyaxares I. known by this name in profane history, the king of Media and the conqueror of Nineveh. (2.) The king mentioned in Ezra 4:6, probably the Cambyses of profane history, the son and successor of Cyrus (B.C. 529). (3.) The son of Darius Hystaspes, the king named in the Book of Esther. He ruled over the kingdoms of Persia, Media, and Babylonia, “from India to Ethiopia.” This was in all probability the Xerxes of profane history, who succeeded his father Darius (B.C. 485). In the LXX.
Adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain.
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