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ahasuerus

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Name — A king of Persia, later identified with Xerxes.

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Came from Hebrew אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ (Akhashverósh), from Old Persian ??????? (x-š-y-a-r-š-a /⁠xšayāršā⁠/, "ruler among kings"); cognates include Xerxes, from Ancient Greek Ξέρξης (Xérxēs), from the same Old Persian name.

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