ahasuerus
/əˈhæz.wə.ɹəs/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 1.76 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
5
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A king of Persia, later identified with Xerxes.
name
A name given to the Wandering Jew.
Etymology
From Hebrew אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ (Akhashverósh) from Old Persian 𐎧𐏁𐎹𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎠 (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.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ, 𐎧𐏁𐎹𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎠
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in People.