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Ahasuerus definition

Ahasu·erus (ə haz′yo̵̅o̅ ir′əs, -has′-)

noun

Bible either of two kings of the Medes and Persians, esp. the one (often identified as Xerxes I) who was married to Esther: Esth. 1; Ezra 4:6

Etymology: Heb < OPers Xxayaran

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