H325

אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ

ʼĂchashvêrôwsh · akh-ash-vay-rosh'

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

Lexicon

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

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

Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.

KJV renderings: Ahasuerus.

Letters

אAlef1
Picture: ox head
Concrete
ox · bull · cattle
Extended
strength · leader · first · the one in front
חHet8
Picture: courtyard wall or enclosure
Concrete
wall · fence · tent wall
Extended
to separate · protection · the inside vs. the outside · private
שShin300
Picture: two front teeth (or a composite bow)
Concrete
teeth · sharp · press · bow
Extended
to consume · to destroy · to press or grind · to change · again
וVav6
Picture: tent peg or hook
Concrete
nail · peg · hook
Extended
to fasten · to secure · to establish · and (joining)
רResh200
Picture: a human head
Concrete
head · face · person
Extended
first · top · beginning · chief · the highest
וVav6
Picture: tent peg or hook
Concrete
nail · peg · hook
Extended
to fasten · to secure · to establish · and (joining)
שShin300
Picture: two front teeth (or a composite bow)
Concrete
teeth · sharp · press · bow
Extended
to consume · to destroy · to press or grind · to change · again

Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)

strength, the leader › to separate and protect › to consume, to destroy › to fasten and establish › the head, the highest › to fasten and establish › to consume, to destroy

Strength, the leader that works to separate and protect that works to consume, to destroy that works to fasten and establish of the head, the highest that works to fasten and establish that works to consume, to destroy.

Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.

Usage

31 occurrences · 31 OT · 0 NT · 14 distinct forms

KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.

ahasuerus24 · 77%
of ahasuerus6 · 19%
this is ahasuerus1 · 3%

Where it is used, by book.

Inflected forms found in the text.

אֲחַשְׁוֵר֔וֹשׁ7אֲחַשְׁוֵר֑וֹשׁ5אֲחַשְׁוֵרֽוֹשׁ׃3אֲחַשְׁוֵר֗וֹשׁ3אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ֙2אֲחַשְׁוֵרֹשׁ֙2אֲחַשְׁוֵר֖וֹשׁ2אֲחַשְׁוֵר֜וֹשׁ1אֲחַשְׁוֵֽרֹשׁ׃1אֲחַשְׁוֵרֽוֹשׁ׃ ס1אֲחַשְׁוֵרֹ֔שׁ1אֲחַשְׁוֵר֧וֹשׁ1

Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.