Subject: [b-hebrew] Meaning of Ahasuerus and Xerxes
Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2003 15:46:14 +0100
Origin and meaning of the name Aharuerus, according to Strong's Hebrew
Dictionary:
'Achashverowsh, akh-ash-vay-rosh' or (shortened) pAchashrosh {akh-
ash-rosh'} (Esth. 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:--Ahasuerus.
Two questions related to this:
1. Is there any extra-biblical evidence of this title applied to Persian
kings?
2. What is the meaning of the name Xerxes?