Origin and meaning of the name Aharuerus, according to Strong's Hebrew Dictionary:According to BDB (1906), this is a name, not a title, corresponding to Persian Khshayarsha = mighty + eye or man, with an attested Aramaic form X$Y)R$ ($ here being an unpointed shin). Xerxes is the Greek form of this name, as found in many writers including Herodotus.
'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?
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