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Where does “אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ” come from?

אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ (Hebrew) comes from Old Persian 𐎧𐏁𐎹𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎠, from Old Persian *(w)r̥šā.

Ancestry of “אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Persian𐎧𐏁𐎹𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎠ruler among kings
2Old Persian*(w)r̥šā—

Words derived from “אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ”

  • Ahasuerus
  • Assuero
  • אחשורוש
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