Akhashverosh (אחשורוש) means Ahasuerus in Hebrew.
It can also mean Xerxes. It is a word, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
Ahasuerus, Xerxes
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Akhashverosh.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מלך האימפריה הפרסית לפי המסופר במגילת אסתר.
וַיְהִי, בִּימֵי אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ: הוּא אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ, הַמֹּלֵךְ מֵהֹדּוּ וְעַד-כּוּשׁ – שֶׁבַע וְעֶשְׂרִים וּמֵאָה, מְדִינָה
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Akhashverosh is a word.
- Written with vowel points
- אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ
- Written without vowel points
- אחשורוש
- Said
- akhashverosh
- Gematria
- 821
This is how Akhashverosh is said in other languages.
- English
- Ahasuerus, Xerxes
- Russian
- Ксеркс
- French
- Assuérus
- German
- Ahasveros
These words mean nearly the same as Akhashverosh.
- ארתחשסתא
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Akhashverosh.
These words come before and after Akhashverosh in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Akhashverosh.
What does Akhashverosh (אחשורוש) mean in Hebrew?
Akhashverosh (אחשורוש) means Ahasuerus and Xerxes. It is said akhashverosh, with the stress on rosh.
What is a synonym for Akhashverosh (אחשורוש)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Akhashverosh (אחשורוש) are ארתחשסתא.
What rhymes with Akhashverosh (אחשורוש)?
Words that rhyme with Akhashverosh (אחשורוש) include ראש, ראש, שלוש, קדוש, אנוש, and גשוש.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry אחשורוש of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.