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Ahasuerus
[ uh-haz-yoo-eer-uhs, uh-has-, uh-hazh-oo-; Sephardic Hebrew ah-khahsh-ve-rawsh; Ashkenazic Hebrew ah-khuhsh-vey-ruhsh ]
noun
- a king of ancient Persia, known to the Greeks as Xerxes: husband of the Biblical Esther.
Ahasuerus
/ 蓹藢丑忙锄箩耻藧藞瑟蓹谤蓹蝉 /
noun
- Old Testament a king of ancient Persia and husband of Esther, generally identified with Xerxes
Example Sentences
The tapestry was inspired by Gentileschi鈥檚 painting 鈥淓sther before Ahasuerus,鈥 the house said, and made by Mumbai鈥檚 Chanakya International embroidery studio that provides hand embroidery training for women from low-income communities.
As Esther rose through ranks to become the queen of Persia, she kept her religious identity secret to her husband, King Ahasuerus.
鈥淣ow, King Ahasuerus! What do I want with half your estate? Do you think I am a Jew-usurer, seeking good investment in land? I would much rather have all your confidence. You will not exclude me from your confidence if you admit me to your heart?鈥
At the center of the story is King Ahasuerus, who met Esther, a Jewish girl at a mandatory beauty pageant he arranged with the hopes of finding a new queen after he had his first wife killed for failing to obey his commands.
If Pence is Mordechai, Trump is King Ahasuerus, the one who discarded his wife.
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