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OSHB Est 1:9 אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ (ʼₐḩashvērōsh) Strongs=325 Lemma=‘אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ’
contextual word gloss=‘Ahasuerus’ word gloss=‘ʼAḩashvērōsh’
Morphology=Np PoS=proper_noun
Person=Ahasuerus Year=-462

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Other uses (24) of identical word form אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ (Morphology=Np PoS=proper_noun) in the Hebrew originals

The word form ‘אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ’ (Morphology=Np PoS=proper_noun) has 2 different glosses: ‘Ahasuerus’, ‘of_Ahasuerus’.

EZRA 4:6 contextual word gloss=‘of_Ahasuerus’ word gloss=‘ʼAḩashvērōsh’ OSHB EZRA 4:6 word 2

OET-LV: 6 And_in_the _reign _of ʼAḩashvērōsh at_the _beginning _of his/its_kingdom they _wrote an _accusation on the _inhabitants _of Yəhūdāh/(Judah) and_Yərūshelēm/(Jerusalem). (EZR_4:6)

OET-RV: 6 Now at the beginning of the reign of Ahashverosh (Ahasuerus or Xerxes), they forwarded an accusation against those who lived in Yerushalem and throughout Yehudah. (EZR 4:6)

EST 1:1 contextual word gloss=‘of_Ahasuerus’ word gloss=‘ʼAḩashvērōsh’ OSHB EST 1:1 word 3

OET-LV: 1 And_he/it _was in_the _days _of ʼAḩashvērōsh that ʼAḩashvērōsh who_reigned from_Hodū/(India) and_unto Kūsh/(Kūsh/(Cush/Ethiopia)) seven and_twenty and_one _hundred province[s]. (EST_1:1)

OET-RV: 1 The following events happened during the reign of King Ahasuerus. (Also known as King Xerxes, he ruled the empire of Persia with 127 provinces from India all the way across to Ethiopia.) (EST 1:1)

EST 1:1 contextual word gloss=‘Ahasuerus’ word gloss=‘ʼAḩashvērōsh’ OSHB EST 1:1 word 5

EST 1:2 contextual word gloss=‘Ahasuerus’ word gloss=‘ʼAḩashvērōsh’ OSHB EST 1:2 word 5

OET-LV: 2 In _the_days the_those just_as _sat the_king ʼAḩashvērōsh on the _throne _of his/its_kingdom which was_in_Shūshan the_citadel. (EST_1:2)

OET-RV: 2 In those days, he ruled his empire from a city called Shushan, Persia’s capital. (EST 1:2)

EST 1:10 contextual word gloss=‘Ahasuerus’ word gloss=‘ʼAḩashvērōsh’ OSHB EST 1:10 word 21

OET-LV: 10 in _the_day the_seventh just_as _was _good the _heart _of the_king by_wine he _said to_Mehuman Biztha Harbona Bigtha and_Abagtha Zethar and_Carcas the _seven _of the_officials who_served DOM the _presence _of the_king ʼAḩashvērōsh. (EST_1:10)

OET-RV: 10 On the seventh day of the celebrations, when the king was feeling cheery from his wine-drinking, he ordered seven of his chief servants (Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, Abagtha, Zethar, and Karkas) (EST 1:10)

EST 1:15 contextual word gloss=‘Ahasuerus’ word gloss=‘ʼAḩashvērōsh’ OSHB EST 1:15 word 13

OET-LV: 15 According_to_the_law what is_to_do with_queen Vashti on that not she _did DOM the _command _of the_king ʼAḩashvērōsh by_the _hand _of the_officials. (EST_1:15)

OET-RV: 15 “According to our law,” the king asked, “what should be done with Queen Vashti, since she refused to obey my command when the servants passed it on to her?” (EST 1:15)

EST 1:16 contextual word gloss=‘Ahasuerus’ word gloss=‘ʼAḩashvērōsh’ OSHB EST 1:16 word 24

OET-LV: 16 and_ Memucan _he/it _said to_(the)_face _of/in _front _of/before the_king and_the_officials not on the_king for_him/it_being _alone Vashti she _did _wrong the_queen if/because on all _of the_officials and_on all _of the_peoples which in_all the _provinces _of the_king ʼAḩashvērōsh. (EST_1:16)

OET-RV: 16 Then Memukan answered the king, speaking loudly enough that both the king and his officials could hear. “Queen Vashti has done wrong,” he said, “and not only against the king. She has also done wrong against all the officials and people groups in all the provinces that King Ahasuerus rules! (EST 1:16)

EST 1:17 contextual word gloss=‘Ahasuerus’ word gloss=‘ʼAḩashvērōsh’ OSHB EST 1:17 word 13

OET-LV: 17 If/because the _matter _of it _will _go _forth of_the _queen to all _of the_women husbands _of_their to_make _despicable in_their _of_eyes because_they_will _say the_king ʼAḩashvērōsh he _said to_bring DOM Vashti the_queen before_him and_not she _came. (EST_1:17)

OET-RV: 17 Soon women all over the empire will hear about what the queen did and they’ll say, ‘King Ahasuerus commanded his servants to bring Queen Vashti to him, but she didn’t go! Then women will stop respecting their husbands. (EST 1:17)

EST 1:19 contextual word gloss=‘Ahasuerus’ word gloss=‘ʼAḩashvērōsh’ OSHB EST 1:19 word 21

OET-LV: 19 If is_on the_king good let _it _go _forth a _message _of royalty from_before_him _of and_let _it _be _written in_the _laws _of Pāraş and_Māday and_not it _will _pass _away (cmp) not she _will _come Vashti to_(the)_face _of/in _front _of/before the_king ʼAḩashvērōsh and_her _of_queenhood let _him _give the_king to_her _fellow _of_woman (the)_good more_than _she. (EST_1:19)

OET-RV: 19 If it pleases you to do so, your majesty, you should personally issue a royal decree and have it added to the laws of Persia and Media which cannot be repealed. This decree should say that Vashti can never again come into your presence, and then you should choose a different woman for the royal position—someone who’s better than her. (EST 1:19)

EST 2:1 contextual word gloss=‘Ahasuerus’ word gloss=‘ʼAḩashvērōsh’ OSHB EST 2:1 word 7

OET-LV: 2 after the_things the_these just_as _subsided the _anger _of the_king ʼAḩashvērōsh he _remembered DOM Vashti and_DOM that_which she _had _done and_DOM that_which it _had _been _decided on_her. (EST_2:1)

OET-RV: 2 Some time later when King Ahasuerus no longer felt so angry, he started to miss Vashti. But when she’d disobeyed his command, he had made a decree that she could never come into his presence again. (EST 2:1)

EST 2:12 contextual word gloss=‘Ahasuerus’ word gloss=‘ʼAḩashvērōsh’ OSHB EST 2:12 word 8

OET-LV: 12 And_when_arrived the_turn _of a _young _woman and_a _young _woman to_go to the_king ʼAḩashvērōsh from _the_end/extremity of _being to/for_her/it according_to _the _regulation _of the _women two _plus ten month[s] if/because thus the _days _of they _were _completed their _rubbings _of_of six months with_the _oil _of (the)_myrrh and_six months with _(the)_oil and_with_the _cleansings _of (the)_women. (EST_2:12)

OET-RV: 12 Each young woman would get twelve months of beauty treatment according to the Persian law for women—there would be six months of applying oil of myrrh, then six months of perfumes and other lotions designed for women. Then their turn would come, one at a time, to be taken to King Ahasuerus. (EST 2:12)

EST 2:16 contextual word gloss=‘Ahasuerus’ word gloss=‘ʼAḩashvērōsh’ OSHB EST 2:16 word 5

OET-LV: 16 And_ ʼEştēr _she _was _taken to the_king ʼAḩashvērōsh into the _house _of his/its_kingdom in_month (the)_tenth that is_the _month _of Tebeth in_year seven of_his _of_reign. (EST_2:16)

OET-RV: 16 So Esther was taken to King Ahasuerus at his royal palace in January, in the seventh year of his reign, (EST 2:16)

EST 3:1 contextual word gloss=‘Ahasuerus’ word gloss=‘ʼAḩashvērōsh’ OSHB EST 3:1 word 6

OET-LV: 3 after the_things the_these he _made _great the_king ʼAḩashvērōsh DOM Haman the _son _of Hammedatha the_Agagite and_he_exalted _him and_he/it _assigned DOM seat _of_his from_under all _of the_officials who with_him/it. (EST_3:1)

OET-RV: 3 Some time later, King Ahasuerus promoted Haman, one of his officials (and the son of Hammedatha who was a descendant of Agag). The king gave Haman a very important position—more important than any of his other officials. (EST 3:1)

EST 3:6 contextual word gloss=‘of_Ahasuerus’ word gloss=‘ʼAḩashvērōsh’ OSHB EST 3:6 word 22

OET-LV: 6 And_he _despised in_his _own _of_eyes to_stretch _out a _hand on_Mārəddəkay for_him/it_being _alone if/because people _had _told to_him/it DOM the _people _of Mārəddəkay and_ Haman _he/it _sought to_annihilate DOM all _of the_Yəhūdī/(Jews) who in_all the _kingdom _of ʼAḩashvērōsh the _people _of Mārəddəkay. (EST_3:6)

OET-RV: 6 But Haman despised the idea of just punishing Mordekai because he’d been told that Mordekai didn’t bow to him because Mordekai was a Jew. So Haman decided to annihilate all of Mordekai’s people, i.e., all the Jews throughout the kingdom of Ahasuerus. (EST 3:6)

EST 3:7 contextual word gloss=‘Ahasuerus’ word gloss=‘ʼAḩashvērōsh’ OSHB EST 3:7 word 10

OET-LV: 7 In_month (the)_first that is_the _month _of Nisan in_year two _plus ten to/for_the _king ʼAḩashvērōsh someone _throw Pur that is_the_lot to_(the)_face _of/in _front _of/before Haman from_day to_day and_from_month to_month two_plus ten that is_the _month _of Adar. (EST_3:7)

OET-RV: 7 In early April of the twelfth year of King Ahasuerus’ reign, Haman got his servants to throw dice to select the best month and the best day to kill the Jews, and the 13th of March was chosen. (EST 3:7)

EST 3:8 contextual word gloss=‘Ahasuerus’ word gloss=‘ʼAḩashvērōsh’ OSHB EST 3:8 word 4

OET-LV: 8 and_ Haman _he/it _said to/for_the _king ʼAḩashvērōsh there_it_is a _people one scattered and_separated among the_peoples in_all _of the _provinces _of your _kingdom _of_of and_their _of_laws are_differing from_all people and_DOM the _laws _of the_king not_they are_doing and_for_king not is_appropriate to_leave_them. (EST_3:8)

OET-RV: 8 Then Haman went to King Ahasuerus and said, “Your Majesty, there is a certain group of people who live among the other peoples in every province of your empire. They have their own set of laws, so they don’t obey your laws. It’s not good for you to allow them to continue to live in your empire. (EST 3:8)

EST 6:2 contextual word gloss=‘Ahasuerus’ word gloss=‘ʼAḩashvērōsh’ OSHB EST 6:2 word 19

OET-LV: 2 And_it _was _found recorded (cmp) he _had _told Mārəddəkay on Bigthana and_Teresh two _of the _eunuchs _of the_king of_the _keepers _of of_the _threshold who they _had _sought to_stretch _out a _hand on_king ʼAḩashvērōsh. (EST_6:2)

OET-RV: 2 The records mentioned that Bigthan and Teresh, two of the royal guardians who protected the doorway to the king’s private quarters, had planned to assassinate the king, but that Mordekai had reported it. (EST 6:2)

EST 7:5 contextual word gloss=‘Ahasuerus’ word gloss=‘ʼAḩashvērōsh’ OSHB EST 7:5 word 3

OET-LV: 5 and_he/it _said the_king ʼAḩashvērōsh and_he/it _said to_ʼEştēr the_queen who he is_this_one and_where this is_he whom it_has _filled _him his/its_heart for_doing thus. (EST_7:5)

OET-RV: 5 “Who has done this?” King Ahasuerus asked her. “Where is the man who has dared to do such a thing?” (EST 7:5)

EST 8:1 contextual word gloss=‘Ahasuerus’ word gloss=‘ʼAḩashvērōsh’ OSHB EST 8:1 word 5

OET-LV: 8 in _the_day (the)_that he _gave the_king ʼAḩashvērōsh to_ʼEştēr the_queen DOM the _house _of Haman the _harasser _of the _Yəhūdī/(Jews) and_Mārəddəkay he _came to_(the)_face _of/in _front _of/before the_king if/because ʼEştēr she _had _told what was_he to/for_her/it. (EST_8:1)

OET-RV: 8 That same day, King Ahasuerus gave Queen Esther all the property that had belonged to Haman, the enemy of the Jews. Esther told the king that Mordekai was her cousin and that he had been like a father to her, and so the king summoned Mordekai to come to him. (EST 8:1)

EST 8:12 contextual word gloss=‘Ahasuerus’ word gloss=‘ʼAḩashvērōsh’ OSHB EST 8:12 word 6

OET-LV: 12 In/on_day one in_all the _provinces _of the_king ʼAḩashvērōsh on_day_thir- teen of_month two _plus ten that is_the _month _of Adar. (EST_8:12)

OET-RV: 12 This was to take place on a certain day in every province throughout the empire: the 13th of March (the same day on which Haman’s law was to take effect). (EST 8:12)

EST 9:20 contextual word gloss=‘Ahasuerus’ word gloss=‘ʼAḩashvērōsh’ OSHB EST 9:20 word 15

OET-LV: 20 and_ Mārəddəkay _he _wrote DOM the_words/messages the_these and_he _sent _out letters to all _of the_Yəhūdī who in_all the _provinces _of the_king ʼAḩashvērōsh (the)_near and_(the)_far. (EST_9:20)

OET-RV: 20 Now Mordekai recorded everything that had happened and sent letters to all the Jews throughout the empire, in both the near provinces and the far away ones. (EST 9:20)

EST 9:30 contextual word gloss=‘of_Ahasuerus’ word gloss=‘ʼAḩashvērōsh’ OSHB EST 9:30 word 12

OET-LV: 30 And_he _sent letters to all _of the_Yəhūdī to seven and_twenty and_one _hundred province[s] the _kingdom _of ʼAḩashvērōsh words/messages _of peace and_truth. (EST_9:30)

OET-RV: 30 He sent this second letter to all the Jews throughout the empire of King Ahasuerus, with words of peace and truth (EST 9:30)

EST 10:3 contextual word gloss=‘Ahasuerus’ word gloss=‘ʼAḩashvērōsh’ OSHB EST 10:3 word 6

OET-LV: 3 If/because Mārəddəkay the_Jew was_second to/for_the _king ʼAḩashvērōsh and_he_was_great to_Yəhūdī/(Jews) and_he_was_acceptable to_the _multitude _of his _brothers _of_of he_was_seeking good for_his _of_people and_he_was_speaking peace to/from_all/each/any/every his/its_seed. (EST_10:3)

OET-RV: 3 Mordekai the Jew was second-in-command to the king Ahasuerus, and a leader among the Jews. He was popular with most of his own people, seeking good for them and teaching all his descendants how to live in peace. (EST 10:3)

DAN 9:1 contextual word gloss=‘of_Ahasuerus’ word gloss=‘Ahasuerus’ OSHB DAN 9:1 word 5

OET-LV: 9 in_year one of_Dārəyāvesh the _son _of Ahasuerus one_of _the _descendant[s]_of Māday who he _had _been _made _king over the _kingdom _of the_ones_from _Kasdiy. (DAN_9:1)

OET-RV: 9 It was when Dareyavesh (Darius, the son of Ahashverosh, a descendant of the Medes) was made king over the realm of the Chaldeans (perhaps better known by Westerners as Babylonians), (DAN 9:1)

Hebrew words (6) other than אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ (Morphology=Np PoS=proper_noun) with a gloss related to ‘Ahasuerus’

EST 2:21 אֲחַשְׁוֵרֹשׁ (ʼₐḩashvērosh) Lemma=‘אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ’ contextual word gloss=‘Ahasuerus’ word gloss=‘ʼAḩashvērōsh’ OSHB EST 2:21 word 19

OET-LV: 21 in _the_days the_those and_Mārəddəkay was_sitting at_the _gate _of the_king Bigthan he _was _angry and_Teresh two _of the _eunuchs _of the_king of_the _keepers _of of_the _threshold and_they _sought to_stretch _out a _hand on_king ʼAḩashvērōsh. (EST_2:21)

OET-RV: 21 One day when Mordekai was on duty at the king’s gate, two of the king’s guards who protected the doorway to the king’s private rooms became angry with the king and so they planned to assassinate King Ahasuerus. (Their names were Bigthan and Teresh.) (EST 2:21)

EST 3:12 אֲחַשְׁוֵרֹשׁ (ʼₐḩashvērosh) Lemma=‘אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ’ contextual word gloss=‘Ahasuerus’ word gloss=‘ʼAḩashvērōsh’ OSHB EST 3:12 word 36

OET-LV: 12 And_ the _scribes _of _they _were _summoned the_king in_month (the)_first on_thir- teenth day in/on/over_him/it and_it _was _written according_to _all that he _commanded Haman to the _satraps _of the_king and_near/to the_governors who were_over province and_province and_near/to the_officials _of people and_people province and_province according_to _of_its _writing and_people and_people according_to _of_its _language in/on_name _of the_king ʼAḩashvērōsh it_was_written and_it_was_sealed with_the _signet-ring _of the _king. (EST_3:12)

OET-RV: 12 On the thirteenth day of that same month, Haman called in the royal scribes, and he dictated a letter to them. He told them to send copies to the royal officials, the governors of each province, and the leaders of each people group within the empire. The scribes translated the letter so it could be sent to each province using its own alphabet and to each people group in its own language. To show that he was sending the letter under the king’s own authority, Haman sealed each copy of the letter with the ring that had the king’s official seal on it. (EST 3:12)

EST 8:7 אֲחַשְׁוֵרֹשׁ (ʼₐḩashvērosh) Lemma=‘אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ’ contextual word gloss=‘Ahasuerus’ word gloss=‘ʼAḩashvērōsh’ OSHB EST 8:7 word 3

OET-LV: 7 and_he/it _said the_king ʼAḩashvērōsh to_ʼEştēr the_queen and_to_Mārəddəkay the_Jew here the _house _of Haman I _have _given to_ʼEştēr and_him they _have _hanged on the_tree on that he _stretched _out his/its_hand on_Yəhūdī. (EST_8:7)

OET-RV: 7 Then king Ahasuerus said to Queen Esther and to Mordekai the Jew, “Listen, I’ve given the house of Haman to Esther, and they’ve executed him on the pole because he attempted to destroy the Jews. (EST 8:7)

EST 8:10 אֲחַשְׁוֵרֹשׁ (ʼₐḩashvērosh) Lemma=‘אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ’ contextual word gloss=‘Ahasuerus’ word gloss=‘ʼAḩashvērōsh’ OSHB EST 8:10 word 4

OET-LV: 10 And_he _wrote in/on_name _of the_king ʼAḩashvērōsh and_he _sealed_it with_the _signet-ring _of the_king and_he _sent letters by_the _hand _of (the)_runners on_horses who_rode _of the _steed[s] (the)_royal the _sons _of the _mares. (EST_8:10)

OET-RV: 10 The letters were written in King Ahasuerus’ name, and each one was sealed with the king’s signet ring. Then the letters were distributed by mounted couriers riding on swift horses bred from the royal mares. (EST 8:10)

EST 9:2 אֳחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ (ʼₒḩashvērōsh) Lemma=‘אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ’ contextual word gloss=‘Ahasuerus’ word gloss=‘ʼAḩashvērōsh’ OSHB EST 9:2 word 7

OET-LV: 2 They _assembled the_Yəhūdī in_their _of_cities in_all the _provinces _of the_king ʼAḩashvērōsh to_ a _hand _stretch _out harm _of_(of)_their on_those _who _were_seeking _of and_anyone not he _stood before_them if/because of _them _of_dread it _had _fallen on all _of the_peoples. (EST_9:2)

OET-RV: 2 Throughout the empire, the Jews joined together in their cities to defend themselves against those who wanted to harm them. No one was able to fight back against them because everyone else in the empire had become afraid of them. (EST 9:2)

EST 10:1 אחשרש (ʼḩshrsh) Lemma=‘אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ’ contextual word gloss=‘Ahasuerus’ word gloss=‘ʼAḩashvērōsh’ OSHB EST 10:1 word 3

OET-LV: 10 and_he/it _assigned the_king ʼAḩashvērōsh a _tax on the_earth/land and_the _islands _of the_sea. (EST_10:1)

OET-RV: 10 Then King Ahasuerus imposed a tax on everyone throughout his empire, including those on the islands of the Mediterranean Sea. (EST 10:1)