How many times is Ahasuerus mentioned in the Bible?
The word Ahasuerus appears 31 times in the King James Version, in 30 verses. It is found in 3 of the 66 books. The World English Bible uses Ahasuerus 31 times.
Ahasuerus in the King James Version and the World English Bible
Each form of Ahasuerus counted in each translation.
| Form | KJV | WEB |
|---|---|---|
| Ahasuerus | 31 | 31 |
| Total | 31 | 31 |
What the name Ahasuerus means
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary glosses Ahasuerus as "prince; head; chief".
This is the 1869 traditional meaning; modern scholars often read names differently.
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Source: Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869), checked 2026-10-22.
First and last mention of Ahasuerus
And in the reign of Ahasuerus, in the beginning of his reign, wrote they unto him an accusation against the inhabitants of Judah and Jerusalem.
In the first year of Darius the son of Ahasuerus, of the seed of the Medes, which was made king over the realm of the Chaldeans;
The verse that uses it most is Esther 1:1, 2 times:
Now it came to pass in the days of Ahasuerus, (this is Ahasuerus which reigned, from India even unto Ethiopia, over an hundred and seven and twenty provinces:)
Common questions
How many times is Ahasuerus in the Old Testament and the New Testament?
In the King James Version, counting every form, 31 of the 31 uses are in the Old Testament and 0 in the New Testament. Ahasuerus appears in 3 books of the 66 in the King James Version. Esther has the most (29), then Ezra (1) and Daniel (1).
Where is Ahasuerus first mentioned in the Bible?
The first use in the King James Version is Ezra 4:6: "And in the reign of Ahasuerus, in the beginning of his reign, wrote they unto him an accusation against the inhabitants of Judah and Jerusalem." The last is Daniel 9:1.
What does the name Ahasuerus mean in the Bible?
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary glosses Ahasuerus as "prince; head; chief".
More word counts: Jephthah, Philip, Uzziah, Korah, Micah, Ezra, Baruch, Abishai, or all 484 words.
Counted by Bible Says About from the full public-domain text of the King James Version (1769 edition) and the World English Bible. Verse text only: headings and psalm titles are left out. A word is a run of letters: a hyphenated name like Beer-sheba counts as two, and an apostrophe stays inside its word (LORD'S is one). Matching ignores capital letters. Data compiled 2026-10-22.