International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

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Xanthicus

zan'-thi-kus (Xanthikos): The name of a month which occurs in 2 Macc 11:30,33,38. It corresponds to Nisan (April) of the Jewish calendar.SeeCALENDAR;TIME;YEAR.

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Xerxes

zerks'-ez: The name is an attempt to transliterate into Greek (Xerxes) the Persian Khshayarsha. The same word in unpointed Hebrew took the form 'chshwrsh, probably pronounced 'a...