Strongs Number: H3566
- Hebrew Word
- כּוֹרֶשׁ
- Transliteration
- Kôwresh
- Phonetic
- ko'-resh
- Part of Speech
- Proper Name Masculine
- Strongs Definition
-
Koresh (or {Cyrus}) the Persian king
- BDB Definition
-
Cyrus = "posses thou the furnace"
1. the king of Persia and conqueror of Babylon; first ruler of Persia to make a decree allowing the Israelite exiles to return to Jerusalem
- Origin
- From the Persian
- Bible Usage
- Cyrus.