Strong's H3566 (Hebrew)[edit | edit source]

Lemma: כּוֹרֶשׁ (Kôwresh)

Pronunciation: ko'-resh

POS: ko'-resh Morph: n-pr-m

Exegesis: or (Ezra 1:1 (last time),2) ; from the Persians;

Definition: or (Ezra 1:1 (last time),2) כֹּרֶשׁ; from the Persians; Koresh (or Cyrus), the Persian king; Cyrus.

KJV Usage: Cyrus.

Senses[edit | edit source]

• 1. Cyrus = "posses thou the furnace"
• 2. 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

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