כּ֫וֹרֶשׁ
ko.resh
- Cyrus
STEPBible TBESH
Glosses: Cyrus
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ch.36.22;
son of: Gedaliah (H1436H)
Also named: ko.resh (כּ֫וֹרֶשׁ "Cyrus" H3567)
§ Cyrus = "posses thou the furnace"
the king of Persia and conqueror of Babylon; first ruler of Persia to make a decree allowing the Israelite exiles to return to Jerusalem
BDB (Brown-Driver-Briggs)
Glosses: Cyrus
כּ֫וֹרֶשׁ כֹּ֫רֶשׁ n.pr.m Cyrus and.—king of Persia, conqueror of Babylon, restorer of Jews to Palestine