Lexicon / H3567
כּ֫וֹרֶשׁ
ko.resh
  • Cyrus

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Glosses: Cyrus

A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ch.36.22;

son of: Gedaliah (H1436H)

Aramaic of ko.resh (כּ֫וֹרֶשׁ "Cyrus" H3566)

§ 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