כּרשׁ כּורשׁ
kôresh kôresh
ko'-resh, ko'-resh
From the Persian; Koresh (or Cyrus), the Persian king
KJV Usage: Cyrus.
כּרשׁ כּורשׁ
kôresh kôresh
ko'-resh, ko'-resh
From the Persian; Koresh (or Cyrus), the Persian king
Brown-Driver-Briggs' Hebrew Definitions
BDB4214
BDB9610
כּרשׁ כּורשׁ
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 Persians
TWOT: None
Parts of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
- כּ֫וֹרֶשׁ
- ko.resh
- N:N-M-P
- Cyrus
- 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