Strong's Number H3566

כּוֹרֶשׁ

Kowresh · ko'-resh

Transliteration:

Kowresh{ko'-resh}or (Ezra 1:1 [last time],2) Koresh{ko'-resh}

Word Origin:

from the Persians

Part of Speech:

proper name masculine

Strong's Definition:

Koresh (or Cyrus), the Persian king

Usage in the KJV:

Cyrus 15

Total: 15
Occurs 15 times in the Hebrew text.

Definition:

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