Original: כֹּורֶשׁ

Transliteration: Kôwresh

Phonetic: ko'-resh

Short Definition: Cyrus

Original: כּרשׁ כּורשׁ

Transliteration: kôresh kôresh

Phonetic: ko'-resh

BDB Definition:

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 entry: None

Part(s) of speech: Proper Name Masculine

Cognate: H3738, H4351, H4380