Lexical Definition
כּוֹרֶשׁ Kôwresh (ko'-resh) Cyrus N:N-M-P
(Aramaic) corresponding to כּוֹרֶשׁ
Cyrus.
- § Cyrus = "posses thou the furnace"
- {Koresh (or Cyrus), the Persian king}
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
Usage: 8 forms in 30 verses
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| לְכ֥וֹרֶשׁ | of Cyrus | Ezra.5.13 |
| לְכ֣וֹרֶשׁ | of Cyrus | Ezra.6.3 |
| כּ֥וֹרֶשׁ | Cyrus | Dan.6.28 |
| כּ֤וֹרֶשׁ | Cyrus | Ezra.5.13 • Ezra.5.17 |
| כּ֣וֹרֶשׁ | Cyrus | Ezra.5.14 • Ezra.6.3 • Ezra.6.14 |
| Κύρω | Cyrus | LXX.Isa.44.28 • LXX.Isa.45.1 |
| Κύρου | Cyrus | LXX.Ezra.5.17 |
| of Cyrus | LXX.2Chr.36.22 • LXX.2Chr.36.22 • LXX.Ezra.1.1 • LXX.Ezra.1.1 • LXX.Ezra.3.7 • LXX.Ezra.4.5 • LXX.Ezra.6.14 • LXX.Dan.1.21 • LXX.Dan.6.28 • LXX.Dan.10.1 | |
| of king Cyrus | LXX.Ezra.6.3 | |
| Κύροσ | Cyrus | LXX.2Chr.36.23 • LXX.Ezra.1.2 • LXX.Ezra.1.7 • LXX.Ezra.1.8 • LXX.Ezra.4.3 • LXX.Ezra.5.13 • LXX.Ezra.5.14 • LXX.Ezra.6.3 |
Extended Information
Aramaic of: כּוֹרֶשׁ
- A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ch.36.22
- son of: Gedaliah (גְּדַּלְיָה)
- Aramaic of ko.resh (כּ֫וֹרֶשׁ "Cyrus" כּוֹרֶשׁ)
Brown-Driver-Briggs
כּ֫וֺרֶשׁ9 proper name, masculine Cyrus (Biblical Hebrew id.); — Dan 6:28*; Ezra 5:13 + 6 t. Ezra. [כִּכַּר], כִּכְּ רִין see כרר. כֹּל see כלל.
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Ezra | 5:13 |
| Daniel | 6:28* |