Hebrew - English Dictionary
H3566 - Cyrus
| Strong's No.: | H3566 |
| Hebrew: | כּוֹרֶשׁ |
| Transliteration: | Kôwresh |
| Phonetic: | ko'-resh |
| Word Origin: | From the Persian |
| Bible Usage: | Cyrus. |
| Part of Speech: | Proper Name Masculine |
| Strongs Definition: | Koresh (or {Cyrus}) the Persian king |
| Brown Driver Biggs 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 |
| Bible References:
Cyrus |
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| Translation Occurrences: |
Cyrus ( 15 )
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Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.