Strong's Number 3566
The Linked Word Project
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
Usage in the KJV:
Cyrus 15
Total: 15
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