Strong’s H3566

כּוֹרֶשׁ

Part of speech

Proper Name Masculine

Transliteration

Kowresh

Pronunciation

koh-RESH

Definition

Cyrus

Meaning

Koresh

Usage

The name "Koresh" refers to Cyrus the Great, the founder of the Achaemenid Empire, who is recognized in the Bible as the king of Persia.

Bible references

2 Chronicles 36:22;2 Chronicles 36:22;2 Chronicles 36:23;Ezra 1:1;Ezra 1:1;Ezra 1:2;Ezra 1:7;Ezra 1:8;Ezra 3:7;Ezra 4:3;Ezra 4:5;Isaiah 44:28;Isaiah 45:1;Daniel 1:21;Daniel 10:1