A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ch.36.22; son of: Gedaliah (H1436H) Aramaic of ko.resh (כּ֫וֹרֶשׁ "Cyrus" H3566) § 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
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H3567 — כּ֫וֹרֶשׁ
ko.resh · Cyrus · Hebrew/Aramaic
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Ezra 5:13 · לְכ֥וֹרֶשׁ · כּ֤וֹרֶשׁBut in the first year of Cyrus king of Babylon, Cyrus the king made a decree to build this house of God.Ezra 5:14 · כּ֣וֹרֶשׁAnd the gold and silver vessels also of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took out of the temple that was in Jerusalem, and brought into the temple of Babylon, those did Cyrus the king take out of the temple of Babylon, and they were delivered unto one whose name was Sheshbazzar, whom he had made governor;Ezra 5:17 · כּ֤וֹרֶשׁNow therefore, if it seem good to the king, let there be search made in the king’s treasure-house, which is there at Babylon, whether it be so, that a decree was made of Cyrus the king to build this house of God at Jerusalem; and let the king send his pleasure to us concerning this matter.Ezra 6:3 · לְכ֣וֹרֶשׁ · כּ֣וֹרֶשׁIn the first year of Cyrus the king, Cyrus the king made a decree: Concerning the house of God at Jerusalem, let the house be builded, the place where they offer sacrifices, and let the foundations thereof be strongly laid; the height thereof threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof threescore cubits;Ezra 6:14 · כּ֣וֹרֶשׁAnd the elders of the Jews builded and prospered, through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo. And they builded and finished it, according to the commandment of the God of Israel, and according to the decree of Cyrus, and Darius, and Artaxerxes king of Persia.Daniel 6:28 · כּ֥וֹרֶשׁSo this Daniel prospered in the reign of Darius, and in the reign of Cyrus the Persian.