Strong's Lexicon Koresh: Cyrus Original Word: כּוֹרֶשׁ Word Origin: Derived from the Persian name Kūrush Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - 2 Chronicles 36:22-23 (BSB): "In the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, to fulfill the word of the LORD spoken through Jeremiah, the LORD stirred the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia to send a proclamation throughout his kingdom and to put it in writing: 'This is what Cyrus king of Persia says: The LORD, the God of heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth and has appointed me to build a house for Him at Jerusalem in Judah. Whoever among you belongs to His people, may the LORD his God be with him.'" - Ezra 1:1-2 (BSB): "In the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, to fulfill the word of the LORD spoken through Jeremiah, the LORD stirred the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia to send a proclamation throughout his kingdom and to put it in writing: 'This is what Cyrus king of Persia says: The LORD, the God of heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth and has appointed me to build a house for Him at Jerusalem in Judah.'" - Isaiah 44:28 (BSB): "who says of Cyrus, 'He is My shepherd, and he will fulfill all My pleasure'; who says of Jerusalem, 'She will be rebuilt,' and of the temple, 'Your foundation will be laid.'" 10. Corresponding Strong's Greek Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for "Koresh" in the Strong's Greek Dictionary, as it is a proper name specific to the Hebrew text. However, the Greek Septuagint uses the transliteration Κῦρος (Kuros) for Cyrus. 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. Cultural and Historical Background: He is noted for his decree allowing the Jewish exiles to return to Jerusalem and rebuild the temple, as prophesied by Isaiah. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originof foreign origin Definition a Pers. king NASB Translation Cyrus (15). Brown-Driver-Briggs כּ֫וֺרֶשׁ and (Ezra 1:1,2) כֹּ֫רֶשׁ proper name, masculine Cyrus (Persian K'ur'u(š), SpiegAPK 215; Babylonian Kuraš COT on Ezra 1:1, Dl in BaerDn. p. x) — king of (Anzan = Susiana, TieleBabylonian -Assyr. Geschichte. 469, and) Persia, conqueror of Babylon (Tieleib. 468 ff.), restorer of Jews to Palestine Isaiah 44:28; Isaiah 45:1; Ezra 1:7; called מֶלֶךְ מָּרַס2Chronicles 36:22 (twice in verse); 2Chronicles 36:23; Ezra 1:1 (twice in verse); Ezra 1:2, also Ezra 1:8; Ezra 4:3,5; Daniel 10:1; simply הֵמֶּלֶךְ Daniel 1:21. כֹּרֶשׁ proper name, masculine see כּוֺרֶשׁ. כּ֫וֺרֶשׁ9 proper name, masculine Cyrus (Biblical Hebrew id.); — Daniel 6:28; Ezra 5:13 6t. Ezra. [כִּכַּר], כִּכְּ רִין see כרר. כֹּל see כלל. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance Cyrus Or (Ezra 1:1 (last time), Ezra 1:2) Koresh {ko'-resh}; from the Persians; Koresh (or Cyrus), the Persian king -- Cyrus. see HEBREW 'ab Forms and Transliterations כֹּ֚רֶשׁ כֹּ֣רֶשׁ כּ֔וֹרֶשׁ כּ֚וֹרֶשׁ כּ֣וֹרֶשׁ כּ֣וֹרֶשׁ ׀ כּ֥וֹרֶשׁ כורש כרש לְכ֙וֹרֶשׁ֙ לְכ֣וֹרֶשׁ לְכ֥וֹרֶשׁ לכורש kō·reš kō·w·reš kōreš Koresh kōwreš lə·ḵō·w·reš leChoresh ləḵōwrešLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance 2 Chronicles 36:22 HEB: וּבִשְׁנַ֣ת אַחַ֗ת לְכ֙וֹרֶשׁ֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ פָּרַ֔ס NAS: year of Cyrus king KJV: year of Cyrus king INT: year the first of Cyrus king of Persia 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 15 Occurrences |
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