3566. Koresh
Strong's Lexicon
Koresh: Cyrus

Original Word: כּוֹרֶשׁ
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Transliteration: Kowresh
Pronunciation: koh-RESH
Phonetic Spelling: (ko'-resh)
Definition: Cyrus
Meaning: Koresh

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 Origin
of 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 ləḵōwreš
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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
HEB: אֶת־ ר֙וּחַ֙ כּ֣וֹרֶשׁ מֶֽלֶךְ־ פָּרַ֔ס
NAS: up the spirit of Cyrus king
KJV: the spirit of Cyrus king
INT: of the LORD the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia

2 Chronicles 36:23
HEB: כֹּה־ אָמַ֞ר כּ֣וֹרֶשׁ ׀ מֶ֣לֶךְ פָּרַ֗ס
NAS: Thus says Cyrus king of Persia,
KJV: Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia,
INT: Thus says Cyrus king of Persia

Ezra 1:1
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

Ezra 1:1
HEB: אֶת־ ר֙וּחַ֙ כֹּ֣רֶשׁ מֶֽלֶךְ־ פָּרַ֔ס
NAS: up the spirit of Cyrus king
KJV: the spirit of Cyrus king
INT: the LORD the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia

Ezra 1:2
HEB: כֹּ֣ה אָמַ֗ר כֹּ֚רֶשׁ מֶ֣לֶךְ פָּרַ֔ס
NAS: Thus says Cyrus king of Persia,
KJV: Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia,
INT: Thus says Cyrus king of Persia

Ezra 1:7
HEB: וְהַמֶּ֣לֶךְ כּ֔וֹרֶשׁ הוֹצִ֖יא אֶת־
NAS: Also King Cyrus brought
KJV: Also Cyrus the king brought forth
INT: King Cyrus brought the articles

Ezra 1:8
HEB: וַיּֽוֹצִיאֵ֗ם כּ֚וֹרֶשׁ מֶ֣לֶךְ פָּרַ֔ס
NAS: and Cyrus, king of Persia,
KJV: Even those did Cyrus king of Persia
INT: brought and Cyrus king of Persia

Ezra 3:7
HEB: יָפ֔וֹא כְּרִשְׁי֛וֹן כּ֥וֹרֶשׁ מֶֽלֶךְ־ פָּרַ֖ס
NAS: according to the permission they had from Cyrus king
KJV: according to the grant that they had of Cyrus king
INT: Joppa to the permission Cyrus king of Persia

Ezra 4:3
HEB: צִוָּ֔נוּ הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ כּ֥וֹרֶשׁ מֶֽלֶךְ־ פָּרָֽס׃
NAS: as King Cyrus, the king
KJV: as king Cyrus the king
INT: commanded King Cyrus the king of Persia

Ezra 4:5
HEB: כָּל־ יְמֵ֗י כּ֚וֹרֶשׁ מֶ֣לֶךְ פָּרַ֔ס
NAS: all the days of Cyrus king of Persia,
KJV: all the days of Cyrus king
INT: all the days of Cyrus king of Persia

Isaiah 44:28
HEB: הָאֹמֵ֤ר לְכ֙וֹרֶשׁ֙ רֹעִ֔י וְכָל־
NAS: [It is I] who says of Cyrus, '[He is] My shepherd!
KJV: That saith of Cyrus, [He is] my shepherd,
INT: says of Cyrus shipherd all

Isaiah 45:1
HEB: יְהוָה֮ לִמְשִׁיחוֹ֮ לְכ֣וֹרֶשׁ אֲשֶׁר־ הֶחֱזַ֣קְתִּי
NAS: the LORD to Cyrus His anointed,
KJV: to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand
INT: the LORD his anointed to Cyrus Whom have taken

Daniel 1:21
HEB: שְׁנַ֥ת אַחַ֖ת לְכ֥וֹרֶשׁ הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ פ
NAS: the first year of Cyrus the king.
KJV: year of king Cyrus.
INT: year the first of Cyrus the king

Daniel 10:1
HEB: בִּשְׁנַ֣ת שָׁל֗וֹשׁ לְכ֙וֹרֶשׁ֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ פָּרַ֔ס
NAS: year of Cyrus king
KJV: year of Cyrus king
INT: year the third of Cyrus king of Persia

15 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 3566
15 Occurrences


kō·w·reš — 9 Occ.
lə·ḵō·w·reš — 6 Occ.















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