Strong's H3566 (Hebrew)

Hebrew: כּוֹרֶשׁ (Kôwresh)

Pronunciation: ko'-resh

Morphology: n-pr-m

Name Meaning: Cyrus = "posses thou the furnace"

Derivation: or (Ezra 1:1 (last time),2) כֹּרֶשׁ (Kôresh); from the Persians

Definition: Koresh (or Cyrus), the Persian king

KJV Renderings: Cyrus

Senses

1. the king of Persia and conqueror of Babylon; first ruler of Persia to make a decree allowing the Israelite exiles to return to Jerusalem