Quick Definition
Cyrus
Strong's Definition
{Koresh (or Cyrus), the Persian king}
Derivation: (Aramaic) corresponding to H3566 (כּוֹרֶשׁ)
KJV Usage: Cyrus.
Outline of Biblical Usage
Cyrus = "posses thou the furnace"
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
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
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
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
כּוֹרֶשׁ (Aramaic)
kôresh
BDB Definition:
Cyrus = posses thou the furnace
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
Part of Speech: noun proper masculine
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: corresponding to H3566
Total KJV Occurrences: 8