כּ֫וֹרֶשׁ
ko.resh
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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Concordance 6 verses
- Ezra 5:13 לְכ֥וֹרֶשׁכּ֤וֹרֶשׁ
In his first year, however, Cyrus king of Babylon issued a decree to rebuild this house of God.
- Ezra 5:14 כּ֣וֹרֶשׁ
He also removed from the temple of Babylon the gold and silver articles belonging to the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar had taken and carried there from the temple in Jerusalem. King Cyrus gave these articles to a man named Sheshbazzar, whom he appointed governor
- Ezra 5:17 כּ֤וֹרֶשׁ
Now, therefore, if it pleases the king, let a search be made of the royal archives in Babylon to see if King Cyrus did indeed issue a decree to rebuild the house of God in Jerusalem. Then let the king send us his decision in this matter.
- Ezra 6:3 לְכ֣וֹרֶשׁכּ֣וֹרֶשׁ
In the first year of King Cyrus, he issued a decree concerning the house of God in Jerusalem: Let the house be rebuilt as a place for offering sacrifices, and let its foundations be firmly laid. It is to be sixty cubits high and sixty cubits wide,
- Ezra 6:14 כּ֣וֹרֶשׁ
So the Jewish elders built and prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah son of Iddo. They finished building according to the command of the God of Israel and the decrees of Cyrus, Darius, and Artaxerxes, kings of Persia.
- Daniel 6:28 כּ֥וֹרֶשׁ
So Daniel prospered during the reign of Darius and the reign of Cyrus the Persian.
