Word: YXEK

Pronounce: ko'-resh

Strong: H3566

Orig: or (Ezra 1:1 (last time),2) Koresh \i ko'-resh\i0\plain\f3\fs21\cf23 ; from the Persians; Koresh (or Cyrus), the Persian king:--Cyrus. H2

Use: Proper Name Masculine

Grk Strong:

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