Word: YXEK

Pronounce: ko'-resh

Strong: H3567

Orig: (Aramaic) corresponding to 3566:--Cyrus. H3566

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