לְ/כ֨וֹרֶשׁ֙
𐤋/𐤊𐤅𐤓𐤔
Koresh
to Cyrus
Proper name referring to Cyrus II, known as Cyrus the Great, founder and first king of the Achaemenid Persian Empire. In the Hebrew Bible, 'Kôwresh' designates the Persian ruler who conquered Babylon and issued an edict allowing the exiled Israelites to return to their land and rebuild the Jerusalem temple. The term functions solely as a personal name and carries no lexical meaning beyond its referent. Contextually, it is recognized as the name of a historical foreign monarch.
Isaiah 44:28 · Word #2
Lexicon H3566
| Lemma | כּוֹרֶשׁ |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤊𐤅𐤓𐤔 |
| Transliteration | Koresh |
| Strong's | H3566 |
| Definition | Proper name referring to Cyrus II, known as Cyrus the Great, founder and first king of the Achaemenid Persian Empire. In the Hebrew Bible, 'Kôwresh' designates the Persian ruler who conquered Babylon and issued an edict allowing the exiled Israelites to return to their land and rebuild the Jerusalem temple. The term functions solely as a personal name and carries no lexical meaning beyond its referent. Contextually, it is recognized as the name of a historical foreign monarch. |
Morphology HR/Np
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | p — Proper Name — Proper name |
Common Translation
| Phrase | to Cyrus |
SIBI-P1 Translation H3566-02
to Cyrus
| Morphological Notes | Preposition לְ + proper masculine singular name (foreign origin). |
| Rendering Rationale | The form consists of the preposition לְ (“to/for”) prefixed to the proper name כּוֹרֶשׁ (Cyrus). As a foreign personal name with no Hebrew lexical meaning, it is rendered simply with the prepositional sense preserved. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
to Koresh
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Proper noun transliterated from Hebrew. P1 meaning: Cyrus |
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