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כּוֹרֶשׁ

𐤊𐤅𐤓𐤔

Koresh

H3567 noun

SILEX Entry

Root uncertain uncertain (personal name, likely 'Cyrus')

Definition

Proper noun denoting Cyrus (Kôwresh), the prominent Persian monarch who conquered Babylon and allowed exiled peoples, including the Israelites, to return to their homelands. Used exclusively as a personal name referring to Cyrus II (also called Cyrus the Great).

Semantic Range

name of Persian king Cyrus II; proper noun, never generic or common noun

Root / Etymology

Borrowed from Old Persian Kuruš, rendered in Biblical Hebrew as כּוֹרֶשׁ (Kôwresh); not derived from a native Hebrew root.

Historical & Contextual Notes

The name כּוֹרֶשׁ appears in Biblical Hebrew primarily in post-exilic texts (especially in Ezra, Nehemiah, Isaiah, and Daniel), reflecting the importance of Cyrus to the Second Temple period as a ruler under whose decree the return from Babylonian exile occurred. Its appearances are limited to references specifically to the historical figure Cyrus II of Persia (reigned c. 559–530 BCE). In the Hebrew Bible, כּוֹרֶשׁ is used strictly as a royal name and does not take on common noun meanings. Greek translations (LXX) render the name as Κῦρος (Kyros), and later English translations traditionally use "Cyrus." The rendering "Jew" does not appear in proximity to this term; the person referenced is a Persian king, not an Israelite or member of Judah. The word is never used as a title or appellative beyond the personal name. The Aramaic spelling in Ezra is identical to the Hebrew. No evidence of etymological or semantic development within Hebrew itself, as the name is a foreign loan.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

(Aramaic) corresponding to כּוֹרֶשׁ; {Koresh (or Cyrus), the Persian king}; Cyrus.

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Root Family

כורש (k-w-r-sh) — uncertain; personal name (Cyrus)

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H3566 כּוֹרֶשׁ to Cyrus

Word Forms

2 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H3567-01 כּ֥וֹרֶשׁ koresh ANp Cyrus Cyrus 6
H3567-02 לְ/כ֥וֹרֶשׁ lekhoresh AR/Np Cyrus to Cyrus 2

Occurrences in Scripture

8 total occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H3567-01 Daniel 6:29 כּ֥וֹרֶשׁ koresh ANp Cyrus Cyrus
H3567-02 Ezra 5:13 לְ/כ֥וֹרֶשׁ lekhoresh AR/Np Cyrus to Cyrus
H3567-01 Ezra 5:13 כּ֤וֹרֶשׁ koresh ANp Cyrus Cyrus
H3567-01 Ezra 5:14 כּ֣וֹרֶשׁ koresh ANp Cyrus Cyrus
H3567-01 Ezra 5:17 כּ֤וֹרֶשׁ koresh ANp Cyrus Cyrus
H3567-02 Ezra 6:3 לְ/כ֣וֹרֶשׁ lekhoresh AR/Np of Cyrus to Cyrus
H3567-01 Ezra 6:3 כּ֣וֹרֶשׁ koresh ANp Cyrus Cyrus
H3567-01 Ezra 6:14 כּ֣וֹרֶשׁ koresh ANp of Cyrus Cyrus
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