Lexicon
כּ֫וֹרֶשׁ
ko.resh
H3566
N:N-M-P Hebrew

Cyrus

15
Occurrences
4
Books
Hebrew
Language

ko.resh identifies the king named in commands, building authorization, temple-vessel release, and dated settings in Scripture.

The term is used as a proper name for the king identified in the supplied verses: he issues or is associated with commands concerning Jerusalem and its house, releases its vessels, and provides the temporal setting for Daniel. Isaiah also addresses him in statements about Jerusalem being built and nations being subdued.

Senses in use

  1. The named king in decrees, actions, and dated settings · dominant

    Every supplied token is tagged Noun · Proper and identifies the same named king. In Ezra 1:2 the APB renders his declaration that he was charged to build a house in Jerusalem; in Ezra 1:7 it presents the king bringing out vessels from the house of the LORD, while Daniel 10:1 uses his year as the setting for a word revealed to Daniel. Isaiah 44:28 addresses this named figure in the statement concerning Jerusalem, “Be built,” and the temple, “Be founded.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the supplied verses, the APB presents the term as the personal name “Cyrus,” often with “king of Persia” and sometimes with “King” before it. These English presentations confirm the verse-level identification rather than supplying a separate lexical sense.

Passages featuring this word

Across Scripture