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kōreš כּ֫וֹרֶשׁ ‘Cyrus’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: of Persian origin

kōreš pr n m pers
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

Mentioned in Isaiah 44:28, 45:1 Daniel 1:21, 10:1 Ezra 4:3, 1:1, 3:7, 1:2, 1:7, 1:8, 4:5 2 Chronicles 36:22, 36:23

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