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kōreš כּ֫וֹרֶשׁ ‘Cyrus’ (Aramaic)

Etymology?: corresponding to kōreš כּ֫וֹרֶשׁ ‘Cyrus’
Roots: כורשׁ כורשׁ

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 Daniel 6:29 Ezra 5:17, 5:13, 5:14, 6:3, 6:14

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