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כּוֹרֶשׁ H3567

H3567 is the Hebrew word כּוֹרֶשׁ, transliterated Kôwresh and said ko'-resh. The King James Version most often renders it cyrus.

Word: כּוֹרֶשׁTransliteration: KôwreshSaid: ko'-reshLanguage: HebrewIn the KJV: 6 verses

What it means

{Koresh (or Cyrus), the Persian king}.

Where it comes from

(Aramaic) corresponding to H3566 (כּוֹרֶשׁ).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 8 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

cyrus 7×same cyrus 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: Cyrus.

Verses using כּוֹרֶשׁ

All 6 verses, quoted in full.

Ezra 5:13 · KJV

But in the first year of Cyrus the king of Babylon the same king Cyrus made a decree to build this house of God.

Ezra 5:14 · KJV

And the vessels also of gold and silver of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took out of the temple that was in Jerusalem, and brought them into the temple of Babylon, those did Cyrus the king take out of the temple of Babylon, and they were delivered unto one, whose name was Sheshbazzar, whom he had made governor;

Ezra 5:17 · KJV

Now therefore, if it seem good to the king, let there be search made in the king’s treasure house, which is there at Babylon, whether it be so, that a decree was made of Cyrus the king to build this house of God at Jerusalem, and let the king send his pleasure to us concerning this matter.

Ezra 6:3 · KJV

In the first year of Cyrus the king the same Cyrus the king made a decree concerning the house of God at Jerusalem, Let the house be builded, the place where they offered sacrifices, and let the foundations thereof be strongly laid; the height thereof threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof threescore cubits;

Ezra 6:14 · KJV

And the elders of the Jews builded, and they prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo. And they builded, and finished it, according to the commandment of the God of Israel, and according to the commandment of Cyrus, and Darius, and Artaxerxes king of Persia.

Daniel 6:28 · KJV

So this Daniel prospered in the reign of Darius, and in the reign of Cyrus the Persian.

Common questions

What does Strong's H3567 mean?

H3567 is the Hebrew word כּוֹרֶשׁ (Kôwresh), meaning {Koresh (or Cyrus), the Persian king}.

How is H3567 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it cyrus (7 times), same cyrus (1 time).

How many times does H3567 appear in the Bible?

כּוֹרֶשׁ (Kôwresh) is tagged in 6 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H3567 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: (Aramaic) corresponding to H3566 (כּוֹרֶשׁ).

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