A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ch.36.22;
son of: Gedaliah (H1436H)
Aramaic of ko.resh (כּ֫וֹרֶשׁ "Cyrus" H3566)
§ Cyrus = "posses thou the furnace"
the king of Persia and conqueror of Babylon; first ruler of Persia to make a decree allowing the Israelite exiles to return to Jerusalem