Ezra 1:8
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“Even those did Cyrus king of Persia bring forth by the hand of Mithredath the treasurer, and numbered them unto Sheshbazzar, the prince of Judah.”
מֶלֶךְ
King. Melek. A ruler with supreme authority. The LORD is King forever and ever. Every earthly king is answerable to the King of kings.
יָד
the hand of
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יָד
Hand. Yad. The hand as the symbol of power and action. When God's hand rests on a life nothing is impossible.
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פָּרַס
Persia
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פָּרַס
Paras (i.e. Persia), an Eastern country, including its inhabitants
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מִתְרְדָת
Mithredath
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מִתְרְדָת
Mithredath, the name of two Persians
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כּוֹרֶשׁ
Cyrus
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כּוֹרֶשׁ
Koresh (or Cyrus), the Persian king
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