Koreshכורש
In the Bible
A biblical personal name — Koresh (כורש) — attested in Isa 44:28 (17 occurrences in the Hebrew Bible).
Read Isa 44:28 on Sefaria →הָאֹמֵ֤ר לְכ֙וֹרֶשׁ֙ רֹעִ֔י וְכׇל־חֶפְצִ֖י יַשְׁלִ֑ם וְלֵאמֹ֤ר לִירוּשָׁלַ֙͏ִם֙ תִּבָּנֶ֔ה וְהֵיכָ֖ל תִּוָּסֵֽד׃
Am the same who says of Cyrus, “He is My shepherd;nshepherd I.e., the king whom I have designated. He shall fulfill all My purposes!He shall say of Jerusalem, ‘She shall be rebuilt,’And to the temple: ‘You shall be founded again.’”
Facts
| Type | person |
| Biblical period | Exile/Prophets |
| Gematria | 526 |
| Letters | 4 consonants |
| Theophoric | no |
Stellar letters
The 4-consonant name needs its 1 distinct simple-letter to be occupied in the sky. The 7 classical bodies open a sign → its Hebrew simple letter; this name reads only when the planets sit in exactly these signs.
Readable on these rare conjunctions
Koresh appears in the stellar reading on 1 of the 12 dated rare conjunctions (proofs.json). Open any date in the Reader to verify it on that sky.
| Date | Precessional era | Occupied letters |O| |
|---|---|---|
| 24 Apr 1857 | Pisces | 3 |