Kore
קוֹרֵאStrong’s H6981qore (qo-re)
Appears in 3 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Qore is the Hebrew word usually translated “kore”. It appears in 3 verses of the Old Testament.
“And Shallum the son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, and his brethren, of the house of his father, the Korahites, were over the work of the service, keepers of the gates of the tabernacle: and their fathers, being over the host of the LORD, were keepers of the entry.”
Meaning
- A Korahite Levite, ancestor of Shallum and Meshelemiah, chief porters in the reign of David
- A Levite, son of Imnah, in the reign of king Hezekiah of Judah
- A Korahite Levite, ancestor of Shallum and Meshelemiah, chief porters in the reign of David
- A Levite, son of Imnah, in the reign of king Hezekiah of Judah
How it's translated
- kore 2
- and kore 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 1 Chronicles 2
- 2 Chronicles 1
2 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- 1 Chronicles 26:1Concerning the divisions of the porters: Of the Korhites was Meshelemiah the son of Kore, of the sons of Asaph.
- 2 Chronicles 31:14And Kore the son of Imnah the Levite, the porter toward the east, was over the freewill offerings of God, to distribute the oblations of the LORD, and the most holy things.
Hebrew dictionary
קוֹרֵא qore · Kore
A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at 1Ch.9.19; son of: Ebiasaph (H0043); brother of: Assir (H0617H); also called Korahite at 1Ch.26.19; 1x § Kore = "crier" 1) a Korahite Levite, ancestor of Shallum and Meshelemiah, chief porters in the reign of David 2) a Levite, son of Imnah, in the reign of king Hezekiah of Judah
קוֹרֵא qore · Kore
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 2Ch.31.14; son of: Imnah (H3232H) § Kore = "crier" 1) a Korahite Levite, ancestor of Shallum and Meshelemiah, chief porters in the reign of David 2) a Levite, son of Imnah, in the reign of king Hezekiah of Judah
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.