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Korah

קֹ֫רַחStrong’s H7141

qorach (qo-rach)

Appears in 37 verses of the Old Testament

In short

Qorach is the Hebrew word usually translated “korah”, “o korah” and “like korah”. It appears in 37 verses of the Old Testament.

“And Aholibamah bare Jeush, and Jaalam, and Korah: these are the sons of Esau, which were born unto him in the land of Canaan.”
Genesis 36:5 KJV
Meaning
  1. Son of Izhar, grandson of Kohath, great grandson of Levi and leader of the rebellion of the Israelites against Moses and Aaron while in the wilderness; punished and died by an earthquake and flames of fire
  2. The 3rd son of Esau by Aholibamah and one of the dukes of Edom
  3. Son of Eliphaz by Adah, duke of Edom, and nephew of 1
  4. Son of Izhar, grandson of Kohath, great grandson of Levi and leader of the rebellion of the Israelites against Moses and Aaron while in the wilderness; punished and died by an earthquake and flames of fire
  5. The 3rd son of Esau by Aholibamah and one of the dukes of Edom
  6. Son of Eliphaz by Adah, duke of Edom, and nephew of 1
  7. One of the 'sons' of Hebron
  8. Son of Izhar, grandson of Kohath, great grandson of Levi and leader of the rebellion of the Israelites against Moses and Aaron while in the wilderness; punished and died by an earthquake and flames of fire
  9. The 3rd son of Esau by Aholibamah and one of the dukes of Edom
  10. Son of Izhar, grandson of Kohath, great grandson of Levi and leader of the rebellion of the Israelites against Moses and Aaron while in the wilderness; punished and died by an earthquake and flames of fire
  11. The 3rd son of Esau by Aholibamah and one of the dukes of Edom
  12. Son of Eliphaz by Adah, duke of Edom, and nephew of 1
  13. One of the 'sons' of Hebron
How it's translated
  • korah 33
  • o korah 1
  • to korah 1
  • like korah 1
  • and korah 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Numbers 15
  • Psalms 11
  • 1 Chronicles 5
  • Genesis 4
  • Exodus 2

5 books in all.

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Hebrew dictionary

קֹ֫רַח qorach · Korah

A man of the Edomites living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.36.5; son of: Esau (H6215) and Oholibamah (H0173); brother of: Jeush (H3266) and Jalam (H3281); half-brother of: Eliphaz (H0464) and Reuel (H7467) § Korah = "bald" 1) son of Izhar, grandson of Kohath, great grandson of Levi and leader of the rebellion of the Israelites against Moses and Aaron while in the wilderness; punished and died by an earthquake and flames of fire 2) the 3rd son of Esau by Aholibamah and one of the dukes of Edom 3) son of Eliphaz by Adah, duke of Edom, and nephew of 1 …

קֹ֫רַח qorach · Korah

A man of the Edomites living at the time of the Patriarchs, only mentioned at Gen.36.16; son of: Eliphaz (H0464); brother of: Teman (H8487), Omar (H0201), Zepho (H6825), Gatam (H1609), Kenaz (H7073) and Amalek (H6002H) § Korah = "bald" 1) son of Izhar, grandson of Kohath, great grandson of Levi and leader of the rebellion of the Israelites against Moses and Aaron while in the wilderness; punished and died by an earthquake and flames of fire 2) the 3rd son of Esau by Aholibamah and one of the dukes of Edom 3) son of Eliphaz by Adah, duke of Edom, and nephew of 1 4) one of the 'sons' of Hebron

קֹ֫רַח qorach · Korah

A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Exo.6.21; son of: Izhar (H3324); brother of: Nepheg (H5298), Zichri (H2147) and Shelomith (H8019A); father of: Assir (H0617), Elkanah (H0511) and Ebiasaph (H0043) § Korah = "bald" 1) son of Izhar, grandson of Kohath, great grandson of Levi and leader of the rebellion of the Israelites against Moses and Aaron while in the wilderness; punished and died by an earthquake and flames of fire 2) the 3rd son of Esau by Aholibamah and one of the dukes of Edom …

קֹ֫רַח qorach · Korah

A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.2.43; son of: Hebron (H2275I); brother of: Tappuah (H8599A), Rekem (H7552I) and Shema (H8087) § Korah = "bald" 1) son of Izhar, grandson of Kohath, great grandson of Levi and leader of the rebellion of the Israelites against Moses and Aaron while in the wilderness; punished and died by an earthquake and flames of fire 2) the 3rd son of Esau by Aholibamah and one of the dukes of Edom 3) son of Eliphaz by Adah, duke of Edom, and nephew of 1 4) one of the 'sons' of Hebron

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.