Kûwr — H3564

H3564 · Hebrew — כור

Pronunciation: koor

Definition

masculine noun

a pot or furnace (as if excavated)

  1. n m
  2. furnace, forge, smelting furnace or pot
  3. v
  4. (Qal) to bore, pierce, dig, hew

Usually translated as

furnace

Origin

from an unused root meaning properly, to dig through

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

Kûwr occurs 9 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Deuteronomy (1), 1 Kings (1), Proverbs (2), Isaiah (1), Jeremiah (1), Ezekiel (3)

Strong's Lexicon — K