Qôwrêʼ — H6981

Definition

masculine proper noun

Kore, the name of two Israelites

1. Kore = "crier"
2. a Korahite Levite, ancestor of Shallum and Meshelemiah, chief porters in the reign of David
3. a Levite, son of Imnah, in the reign of king Hezekiah of Judah

Usually translated as

Kore

Origin

or Qôrêʼ; (1 Chronicles 26:1), active participle of H7121; crier

• Qârâʼ (H7121)

Occurrences

Qôwrêʼ occurs 3 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: 1 Chronicles (2), 2 Chronicles (1)

• 1 Chronicles 9:19 — And Shallum the son of Kore (ק֠וֹרֵא), 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.
• 1 Chronicles 26:1 — Concerning the divisions of the porters: Of the Korhites was Meshelemiah the son of Kore (קֹרֵ֖א), of the sons of Asaph.
• 2 Chronicles 31:14 — And Kore (וְקוֹרֵ֨א) 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.