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Kore

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6981

קוֹרֵא

qo.re — 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

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7967

שַׁלּוּם

shal.lum — Shallum

A king of the Kingdom of Israel, living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.15.10; son of: Jabesh (H3003H) § Shallum = "retribution" 1) son of Jabesh, conspirator and slayer of king Zachariah of the northern kingdom of Israel ending the dynasty of Jehu; assumed the throne and became the 15th king of the northern kingdom; reigned for one month and was killed by Menahem 2) the 3rd son of king Josiah of Judah and subsequent king of Judah; reigned for 3 months before he was taken captive to Egypt where he was placed in chains and later died 2a) also 'Jehoahaz' 3) husband of Huldah the prophetess in the reign of king Josiah of Judah. Maybe the same as 4 4) uncle of Jeremiah the prophet. Maybe the same as 3 5) a Simeonite, son of Shaul and grandson of Simeon 6) a Judaite, son of Sisamai and father of Jekamiah in the family of Jerahmeel 7) an Ephraimite, father of Jehizkiah 8) a son of Naphtali 9) a Korahite Levite, chief of a family of gatekeepers for the east gate of the temple 9a) maybe same as 13 10) son of Halohesh and ruler of a district of Jerusalem; also repairer of the wall of Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah 11) a priest, of the family of Eleazar, son of Zadok and father of Hilkiah in the family line of Ezra 12) a Korahite Levite, son of Kore, father of Maaseiah, and in charge of the work of the service. Maybe same as 9 13) a Levite gatekeeper who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra 14) a Levite and descendant of Bani who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H43

אֶבְיָסָף, אֲבִיאָסָף

ev.ya.saph — Ebiasaph

A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Exo.6.24; son of: Korah (H7141I); brother of: Assir (H0617) and Elkanah (H0511); father of: Assir (H0617H) and Kore (H6981); also called Abiasaph at Exo.6.24; Asaph at 1Ch.26.1; § Ebiasaph = "my father has gathered" a son or descendant of Korah

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GREEK · G2880

κορέννυμι

korennumi — to satisfy

κορέννυμι (κόρος, surfeit), [in Symmachus.: Psa.22:27, Al, Psa.103:5 * ;] to satisfy: pass., τροφῆς, Act.27:38; metaphorically, of spiritual things, 1Co.4:8.† (AS)

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GREEK · G2879

Κορέ

Kore — Korah

Κορέ indecl. (in FlJ, -έου), ὁ (Heb. קֶרַח) Korah: Ju 11.† (AS)

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H23

אֲבִיאָסָף

a.vi.a.saph — Abiasaph

A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Exo.6.24; son of: Korah (H7141I); brother of: Assir (H0617) and Elkanah (H0511); father of: Assir (H0617H) and Kore (H6981); also called Abiasaph at Exo.6.24; Asaph at 1Ch.26.1; Another name of ev.ya.saph (אֶבְיָסָף, אֲבִיאָסָף "Ebiasaph" H0043) § Abiasaph = "my father has gathered" son (descendant) of Korah

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5875

עֵין הַקּוֹרֵא

en haq.qo.re — En-hakkore

§ En-hakkore = "spring of One calling" the spring which the Lord brought forth in response to Samson's complaint of being thirsty after he had just killed 1000 men with the jawbone of an ass

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Historical dictionary entry

Partridge. (1.) A Levite and temple-warder of the Korahites, the son of Asaph. He was father of Shallum and Meshelemiah, temple-porters (1 Chr. 9:19; 26:1). (2.) A Levitical porter at the east gate of the temple (2 Chr. 31:14). (3.) In 1 Chr. 26:19 the word should be “Korahites,” as in the Revised Version.

Scripture references

Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.

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