Strong H69812 sensesקוֹרֵא

Kore

Transliteration
qôrê' qôrê'
Pronunciation
{ko-ray'} ko-ray'

Meaning of the name

Kore = "crier"

The 2 senses of Strong H6981

The lexicon tells 2 senses apart under this number. In the Bible, each word leads to the one it has in its verse. Strong H6981 appears in 3 verses of the KJV, all senses together.

  1. Levite gatekeeperH6981G2 verses · 1 Chronicles
  2. Levite in charge of freewill offeringsH6981H1 verse · 2 Chronicles

General definition

Active participle of H7121; crier;
{Kore} the name of two Israelites: - Kore.

In the Bible

Translated in the KJV by

  • kore3

First verses

  1. 1 Chronicles 9:19
    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.
  2. 1 Chronicles 26:1
    Concerning the divisions of the porters: Of the Korhites was Meshelemiah the son of Kore, of the sons of Asaph.
  3. 2 Chronicles 31:14
    And 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.