H6981 H6981
Kore; personal name of Levites, including gatekeepers and one who distributed offerings in Hezekiah's time
Kore is the name of at least two Levites in Chronicles. First Chronicles 9:19 and 26:1 refer to Kore son of Ebiasaph, a Korahite gatekeeper responsible for the threshold of the tent—a position of trust guarding the sanctuary. Second Chronicles 31:14 mentions Kore son of Imnah, a Levite stationed at the East Gate who distributed freewill offerings during Hezekiah's reforms. The name may derive from a root meaning 'to call' or 'partridge.' These Levites served in temple management, linking the name to faithful service in God's house.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Three references identify Levitical figures named Kore: a gatekeeper (1 Chronicles 9:19, 26:1, possibly same individual) and an offering distributor (2 Chronicles 31:14, different person). The gatekeeping role involves guarding sacred thresholds, while the distribution role manages consecrated gifts. The bracketed forms in German and French note morphological variations (with/without conjunction, different vocalizations like קֹרֵא vs. קוֹרֵא). Both roles emphasize faithful stewardship of holy things. 3×
AR["قُورِي", "قُورِيسَ", "وَ-قُورِي"]·ben["ও-কোরে", "কোরে", "কোরের"]·DE["[וקורא]", "[קורא]", "rief"]·EN["Qore", "and-Kore"]·FR["[וקורא]", "[קורא]", "[קרא]"]·heb["ו-קורא", "קורא", "קרא"]·HI["-कोरे-का", "और-कोरे", "कोरे"]·ID["-Kore", "Kore", "dan-Kore"]·IT["[וקורא]", "[קורא]", "[קרא]"]·jav["Koré", "Lan-Korè"]·KO["고레", "그리고-고레가"]·PT["E-Qore", "Kore", "Qore"]·RU["Коре", "и-Коре"]·ES["Coré", "y-Qore"]·SW["Kore", "wkwore"]·TR["Kore", "Kore'nin", "Ve-Kore"]·urd["اور-قوری", "قوری-کا"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† II. קוֹרֵא n. pr. m. Κωρηβ, Κωρη, etc.; Levites: 1. 1 Ch 9:19; 26:1 (קֹרֵא). 2. 2 Ch 31:14.