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כֹּר
kor
H3734A
H:N-M Hebrew

kor

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Kor is a measured quantity used for grain and oil in the attested biblical clauses.

The attested use is a unit of measured quantity: plural forms occur with wheat and barley given as tribute, while the singular is used in a stated oil-and-bath proportion.

Senses in use

  1. A unit for measured agricultural goods · dominant

    In 2 Chronicles 27:5, the plural form stands with wheat and barley in the amount given by the sons of Ammon; the APB renders the clause “ten thousand kor of wheat, and ten thousand kor of barley.” In Ezekiel 45:14, the singular occurs in a rule concerning oil and baths; the APB renders “the bath of oil shall be a tithe of the bath from the kor.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB explicitly retains “kor” in 2 Chronicles 27:5 and Ezekiel 45:14, presenting it with grain amounts and an oil-and-bath measurement rule. In 1 Kings 5:2 and 2 Chronicles 2:9, the supplied translation does not make this term's contribution identifiable.

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