Original Word: כֹּר
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: kor
Pronunciation: kor
Phonetic Spelling: (kore)
Definition: Kor, measure, homer
Meaning: a deep round vessel, a cor, a dry measure

cor, measure

From the same as kuwr; properly, a deep round vessel, i.e. (specifically) a cor or measure for things dry -- cor, measure. Aramaic the same.

see HEBREW kuwr

כֹּר noun [masculine] kor, a measure (usually dry), = חֹמֶר (Ezekiel 45:14 compare Ezekiel 45:11) (Late Hebrew כּוֺר, Aramaic כּוֺרָא, hence, as loan-words, Greek κόρος, Arabic Frä²⁰⁷; √ dubious; כרה, Lag^{Or. ii. 30}, compare Id^{BN 40, 156}; כרר, Nö^{ZMG 1886, xi, 734}; Dl^{Prol. 113} compare Assyrian kâry, and derived from כור (but see now kâru Dl^{HWB 349})); — סֹלֶת ׳כ 1 Kings 5:2; קָ֑מַח ׳כ v.1 Kings 4:2; of חִטִּים v.1 Kings 5:25 a; plural כֹּרִים of ׳ח and שְׂעֹרִים2Chron 2:9 (twice in verse); 2Chronicles 27:5; הַכֹּר as liquid measure (of oil) Ezekiel 45:14. See further Benz^{Archaeology 183 ff.} Now^{Archaeology i. 203, and, on capacity}, see III. חֹמֶר f. above; in 1 Kings 5:25 b read בַּת שֶׁמֶן for ᵑ0 ׳כֹּר שׁ (compare ᵐ5. and 2 Chron 2:9).

[כּוֺר] noun [masculine] kôr, a measure of wheat (Biblical Hebrew כֹּר); — plural absolute כּוֺרִין Ezra 7:22.

Word Origin: Derived from a root corresponding to the Hebrew כּוּר (kûr), which refers to a furnace or smelting pot, indicating a container or vessel.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The corresponding Greek term is G2884 (κόρος, koros), which also refers to a measure of capacity, particularly for dry goods. This Greek term is used in the Septuagint and other Greek texts to translate the Hebrew כֹּר, maintaining the concept of a large, standardized measure for agricultural products.

Usage: The term כֹּר is used in the context of measuring dry goods, particularly grains. It is equivalent to a large measure, approximately 10 ephahs or about 220 liters (6 bushels).

Context: The term כֹּר appears in the Aramaic portions of the Old Testament, specifically in the context of trade and commerce. It is a measure used for dry commodities, often mentioned in relation to agricultural produce. The cor is a significant unit of measure, reflecting the agrarian economy of ancient Near Eastern societies. In the Berean Standard Bible, the term is used to convey the substantial quantity of goods, emphasizing the abundance or the economic transactions of the time. The cor is comparable to the Hebrew homer, another large unit of measure, and is indicative of the standardized systems of weights and measures that were in place to facilitate trade and ensure fairness in economic dealings.

הַכֹּ֔ר הכר כֹּ֖ר כֹּ֤ר כֹּר֙ כֹּרִ֖ים כֹּרִ֣ין כֹּרִים֙ כר כרים כרין hak·kōr hakKor hakkōr kō·rîm kō·rîn kor kōr koRim kōrîm koRin kōrînInterlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts