Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)
Korah
Usage: Κορέ indecl. (in FlJ, -έου), ὁ (Heb. קֶרַח) Korah: Ju 11.† (AS)
Kore means “Core” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.
Same number, other testament: Strong's H2879 — tabbachah (“cook”) in the Hebrew Bible.
Strong's G2879 Κορέ (Kore) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. Kore (kor-eh') n/p. 1. Core (i.e. Korach), an Israelite [of Hebrew origin (H7141)] It has 43 linked Bible usages across 8 books. Visible English usage signals include core. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
Kore (kor-eh') n/p. 1. Core (i.e. Korach), an Israelite [of Hebrew origin (H7141)] KJV: Core Root(s): H7141
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Korah
Usage: Κορέ indecl. (in FlJ, -έου), ὁ (Heb. קֶרַח) Korah: Ju 11.† (AS)
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Kore, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, New Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
Strong's G2879 (Κορέ) appears 43 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.
Sample Septuagint occurrences:
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
1 indexed usage in New Testament.
Woe unto them! for they have gone in the way of Cain, and ran greedily after the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of Core.
41 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.
And Oholibamah bore Jeush, and Jalam, and Korah; these are the sons of Esau, which were born to him in the land of Canaan.
And these are the sons of Oholibamah, the daughter of Anah, the son of Zibeon, the wife of Esau; and she bore to Esau, Jeush, and Jalam, and Korah.
chief Korah, chief Gatam, chief Amalek. These are the chiefs of Eliphaz, in the land of Edom; these are the sons of Adah.
1 indexed usage in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
Strangers conspired together against him, And maligned him in the wilderness, Even the men that were of Dathan’s and Abiram’s side, And the congregation of Korah, with fury and wrath.
First 43 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G2879.
And Oholibamah bore Jeush, and Jalam, and Korah; these are the sons of Esau, which were born to him in the land of Canaan.
And these are the sons of Oholibamah, the daughter of Anah, the son of Zibeon, the wife of Esau; and she bore to Esau, Jeush, and Jalam, and Korah.
chief Korah, chief Gatam, chief Amalek. These are the chiefs of Eliphaz, in the land of Edom; these are the sons of Adah.
And these are the sons of Oholibamah, wife of Esau; chief Jeush, chief Jalam, chief Korah. These are the chiefs of Oholibamah, daughter of Anah, wife of Esau.
And the sons of Izhar, Korah, and Nepheg, and Zichri.
And the sons of Korah, Assir, and Elkanah, and Abiasaph, these are the generations of Korah.
He made the brazen altar of the brazen censers, which belonged to the men engaged in sedition with the gathering of Korah.
And Korah the son of Izhar the son of Kohath the son of Levi, and Dathan and Abiram, sons of Eliab, and On the son of Peleth the son of Reuben, spoke;
And he spoke to Korah and all his assembly, saying, God has visited and known those that are his and who are holy, and has brought them to himself; and whom he has chosen for himself, he has brought to himself.
This do ye: take to yourselves censers, Korah and all his company;
And Moses said to Korah, Hearken to me, ye sons of Levi.
And Moses said to Korah, Sanctify thy company, and be ready before the Lord, thou and Aaron and they, tomorrow.
And Korah raised up against them all his company by the door of the tabernacle of witness; and the glory of the Lord appeared to all the congregation.
Speak to the congregation, saying, Depart from the company of Korah round about.
And they stood aloof from the tent of Korah round about; and Dathan and Abiram went forth and stood by the doors of their tents, and their wives and their children and their store.
And the ground opened, and swallowed them up, and their houses, and all the men that were with Korah, and their cattle.
a memorial to the children of Israel that no stranger might draw nigh, who is not of the seed of Aaron, to offer incense before the Lord; so he shall not be as Korah and as they that conspired with him, as the Lord spoke to him by the hand of Moses.
And they that died in the plague were fourteen thousand and seven hundred, besides those that died on account of Korah.
and the sons of Eliab, Nemuel, and Dathan, and Abiram: these are renowned men of the congregation; these are they that rose up against Moses and Aaron in the gathering of Korah, in the rebellion against the Lord.
And the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed up them and Korah, when their assembly perished, when the fire devoured the two hundred and fifty, and they were made a sign.
But the sons of Korah died not.
These are the families of the sons of Levi; the family of the Libnites, the family of the Hebronites, the family of the Korahites, and the family of the Mushites; and Kohath begot Amram.
Our father died in the wilderness, and he was not in the midst of the congregation that rebelled against the Lord in the gathering of Korah; for he died for his own sin, and he had no sons. Let not the name of our father be blotted out of the midst of his people, because he has no son: give us an inheritance in the midst of our father’s brethren.
The sons of Esau, Eliphaz, and Reuel, and Jeush, and Jalam, and Korah.
And the sons of Hebron; Korah, and Tappuah, and Rekem, and Shema.
The sons of Kohath; Amminadab his son, Korah his son, Assir his son;
the son of Tahath, the son of Assir, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah,
And Shallum the son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, and his brethren belonging to the house of his father, the Korahites were over the works of the service, keeping the watches of the tabernacle, and their fathers over the camp of the Lord, keeping the entrance.
These are the divisions of the porters for the sons of Korah, and to the sons of Merari.
And the Levites of the children of Kohath, and they of the sons of Korah, rose up to praise the Lord God of Israel with a loud voice on high.
For the end, a Psalm for instruction, for the sons of Korah.
For the end, a Psalm for instruction, for the sons of Korah.
For the end, for alternate strains by the sons of Korah; for instruction, a Song concerning the beloved.
For the end, for the sons of Korah; a Psalm concerning secret things.
For the end, a Psalm for the sons of Korah.
A Psalm of praise for the sons of Korah on the second day of the week.
For the end, a Psalm for the sons of Korah.
For the end, a Psalm for the sons of Korah, concerning the winepresses.
For the end, a Psalm for the sons of Korah.
A Psalm of a Song for the sons of Korah. His foundations are in the holy mountains.
A song of a Psalm for the sons of Korah for the end, upon Mahalath for responsive strains, of instruction for Heman the Israelite.
Woe unto them! for they have gone in the way of Cain, and ran greedily after the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of Core.
Strangers conspired together against him, And maligned him in the wilderness, Even the men that were of Dathan’s and Abiram’s side, And the congregation of Korah, with fury and wrath.
Every indexed verse link for Strong's G2879, grouped by book.
Kore (Strong's G2879) is a Greek word most simply glossed "Core". Kore (kor-eh') n/p. 1. Core (i.e. Korach), an Israelite [of Hebrew origin (H7141)]
This page currently indexes 43 linked usages for Strong's G2879 across 8 books.
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G2879 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as core. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.
Yes. The current local index includes 41 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 1 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G2879, with linked reader references where each row is available.