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Strong's H3734 כֹּר (kor)

Kor means “cor” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G3734 — horothesia (“bound”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H3734
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 6
Books 4

Strong's H3734 Quick Answer

Strong's H3734 כּוֹר (kor) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. kor (kore) n-m. 1. (properly) a deep round vessel, i.e. (specifically) a cor or measure for things dry [from the same as H3564] It has 6 linked Bible usages across 4 books. Visible English usage signals include same and cor. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
kor (kore) n-m. 1. (properly) a deep round vessel, i.e. (specifically) a cor or measure for things dry [from the same as H3564]
Usage
6 linked usages
Books
4 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
same and cor

Meaning and Definition

kor (kore) n-m. 1. (properly) a deep round vessel, i.e. (specifically) a cor or measure for things dry [from the same as H3564] KJV: cor, measure. Aramaic the same. Root(s): H3564

Original Word
כּוֹר
Transliteration
kor
Derivation
First root strongs: 3564
Morphology
noun masc

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H3734. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

kor

Usage: 1) kor, a measure (usually dry) 1a) a dry or liquid measure equal to 10 ephahs or baths 1a1) a dry measure containing 6.25 bushels (220 l) 1a2) a liquid measure of 58 gallons (263 l) Aramaic equivalent: kor (כּוֹר "kor" H3734B)

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How Strong's H3734 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render kor, 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.

How Strong's H3734 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. 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.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 6 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H3734 by Corpus

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.

Strong's H3734 in the Old Testament

6 indexed usages in Old Testament.

1 Kings 4:22 KJV

And Solomon's provision for one day was thirty measures of fine flour, and threescore measures of meal,

1 Kings 5:11 KJV

And Solomon gave Hiram twenty thousand measures of wheat for food to his household, and twenty measures of pure oil: thus gave Solomon to Hiram year by year.

2 Chronicles 2:10 KJV

And, behold, I will give to thy servants, the hewers that cut timber, twenty thousand measures of beaten wheat, and twenty thousand measures of barley, and twenty thousand baths of wine, and twenty thousand baths of oil.

Usage Excerpts

First 6 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H3734.

1 Kings 4:22 Old Testament, KJV
And Solomon's provision for one day was thirty measures of fine flour, and threescore measures of meal,
1 Kings 5:11 Old Testament, KJV
And Solomon gave Hiram twenty thousand measures of wheat for food to his household, and twenty measures of pure oil: thus gave Solomon to Hiram year by year.
2 Chronicles 2:10 Old Testament, KJV
And, behold, I will give to thy servants, the hewers that cut timber, twenty thousand measures of beaten wheat, and twenty thousand measures of barley, and twenty thousand baths of wine, and twenty thousand baths of oil.
2 Chronicles 27:5 Old Testament, KJV
He fought also with the king of the Ammonites, and prevailed against them. And the children of Ammon gave him the same year an hundred talents of silver, and ten thousand measures of wheat, and ten thousand of barley. So much did the children of Ammon pay unto him, both the second year, and the third.
Ezra 7:22 Old Testament, KJV
Unto an hundred talents of silver, and to an hundred measures of wheat, and to an hundred baths of wine, and to an hundred baths of oil, and salt without prescribing how much.
Ezekiel 45:14 Old Testament, KJV
Concerning the ordinance of oil, the bath of oil, ye shall offer the tenth part of a bath out of the cor, which is an homer of ten baths; for ten baths are an homer:

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H3734, grouped by book.

1 Kings 2 usages, Old Testament
2 Chronicles 2 usages, Old Testament
Ezra 1 usage, Old Testament
Ezekiel 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H3734 FAQ

What does kor (כֹּר) mean?

Kor (Strong's H3734) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "cor". kor (kore) n-m. 1. (properly) a deep round vessel, i.e. (specifically) a cor or measure for things dry [from the same as H3564]

How many times is kor (כֹּר) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 6 linked usages for Strong's H3734 across 4 books.

Where can I study kor (כֹּר) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H3734 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate kor (כֹּר)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as same and cor. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.