Word Study · Strong's H7141 · Hebrew
קֹרַח
Qorach
ko'rakh
Strong's 1890 spelling: Qôrach
“Korach, the name of two Edomites and three Israelites”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
Korach, the name of two Edomites and three Israelites
Rendered in the KJV as
Korah.
- 26occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 4 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 12inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 26 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 12
- קֹ֑רַח4
- קֹ֔רַח4
- קֹ֖רַח4
- קֹ֥רַח3
- קֹֽרַח׃3
- קֹ֜רַח2
- וְקֹֽרַח׃ ס1
- כְקֹ֙רַח֙1
- לְקֹ֔רַח1
- קֹ֛רֶח1
- קֹ֛רַח1
- קֹ֙רַח֙1
How it is rendered · 6
- Korah21
- [belonged] to Korah1
- [were] Korah1
- and Korah1
- like Korah1
- O Korah1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 3
- proper noun (a name)23
- preposition + proper noun (a name)2
- conjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNpm · 23
- HR/Npm · 2
- HC/Npm · 1
All 26, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Numbers carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Genesis4 occurrences
- Genesis 36:5קֹ֑רַחkorachproper noun (a name)and Oholibamah gave birth to Jeush, Jalam, and Korah. These were the sons of Esau, who were born to him in the land of Canaan.here: Korah
- Genesis 36:14קֹֽרַח׃korachproper noun (a name)These are the sons of Esau’s wife Oholibamah (daughter of Anah and granddaughter of Zibeon) whom she bore to Esau: Jeush, Jalam, and Korah.here: Korah
- Genesis 36:16קֹ֛רַחkorachproper noun (a name)Korah, Gatam, and Amalek. They are the chiefs of Eliphaz in the land of Edom, and they are the grandsons of Adah.here: Korah
- Genesis 36:18קֹ֑רַחkorachproper noun (a name)These are the sons of Esau’s wife Oholibamah: Chiefs Jeush, Jalam, and Korah. They are the chiefs descended from Esau’s wife Oholibamah, the daughter of Anah.here: Korah
Exodus2 occurrences
Numbers15 occurrences
- Numbers 16:1קֹ֔רַחkorachproper noun (a name)Now Korah son of Izhar, the son of Kohath son of Levi, along with some Reubenites—Dathan and Abiram, sons of Eliab, and On son of Peleth—conductedhere: Korah
- Numbers 16:5קֹ֜רַחkorachproper noun (a name)Then he said to Korah and all his followers, “Tomorrow morning the LORD will reveal who belongs to Him and who is holy, and He will bring that person near to Himself. The one He chooses, He will bring near to Himself.here: Korah
- Numbers 16:6קֹ֖רַחkorachproper noun (a name)You, Korah, and all your followers are to do as follows: Take censers,here: O Korah
- Numbers 16:8קֹ֑רַחkorachproper noun (a name)Moses also said to Korah, “Now listen, you sons of Levi!here: Korah
- Numbers 16:16קֹ֔רַחkorachproper noun (a name)And Moses said to Korah, “You and all your followers are to appear before the LORD tomorrow—you and they and Aaron.here: Korah
- Numbers 16:19קֹ֙רַח֙korachproper noun (a name)When Korah had gathered his whole assembly against them at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, the glory of the LORD appeared to the whole congregation.here: Korah
- Numbers 16:24קֹ֖רַחkorachproper noun (a name)“Tell the congregation to move away from the dwellings of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram.”here: Korah
- Numbers 16:27קֹ֛רֶחkorechproper noun (a name)So they moved away from the dwellings of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram. Meanwhile, Dathan and Abiram had come out and stood at the entrances to their tents with their wives and children and infants.here: Korah
- Numbers 16:32לְקֹ֔רַחlekorachpreposition + proper noun (a name)and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them and their households—all Korah’s men and all their possessions.here: [belonged] to Korah
- Numbers 16:40כְקֹ֙רַח֙khekorachpreposition + proper noun (a name)just as the LORD commanded him through Moses. This was to be a reminder to the Israelites that no outsider who is not a descendant of Aaron should approach to offer incense before the LORD, lest he become like Korah and his followers.here: like Korah
- Numbers 16:49קֹֽרַח׃korachproper noun (a name)But those who died from the plague numbered 14,700, in addition to those who had died on account of Korah.here: Korah
- Numbers 26:9קֹ֔רַחkorachproper noun (a name)and the sons of Eliab were Nemuel, Dathan, and Abiram. It was Dathan and Abiram, chosen by the congregation, who fought against Moses and Aaron with the followers of Korah who rebelled against the LORD.here: Korah
- Numbers 26:10קֹ֖רַחkorachproper noun (a name)And the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them along with Korah, whose followers died when the fire consumed 250 men. They serve as a warning sign.here: Korah
- Numbers 26:11קֹ֖רַחkorachproper noun (a name)However, the line of Korah did not die out.here: Korah
- Numbers 27:3קֹ֑רַחkorachproper noun (a name)“Our father died in the wilderness, but he was not among the followers of Korah who gathered together against the LORD. Instead, he died because of his own sin, and he had no sons.here: Korah
1 Chronicles5 occurrences
- 1 Chronicles 1:35וְקֹֽרַח׃ סvekorachconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)The sons of Esau: Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush, Jalam, and Korah.here: and Korah
- 1 Chronicles 2:43קֹ֥רַחkorachproper noun (a name)The sons of Hebron:here: Korah
- 1 Chronicles 6:22קֹ֥רַחkorachproper noun (a name)The descendants of Kohath:here: Korah
- 1 Chronicles 6:37קֹֽרַח׃korachproper noun (a name)the son of Tahath, the son of Assir, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah,here: Korah
- 1 Chronicles 9:19קֹ֜רַחkorachproper noun (a name)Shallum son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, and his relatives from the Korahites were assigned to guard the thresholds of the Tent, just as their fathers had been assigned to guard the entrance to the dwelling of the LORD.here: Korah