Word Study · Strong's H7145 · Hebrew
קׇרְחִי
Qorchi
kor-khee'
Strong's 1890 spelling: Qorchîy
“a Korchite (collectively) or descendants of Korach”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a Korchite (collectively) or descendants of Korach
Rendered in the KJV as
Korahite, Korathite, sons of Kore, Korhite.
- 8occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 4 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 7inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 8 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 7
- הַקָּרְחִ֑י2
- הַקָּרְחִ֖י1
- הַקָּרְחִֽי׃1
- הַקָּרְחִ֗ים1
- הַקָּרְחִ֑ים1
- הַקָּרְחִֽים׃1
- לַקָּרְחִ֕ים1
How it is rendered · 4
- the Korahite[s]3
- the Korahites3
- of the Korahites1
- the Korahite1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 3
- the definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)4
- the definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)3
- preposition with the article + gentilic noun (a people)1
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- HTd/Ngmsa · 4
- HTd/Ngmpa · 3
- HRd/Ngmpa · 1
All 8, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
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1 Chronicles5 occurrences
- 1 Chronicles 9:19הַקָּרְחִ֗יםhakarechimthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)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: the Korahites
- 1 Chronicles 9:31הַקָּרְחִ֑יhakarechithe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)A Levite named Mattithiah, the firstborn son of Shallum the Korahite, was entrusted with baking the bread.here: the Korahite
- 1 Chronicles 12:6הַקָּרְחִֽים׃hakarechimthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)Elkanah, Isshiah, Azarel, Joezer, and Jashobeam, who were Korahites;here: the Korahites
- 1 Chronicles 26:1לַקָּרְחִ֕יםlakarechimpreposition with the article + gentilic noun (a people)These were the divisions of the gatekeepers: From the Korahites: Meshelemiah son of Kore, one of the sons of Asaph.here: of the Korahites
- 1 Chronicles 26:19הַקָּרְחִ֖יhakarechithe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)These were the divisions of the gatekeepers who were descendants of Korah and Merari.here: the Korahite[s]