קוֹרֵא
𐤒𐤅𐤓𐤀
Qore
H6981 noun
SILEX Entry
Definition
Proper noun; personal name 'Qôreʼ,' meaning 'caller,' 'one who calls' or 'proclaimer.' Used as the name for two Israelites in the Hebrew Bible. Derived from the verbal participle of the root קרא ('to call, proclaim, read aloud'), the form denotes someone engaged in the act of calling or proclaiming in some capacity. In biblical usage, the term functions strictly as a masculine personal name and does not carry the occupational sense outside its etymological origin.
Semantic Range
personal name; participial form meaning 'caller' or 'proclaimer'; strictly used as a proper noun in biblical context
Root / Etymology
From the root קרא, 'to call, proclaim, read aloud.' קוֹרֵא (Qôreʼ) is the active masculine participle of this root, literally meaning 'caller' or 'proclaimer.' As a personal name, it reflects either an aspirational or commemorative quality linked to proclamation or calling, but its precise naming motivation is not given in the biblical text.
Historical & Contextual Notes
The name Qôreʼ appears in the genealogical lists of 1 Chronicles: (1) as a Levite, the son of Ebiasaph and grandfather of the prophet Samuel (1 Chronicles 6:22 [6:7 in Hebrew]), and (2) as a Korahite gatekeeper in the time of King David (1 Chronicles 26:1). Both occurrences are within genealogical contexts tracing Levitical or priestly lines. The name structurally follows the typical participial formation used in Hebrew names but does not reflect any later Israelite, Judahite, or Judean group identity. The English transliteration 'Kore' is frequently used in older translations, but the pronunciation 'Qôreʼ' more accurately reflects the Hebrew vocalization. While later translation traditions, such as the KJV, simply use 'Kore,' context indicates the name has no ethnic, geographic, or cultic specificity beyond genealogy. There is no evidence to suggest that 'Qôreʼ' bore an occupational role such as crier or herald in the narrative contexts.
Original Strong's Gloss (1890)
or קֹרֵא; (1 Chronicles 26:1), active participle of קָרָא; crier; Kore, the name of two Israelites; Kore.
Bantu Hebrew
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קרא (q-r-ʾ) — to call, to summon, to proclaim, to name, to read aloud
| Strong's | Lemma | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
| H4744 | מִקְרָא | in the summoned assembly |
| H7121 | קָרָא | in my calling |
| H7122 | קָרָא | to encounter |
| H7123 | קְרָא | I will call out |
| H7124 | קֹרֵא | the calling-one |
Word Forms
2 distinct forms
| SIDANCE | Surface | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 | Occurrences |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H6981-01 |
ק֠וֹרֵא | qore | HNp |
Kore | the one who calls | 2 |
H6981-02 |
וְ/קוֹרֵ֨א | veqore | HC/Np |
and Kore | and Caller | 1 |
Occurrences in Scripture
3 total occurrences
| SIDANCE | Reference | Word | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H6981-01 |
1 Chronicles 9:19 | ק֠וֹרֵא | qore | HNp |
Kore | the one who calls |
H6981-01 |
1 Chronicles 26:1 | קֹרֵ֖א | qore | HNp |
Kore | the one who calls |
H6981-02 |
2 Chronicles 31:14 | וְ/קוֹרֵ֨א | veqore | HC/Np |
and Kore | and Caller |