כור
Hebrew
Etymology 1
Derived from Akkadian 𒆠𒉈 (/kuru/, “crucible, kiln, brazier; log, thick reed; short reed mat, collection of reeds”), likely coined from Sumerian 𒄥 (gur, “a bundle”), hence a place of burning bundles of firewood or tinder. Cognate with Aramaic כּוּרָא (kūrā), Classical Syriac ܟܘܪܐ (kūrā), Arabic كُور (kūr), and related to כִּירָה (kirá).
Pronunciation
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Noun
כּוּר • (kur) m (plural indefinite כּוּרִים, singular construct כּוּר־, plural construct כּוּרֵי־)
- A furnace for melting metals.
- c. 593–571 B.C.E. Tanach, Ezekiel 22:22:Lua error in Module:debug at line 160: 't' parameter has been renamed to 'tsrc'
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- KJV
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- כְּהִתּוּךְ כֶּסֶף בְּתוֹךְ כּוּר כֵּן תֻּתְּכוּ בְתוֹכָהּ […]
- k'hitúkh késef b'tókh kur ken tutkhú b'tokháh […]
- As silver is melted in the midst of the furnace, so shall ye be melted in the midst thereof; […]
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- כּוּר שֶׁל צוֹרְפֵי זָהָב
- kur shel tzor'féi zaháv
- a furnace of goldsmiths
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- כּוּר בּוֹחֵן מַעֲשֵׂה לוֹטֵשׁ
- kur bokhén ma'asé lotésh
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- c. 593–571 B.C.E.
- Used figuratively.
- 1905, Hayim Nahman Bialik, The Scroll of Fire 8
- צֹרַף לְבַב הָעֶלֶם בְּכוּר מְשֻׁלָּשׁ
- tzoráf l'váv ha'élem b'khúr m'shulásh
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Etymology 2
From Akkadian 𒄥 (/kurru/), from Sumerian 𒄥 (GUR, “a bundle of barley; standard unit of capacity”). Cognate with Aramaic כּוֹרָא (kōrā, “a dry measure”), Classical Syriac ܟܘܪܐ (kōrā, “a dry measure”), Arabic كُرّ (kurr, “a dry measure; payment of six donkeys”).
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
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Noun
כּוֹר • (kor) m (plural indefinite כּוֹרִים, singular construct כּוֹר־, plural construct כּוֹרֵי־)
- A biblical measure of weight equal to 10 ephah.
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[Note: Christian Bibles mark this verse as I Kings 4:22]- וַיְהִי לֶחֶם־שְׁלֹמֹה לְיוֹם אֶחָד שְׁלֹשִׁים כֹּר סֹלֶת וְשִׁשִּׁים כֹּר קָמַח׃
- Vayhí léḥem Shlomó l'yóm eḥád shloshím kór sólet v'shishím kór qémaḥ.
- Solomon's provision for one day was thirty kors of fine flour and sixty kors of meal.
- Synonym: חוֹמֶר
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References
- “כוּר” in Abraham Even-Shoshan (אַבְרָהָם אֶבֶן־שׁוֹשָׁן) et al., הַמִּלּוֹן הֶחָדָשׁ (ha-milón he-khadásh, “The New Dictionary”), Kiryat-Sefer Ltd. (קִרְיַת־סֵפֶר בְּע״ם) (1984), →ISBN, volume 1 of 3 (א to כ), →ISBN, page 531.
- “כוֹר” in Abraham Even-Shoshan (אַבְרָהָם אֶבֶן־שׁוֹשָׁן) et al., הַמִּלּוֹן הֶחָדָשׁ (ha-milón he-khadásh, “The New Dictionary”), Kiryat-Sefer Ltd. (קִרְיַת־סֵפֶר בְּע״ם) (1984), →ISBN, volume 1 of 3 (א to כ), →ISBN, page 531.