Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H6982 |
|---|---|
| Word: | קוֹרָה קוֹרָה |
| Part of Speech: | noun fem |
| Etymology: | from H6979 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 5 |
| Transliteration: | qowrah |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | ko-raw' (or qorah {ko-raw'}) n-f. |
| Meaning: | 1. a rafter (forming trenches as it were) 2. (by implication) a roof |
| KJV Renderings: | beam, roof. |
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קוֺרָה noun feminine rafter, beam (properly a thing meeting, fitting into, another); — suffix קֹרָתִי Gen 19:8 ( J ) = my roof-tree; plural קֹרוֺת rafters, absolute 2Chr 3:7, construct || 1Kgs 6:15b (reading קוֺרוֺת הַסִּפֻּן ᵐ5 Th Kit Benz, for ᵑ0 קִירוֺת), + 1Kgs 7:7b (reading הַקּוֺרוֺת for הַקַּרְקָ֑ע, see ׳ ק); Song 1:17 (|| רחיטנו Kt , רָהִיטֵנוּ Qr ); more gen beam, singular absolute קוֺרָה 2Kgs 6:2; 2Kgs 6:5.
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
