What is the meaning of the biblical word “korah?”<\/p>\n\t
Korah is a proper name in Hebrew. Like most names, it is used without reference to its direct meaning. Such is still done today. My name is “Jeffrey,” but few use the word for its original meaning “at peace with God.”<\/p>\n
Scholars believe Korah (transliterated as\u00a0qorach<\/em>) derives from the Hebrew word\u00a0qerach<\/em>\u00a0which means frost or ice.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Question: What is the meaning of the biblical word “korah?” Answer: Korah is a proper name in Hebrew. Like most names, it is used without reference to its direct meaning. Such is still done today. My name is “Jeffrey,” but few use the word for its original meaning “at peace with God.” Scholars believe Korah…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[20],"tags":[190],"class_list":["post-8271","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-answer","tag-translation"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":16232,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/is-there-something-indicating-that-bathsheba-was-an-israelite\/","url_meta":{"origin":8271,"position":0},"title":"Is there something indicating that Bathsheba was an Israelite?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"September 3, 2008","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: Is there a particular scripture that tells that Bathsheba was an Israelite? 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