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Easton's Bible Dictionary [1]

 Ezekiel 45:14 1 Kings 4:22 5:11 2 Chronicles 2:10 27:5

Holman Bible Dictionary [2]

Weights And Measures

Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible [3]

COR . See Weights and Measures.

Webster's Dictionary [4]

(n.) A Hebrew measure of capacity; a homer.

Morrish Bible Dictionary [5]

See Weights And Measures

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [6]

( כֹּר , Kor , properly a round vessel; Gr. Κόρος ), a measure both for liquids and solids, containing ten ephahs or baths ( Ezekiel 45:14), and equal to the Homer (q.v.). In  1 Kings 4:22;  1 Kings 5:11;  2 Chronicles 2:10;  2 Chronicles 27:5;  Luke 16:7, it is rendered indefinitely "measure" (q.v.); but in  1 Esdras 8:20, it is correctly Anglicized. (See Metrology).

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [7]

kōr ( כּר , kōr ): A liquid and dry measure, same as the homer, of about 90 gals. capacity ( Ezekiel 45:14 ). See Homer; Weights And Measures .

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