Bible Names

Korah: meaning of the name

Korah means “baldness; ice; frost.”
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869)boy name

Korah in Hebrew and Greek

קֹרַח H7141

Qôrach (ko'rakh) — Korach, the name of two Edomites and three Israelites

from H7139 (קָרַח); ice;

People named Korah in the Bible

Korah in Scripture

“Korah” appears in 37 verses of the King James Version; here are the first 8.

  • Genesis 36:5

    And Aholibamah bare Jeush, and Jaalam, and Korah: these are the sons of Esau, which were born unto him in the land of Canaan.

  • Genesis 36:14

    And these were the sons of Aholibamah, the daughter of Anah the daughter of Zibeon, Esau’s wife: and she bare to Esau Jeush, and Jaalam, and Korah.

  • Genesis 36:16

    Duke Korah, duke Gatam, and duke Amalek: these are the dukes that came of Eliphaz in the land of Edom; these were the sons of Adah.

  • Genesis 36:18

    And these are the sons of Aholibamah Esau’s wife; duke Jeush, duke Jaalam, duke Korah: these were the dukes that came of Aholibamah the daughter of Anah, Esau’s wife.

  • Exodus 6:21

    And the sons of Izhar; Korah, and Nepheg, and Zichri.

  • Exodus 6:24

    And the sons of Korah; Assir, and Elkanah, and Abiasaph: these are the families of the Korhites.

  • Numbers 16:1

    Now Korah, the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, and Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, and On, the son of Peleth, sons of Reuben, took men:

  • Numbers 16:5

    And he spake unto Korah and unto all his company, saying, Even to morrow the Lord will shew who are his, and who is holy; and will cause him to come near unto him: even him whom he hath chosen will he cause to come near unto him.