noun
an ancient Hebrew unit of capacity equal to 10 baths or 10 ephahs
• Syn: ↑homer
• Hypernyms:
↑volume unit, ↑capacity unit, ↑capacity measure, ↑cubage unit, ↑cubic measure, ↑cubic content unit, ↑displacement unit, ↑cubature unit
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noun also cor or core \\ˈkȯ(ə)r, ˈkō(ə)r\ (-s)Etymology: Hebrew kōr
: an ancient Hebrew and Phoenician unit of measure of capacity identical with the homer but used in later Old Testament times only in liquid measurement
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/kawr, kohr/, n.
homer2.
[ < Heb kor]
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kor «kr, kohr», noun.
a homer, a Hebrew measure.
╂[< Hebrew kor]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.