קֹרֵא
kore · partridge
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H7124 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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kore (קֹרֵא) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “partridge”.
A bird hunted by chasing it over the hills. Its Hebrew name means "the caller", from its cry.
How to say it
ko·re
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- A hill bird hunted by chasing it; its name comes from its call.
From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)
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Where it appears
- 1 Samuel 26:20
Now do not let my blood fall to the ground away from the presence of YHWH; for the king of Israel has come out to seek a single flea, as one pursues the partridge in the mountains.”
- Jeremiah 17:11
A partridge that hatches what it did not lay is the one who makes riches and not by justice; in the middle of his days he will leave it, and at his end he will be a fool.