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KOR

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An ancient Hebrew unit of capacity equal to 10 baths or 10 ephahs

Synonyms:

homer; kor

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Hypernyms ("kor" is a kind of...):

capacity measure; capacity unit; cubage unit; cubature unit; cubic content unit; cubic measure; displacement unit; volume unit (a unit of measurement of volume or capacity)

Meronyms (parts of "kor"):

bath (an ancient Hebrew liquid measure equal to about 10 gallons)

epha; ephah (an ancient Hebrew unit of dry measure equal to about a bushel)

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