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  • noun A Hebrew unit of capacity.

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  • noun an ancient Hebrew and Phoenician unit of measure of capacity

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  • noun an ancient Hebrew unit of capacity equal to 10 baths or 10 ephahs

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Hebrew kôr, from Akkadian kurru, from Sumerian gur, a unit of measurement.]

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