How many times is Korah mentioned in the Bible?
The word Korah appears 26 times in the King James Version, in 26 verses. It is found in 4 of the 66 books. The World English Bible uses Korah 25 times.
Korah in the King James Version and the World English Bible
Each form of Korah counted in each translation.
| Form | KJV | WEB |
|---|---|---|
| Korah | 26 | 25 |
| Total | 26 | 25 |
What the name Korah means
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary glosses Korah as "baldness; ice; frost".
This is the 1869 traditional meaning; modern scholars often read names differently.
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Source: Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869), checked 2026-10-22.
Which books mention Korah most
Korah appears in 4 books of the 66 in the King James Version. Numbers has the most (15), then 1 Chronicles (5) and Genesis (4).
First and last mention of Korah
And Aholibamah bare Jeush, and Jaalam, and Korah: these are the sons of Esau, which were born unto him in the land of Canaan.
And Shallum the son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, and his brethren, of the house of his father, the Korahites, were over the work of the service, keepers of the gates of the tabernacle: and their fathers, being over the host of the LORD, were keepers of the entry.
Where the two translations differ
1 verse matches in the KJV but not in the World English Bible, and 0 verses match only in the World English Bible, usually because the other translation chose a different word there.
Numbers 16:32: counted in the KJV only
And the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up, and their houses, and all the men that appertained unto Korah, and all their goods.
The earth opened its mouth and swallowed them up, with their households, all of Korah’s men, and all their goods.
Common questions
How many times is Korah in the Old Testament and the New Testament?
In the King James Version, counting every form, 26 of the 26 uses are in the Old Testament and 0 in the New Testament. Korah appears in 4 books of the 66 in the King James Version. Numbers has the most (15), then 1 Chronicles (5) and Genesis (4).
Where is Korah first mentioned in the Bible?
The first use in the King James Version is 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." The last is 1 Chronicles 9:19.
What does the name Korah mean in the Bible?
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary glosses Korah as "baldness; ice; frost".
More word counts: Micah, Ezra, Baruch, Abishai, Adonijah, Uriah, Darius, Abel, or all 484 words.
Counted by Bible Says About from the full public-domain text of the King James Version (1769 edition) and the World English Bible. Verse text only: headings and psalm titles are left out. A word is a run of letters: a hyphenated name like Beer-sheba counts as two, and an apostrophe stays inside its word (LORD'S is one). Matching ignores capital letters. Data compiled 2026-10-22.