Korah as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Korah

What is the meaning of the name Korah ?

The baby name Korah is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced KOR-ə (approx. /ˈkɔːrə/ or /ˈkɒrə/).

Korah is Hebrew in Origin.

Korah is a masculine given name from Hebrew Qōraḥ (קֹרַח), deriving from the root q-r-ḥ, associated with “baldness” and by extension “frost/ice,” so it is usually interpreted as “bald,” “shorn,” or “icy.” The form entered English via the Bible and Jewish liturgy, independent of the unrelated feminine Cora.

In the Hebrew Bible, several figures bear the name: a Levite who led a rebellion against Moses (Numbers 16), an Edomite chief descended from Esau (Genesis 36), and ancestors of the “sons of Korah,” temple musicians credited with several Psalms. Because of the rebellious Korah’s notoriety, the name has seen limited use in Jewish and Christian communities, though it appears sporadically in English-speaking records from the 18th–20th centuries. Modern variants and transliterations include Korach, Qorah, and Qorach; Core is an archaic English Bible spelling, while the related figure appears in Islamic tradition as Qārūn (not a direct variant). Feminine use is rare.