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כור
Derived from Akkadian 𒆠𒉈 (/kuru/, “crucible, kiln, brazier; log, thick reed; short reed mat, collection of reeds”), likely coined from Sumerian 𒄥 (gur, “a bundle”), hence a place of burning bundles of firewood or tinder. Cognate with Aramaic כּוּרָא (kūrā), Classical Syriac ܟܘܪܐ (kūrā), Arabic كُور (kūr), and related to כִּירָה (kirá).
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