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Qaroon

क़ारून

said qaa-roon

also written: korah, qarun

Meaning

Korah, the Quranic miser of vast wealth swallowed by the earth; variant of Qarun, the byword for hoarded riches.

Related words

ARABIC

Qarun

The Qur'anic figure (Korah of the Bible), a kinsman of Moses whose fabulous hoarded wealth caused him to be swallowed by the earth as punishment for arrogance and miserliness.

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