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Qarun
क़ारून
said qaa-roon
also written: Qaroon, Korah
Meaning
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.
Usage & notes
Qarun is the proverbial emblem of immense wealth coupled with greed and its ruin; 'the treasure of Qarun' means limitless riches, while his fate warns that hoarded gold brings destruction.