קָרָא

qa.ra · to call: call to

Hebrew · Strong's H7121 · Verb · Sounds like: kaw-raw' · 733 occurrences

Word meanings

Senses and individuals

  • to call: call to H7121G 365
  • to call: call by H7121H · a Meaning of 223
  • to call: call out H7121I · a Meaning of 106
  • to call: read out H7121J · a Meaning of 39

Strong's dictionary

a primitive root (rather identical with קָרָא through the idea of accosting a person met); to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications); bewray (self), that are bidden, call (for, forth, self, upon), cry (unto), (be) famous, guest, invite, mention, (give) name, preach, (make) proclaim(-ation), pronounce, publish, read, renowned, say.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (public domain)

Full lexicon entry (Brown-Driver-Briggs)
קָרָא 724 vb. call, proclaim, read
Qal
1.
a. call, cry, utter a loud sound
b. call, cry
2.
a. call unto some one
b. cry for help
3. proclaim
4.
a. read aloud
b. read to oneself
5. summon
6. call = name
Niph.
1. reflex.
2. pass. be called
Pu. be called

Every occurrence

  1. Jeremiah 49:29 וְקָרְא֧וּ ve.ka.re.'U · An action: simple action, and then it will happen, done by them

    Their tents and their flocks shall they take; they shall carry away for themselves their curtains, and all their vessels, and their camels; and they shall cry unto them, Terror on every side!

  2. Jeremiah 51:61 וְֽקָרָ֔אתָ ve.ka.Ra.ta · An action: simple action, and then it will happen, done by you

    And Jeremiah said to Seraiah, When thou comest to Babylon, then see that thou read all these words,

  3. Jeremiah 51:63 לִקְרֹ֖א lik.Ro' · The “to do” form of an action: simple action

    And it shall be, when thou hast made an end of reading this book, that thou shalt bind a stone to it, and cast it into the midst of the Euphrates:

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