קָרָא

qa.ra · to call: call to

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

English

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. 2 Kings 5:11 וְקָרָא֙ ve.ka.Ra' · An action: simple action, and then it will happen, done by him, her or it

    But Naaman was wroth, and went away, and said, Behold, I thought, He will surely come out to me, and stand, and call on the name of Jehovah his God, and wave his hand over the place, and recover the leper.

  2. 2 Kings 6:11 וַיִּקְרָ֤א vai.yik.Ra' · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And the heart of the king of Syria was sore troubled for this thing; and he called his servants, and said unto them, Will ye not show me which of us is for the king of Israel?

  3. 2 Kings 7:10 וַֽיִּקְרְאוּ֮ vai.yik.re.'U · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by them

    So they came and called unto the porter of the city; and they told them, saying, We came to the camp of the Syrians, and, behold, there was no man there, neither voice of man, but the horses tied, and the asses tied, and the tents as they were.

  4. 2 Kings 7:11 וַיִּקְרָ֖א vai.yik.Ra' · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And he called the porters; and they told it to the king's household within.

  5. 2 Kings 8:1 קָרָ֤א ka.Ra' · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    Now Elisha had spoken unto the woman, whose son he had restored to life, saying, Arise, and go thou and thy household, and sojourn wheresoever thou canst sojourn: for Jehovah hath called for a famine; and it shall also come upon the land seven years.

  6. 2 Kings 9:1 קָרָ֕א ka.Ra' · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    And Elisha the prophet called one of the sons of the prophets, and said unto him, Gird up thy loins, and take this vial of oil in thy hand, and go to Ramoth-gilead.

  7. 2 Kings 10:19 קִרְא֨וּ kir.'U · A command to all of you: simple action

    Now therefore call unto me all the prophets of Baal, all his worshippers, and all his priests; let none be wanting: for I have a great sacrifice to do to Baal; whosoever shall be wanting, he shall not live. But Jehu did it in subtlety, to the intent that he might destroy the worshippers of Baal.

  8. 2 Kings 10:20 וַיִּקְרָֽאוּ׃ vai.yik.Ra.'u · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by them

    And Jehu said, Sanctify a solemn assembly for Baal. And they proclaimed it.

  9. 2 Kings 11:14 וַתִּקְרָ֖א va.tik.Ra' · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    and she looked, and, behold, the king stood by the pillar, as the manner was, and the captains and the trumpets by the king; and all the people of the land rejoiced, and blew trumpets. Then Athaliah rent her clothes, and cried, Treason! treason!

  10. 2 Kings 12:7 וַיִּקְרָא֩ vai.yik.Ra' · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    Then king Jehoash called for Jehoiada the priest, and for the other priests, and said unto them, Why repair ye not the breaches of the house? now therefore take no more money from your acquaintance, but deliver it for the breaches of the house.

  11. 2 Kings 14:7 וַיִּקְרָ֤א vai.yik.Ra' · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    He slew of Edom in the Valley of Salt ten thousand, and took Sela by war, and called the name of it Joktheel, unto this day.

  12. 2 Kings 18:4 וַיִּקְרָא־ vai.yik.ra'- · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    He removed the high places, and brake the pillars, and cut down the Asherah: and he brake in pieces the brazen serpent that Moses had made; for unto those days the children of Israel did burn incense to it; and he called it Nehushtan.

  13. 2 Kings 18:18 וַֽיִּקְרְאוּ֙ vai.yik.re.'U · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by them

    And when they had called to the king, there came out to them Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, who was over the household, and Shebnah the scribe, and Joah the son of Asaph the recorder.

  14. 2 Kings 18:28 וַיִּקְרָ֥א vai.yik.Ra' · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    Then Rabshakeh stood, and cried with a loud voice in the Jews' language, and spake, saying, Hear ye the word of the great king, the king of Assyria.

  15. 2 Kings 19:14 וַיִּקְרָאֵ֑ם vai.yik.ra.'Em · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And Hezekiah received the letter from the hand of the messengers, and read it; and Hezekiah went up unto the house of Jehovah, and spread it before Jehovah.

  16. 2 Kings 20:11 וַיִּקְרָ֛א vai.yik.Ra' · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And Isaiah the prophet cried unto Jehovah; and he brought the shadow ten steps backward, by which it had gone down on the dial of Ahaz.

  17. 2 Kings 22:8 וַיִּקְרָאֵֽהוּ׃ vai.yik.ra.'E.hu · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And Hilkiah the high priest said unto Shaphan the scribe, I have found the book of the law in the house of Jehovah. And Hilkiah delivered the book to Shaphan, and he read it.

  18. 2 Kings 22:10 וַיִּקְרָאֵ֥הוּ vai.yik.ra.'E.hu · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And Shaphan the scribe told the king, saying, Hilkiah the priest hath delivered me a book. And Shaphan read it before the king.

  19. 2 Kings 22:16 קָרָ֖א ka.Ra' · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    Thus saith Jehovah, Behold, I will bring evil upon this place, and upon the inhabitants thereof, even all the words of the book which the king of Judah hath read.

  20. 2 Kings 23:2 וַיִּקְרָ֣א vai.yik.Ra' · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And the king went up to the house of Jehovah, and all the men of Judah and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem with him, and the priests, and the prophets, and all the people, both small and great: and he read in their ears all the words of the book of the covenant which was found in the house of Jehovah.

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