Keraia
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קָרָא

qa.rato call: call toHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentVerb733 occurrences37 books687 verses

Definition

a primitive root (rather identical with H7122 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)
Traditional renderings: 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.

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders קָרָא:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

733 total
  1. Proverbs 1:24קָ֭רָאתִי · my call
    Because you refused my call, and no one took my outstretched hand,
  2. Proverbs 1:28יִ֭קְרָאֻנְנִי · they will call on me
    Then they will call on me, but I will not answer; they will earnestly seek me, but will not find me.
  3. Proverbs 2:3תִקְרָ֑א · call out
    …if you truly call out to insight and lift your voice to understanding,
  4. Proverbs 7:4תִקְרָֽא׃ · and call
    Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,” and call understanding your kinsman,
  5. Proverbs 8:1תִקְרָ֑א · call out
    Does not wisdom call out, and understanding raise her voice?
  6. Proverbs 8:4אֶקְרָ֑א · I call out
    “To you, O men, I call out, and my cry is to the sons of men.
  7. Proverbs 9:3תִקְרָ֑א · she calls out
    She has sent out her maidservants; she calls out from the heights of the city.
  8. Proverbs 9:15לִקְרֹ֥א · calling out
    …calling out to those who pass by, who make their paths straight.
  9. Proverbs 9:18קְרֻאֶֽיהָ׃פ · that her guests
    But they do not know that the dead are there, that her guests are in the depths of Sheol.
  10. Proverbs 12:23יִקְרָ֥א · proclaims
    A shrewd man keeps his knowledge to himself, but a foolish heart proclaims its folly.
  11. Proverbs 16:21יִקָּרֵ֣א · are called
    The wise in heart are called discerning, and pleasant speech promotes instruction.
  12. Proverbs 18:6יִקְרָֽא׃ · invites
    A fool’s lips bring him strife, and his mouth invites a beating.
  13. Proverbs 20:6יִ֭קְרָא · proclaims
    Many a man proclaims his loving devotion, but who can find a trustworthy man?
  14. Proverbs 21:13יִ֝קְרָ֗א · shall cry out
    Whoever shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, he too shall cry out and receive no answer.
  15. Proverbs 24:8יִקְרָֽאוּ׃ · will be called
    He who plots evil will be called a schemer.
  16. Ecclesiastes 6:10נִקְרָ֣א · was named
    Whatever exists was named long ago, and it is known what man is; but he cannot contend with one stronger than he.
  17. Song of Solomon 5:6קְרָאתִ֖יו · I called
    I opened for my beloved, but he had turned and gone. My heart sank at his departure. I sought him but did not find him. I called, but he did not answer.
  18. Isaiah 1:13קְרֹ֣א · and convocations
    Bring your worthless offerings no more; your incense is detestable to Me. New Moons, Sabbaths, and convocations—I cannot endure iniquity in a solemn assembly.
  19. Isaiah 1:26יִקָּ֤רֵא · you will be called
    I will restore your judges as at first, and your counselors as at the beginning. After that you will be called the City of Righteousness, the Faithful City.”
  20. Isaiah 4:1יִקָּרֵ֤א · let us be called
    In that day seven women will take hold of one man and say, “We will eat our own bread and provide our own clothes. Just let us be called by your name. Take away our disgrace!”
  21. Isaiah 6:3וְקָרָ֨א · were calling out
    And they were calling out to one another: “Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of Hosts; all the earth is full of His glory.”
  22. Isaiah 6:4הַקּוֹרֵ֑א · of their voices
    At the sound of their voices the doorposts and thresholds shook, and the temple was filled with smoke.
  23. Isaiah 7:14וְקָרָ֥את · and will call
    Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin will be with child and give birth to a son, and will call Him Immanuel.
  24. Isaiah 8:3קְרָ֣א · Name
    And I had relations with the prophetess, and she conceived and gave birth to a son. The LORD said to me, “Name him Maher-shalal-hash-baz.
  25. Isaiah 8:4קְרֹ֖א · how to cry
    For before the boy knows how to cry ‘Father’ or ‘Mother,’ the wealth of Damascus and the plunder of Samaria will be carried off by the king of Assyria.”
  26. Isaiah 9:6וַיִּקְרָ֨א · And He will be called
    For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government will be upon His shoulders. And He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
  27. Isaiah 12:4קִרְא֣וּ · proclaim
    …and on that day you will say: “Give praise to the LORD; proclaim His name! Make His works known among the peoples; declare that His name is exalted.
  28. Isaiah 13:3קָרָ֤אתִי · summoned
    I have commanded My sanctified ones; I have even summoned My warriors to execute My wrath and exult in My triumph.
  29. Isaiah 14:20יִקָּרֵ֥א · be mentioned
    You will not join them in burial, since you have destroyed your land and slaughtered your own people. The offspring of the wicked will never again be mentioned.
  30. Isaiah 21:8וַיִּקְרָ֖א · shouted
    Then the lookout shouted: “Day after day, my lord, I stand on the watchtower; night after night I stay at my post.
  31. Isaiah 21:11קֹרֵ֣א · One calls
    This is the burden against Dumah: One calls to me from Seir, “Watchman, what is left of the night? Watchman, what is left of the night?”
  32. Isaiah 22:12וַיִּקְרָ֗א · called
    On that day the Lord GOD of Hosts called for weeping and wailing, for shaven heads and the wearing of sackcloth.
  33. Isaiah 22:20וְקָרָ֣אתִי · I will summon
    On that day I will summon My servant, Eliakim son of Hilkiah.
  34. Isaiah 29:11קְרָ֣א
    And the entire vision will be to you like the words sealed in a scroll. If it is handed to someone to read, he will say, “I cannot, because it is sealed.”
  35. Isaiah 29:12קְרָ֣א
    Or if the scroll is handed to one unable to read, he will say, “I cannot read.”
  36. Isaiah 30:7קָרָ֣אתִי · I have called
    Egypt’s help is futile and empty; therefore I have called her Rahab Who Sits Still.
  37. Isaiah 31:4יִקָּרֵ֤א · is called out
    For this is what the LORD has said to me: “Like a lion roaring or a young lion over its prey—and though a band of shepherds is called out against it, it is not terrified by their shouting or subdued by their clamor—so the LORD of Hosts will come down to do battle on Mount Zion and its heights.
  38. Isaiah 32:5יִקָּרֵ֥א · be called
    No longer will a fool be called noble, nor a scoundrel be respected.
  39. Isaiah 34:12יִקְרָ֑אוּ · will be left to proclaim
    No nobles will be left to proclaim a king, and all her princes will come to nothing.
  40. Isaiah 34:14יִקְרָ֑א · will call
    The desert creatures will meet with hyenas, and one wild goat will call to another. There the night creature will settle and find her place of repose.
  41. Isaiah 34:16וּֽקְרָ֔אוּ · and read
    Search and read the scroll of the LORD: Not one of these will go missing, not one will lack her mate, because He has ordered it by His mouth, and He will gather them by His Spirit.
  42. Isaiah 35:8יִקָּ֣רֵא · called
    And there will be a highway called the Way of Holiness. The unclean will not travel it—only those who walk in the Way—and fools will not stray onto it.
  43. Isaiah 36:13וַיִּקְרָ֥א · and called out
    Then the Rabshakeh stood and called out loudly in Hebrew: “Hear the words of the great king, the king of Assyria!
  44. Isaiah 37:14וַיִּקְרָאֵ֑הוּ · read it
    So Hezekiah received the letter from the messengers, read it, and went up to the house of the LORD and spread it out before the LORD.
  45. Isaiah 40:2וְקִרְא֣וּ · and proclaim
    “Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and proclaim to her that her forced labor has been completed; her iniquity has been pardoned. For she has received from the hand of the LORD double for all her sins.”
  46. Isaiah 40:3קוֹרֵ֔א · of one calling
    A voice of one calling: “Prepare the way for the LORD in the wilderness; make a straight highway for our God in the desert.
  47. Isaiah 40:6קְרָ֔א · Cry out; אֶקְרָ֑א · should I cry out
    A voice says, “Cry out!” And I asked, “What should I cry out?” “All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flowers of the field.
  48. Isaiah 40:26יִקְרָ֔א · He calls
    Lift up your eyes on high: Who created all these? He leads forth the starry host by number; He calls each one by name. Because of His great power and mighty strength, not one of them is missing.
  49. Isaiah 41:2יִקְרָאֵ֣הוּ · [and] called him
    Who has aroused one from the east and called him to his feet in righteousness? He hands nations over to him and subdues kings before him. He turns them to dust with his sword, to windblown chaff with his bow.