Keraia
Lexicon

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. Jeremiah 36:10וַיִּקְרָ֨א · read
    From the chamber of Gemariah son of Shaphan the scribe, which was in the upper courtyard at the opening of the New Gate of the house of the LORD, Baruch read from the scroll the words of Jeremiah in the hearing of all the people.
  2. Jeremiah 36:13בִּקְרֹ֥א · read
    And Micaiah reported to them all the words he had heard Baruch read from the scroll in the hearing of the people.
  3. Jeremiah 36:14קָרָ֤אתָ · you read
    Then all the officials sent word to Baruch through Jehudi son of Nethaniah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Cushi, saying, “Bring the scroll that you read in the hearing of the people, and come here.” So Baruch son of Neriah took the scroll and went to them.
  4. Jeremiah 36:15וּקְרָאֶ֖נָּה · and read; וַיִּקְרָ֥א · read
    “Please sit down,” they said, “and read it in our hearing.” So Baruch read it in their hearing.
  5. Jeremiah 36:18יִקְרָ֣א · He recited
    “It was at his dictation,” Baruch replied. “He recited all these words to me and I wrote them in ink on the scroll.”
  6. Jeremiah 36:21וַיִּקְרָאֶ֤הָ · read it
    Then the king sent Jehudi to get the scroll, and he took it from the chamber of Elishama the scribe. And Jehudi read it in the hearing of the king and all the officials who were standing beside him.
  7. Jeremiah 36:23כִּקְר֣וֹא · had read
    And as soon as Jehudi had read three or four columns, Jehoiakim would cut them off with a scribe’s knife and throw them into the firepot, until the entire scroll had been consumed by the fire.
  8. Jeremiah 42:8וַיִּקְרָ֗א · and he summoned
    …and he summoned Johanan son of Kareah, all the commanders of the forces who were with him, and all the people from the least to the greatest.
  9. Jeremiah 44:26נִקְרָ֣א׀ · invoke
    Nevertheless, hear the word of the LORD, all you people of Judah living in Egypt: Behold, I have sworn by My great name, says the LORD, that never again will any man of Judah living in the land of Egypt invoke My name or say, ‘As surely as the Lord GOD lives.’
  10. Jeremiah 46:17קָרְא֖וּ · they will cry out
    There they will cry out: ‘Pharaoh king of Egypt was all noise; he has let the appointed time pass him by.’
  11. Jeremiah 49:29וְקָרְא֧וּ · They will shout
    They will take their tents and flocks, their tent curtains and all their goods. They will take their camels for themselves. They will shout to them: ‘Terror is on every side!’
  12. Jeremiah 51:61וְֽקָרָ֔אתָ · aloud
    And Jeremiah said to Seraiah, “When you get to Babylon, see that you read all these words aloud,
  13. Jeremiah 51:63לִקְרֹ֖א · reading
    When you finish reading this scroll, tie a stone to it and cast it into the Euphrates.
  14. Lamentations 1:15קָרָ֥א · He has summoned
    The Lord has rejected all the mighty men in my midst; He has summoned an army against me to crush my young warriors. Like grapes in a winepress, the Lord has trampled the Virgin Daughter of Judah.
  15. Lamentations 1:19קָרָ֤אתִי · I called out
    I called out to my lovers, but they have betrayed me. My priests and elders perished in the city while they searched for food to keep themselves alive.
  16. Lamentations 1:21קָרָ֖אתָ · You have announced
    People have heard my groaning, but there is no one to comfort me. All my enemies have heard of my trouble; they are glad that You have caused it. May You bring the day You have announced, so that they may become like me.
  17. Lamentations 2:22תִּקְרָא֩ · You summoned
    You summoned my terrors on every side, as for the day of an appointed feast. In the day of the LORD’s anger no one escaped or survived; my enemy has destroyed those I nurtured and reared.
  18. Lamentations 3:55קָרָ֤אתִי · I called on
    I called on Your name, O LORD, out of the depths of the Pit.
  19. Lamentations 3:57אֶקְרָאֶ֔ךָּ · I called on You
    You drew near when I called on You; You said, “Do not be afraid.”
  20. Lamentations 4:15קָ֣רְאוּ · men shouted
    “Go away! Unclean!” men shouted at them. “Away, away! Do not touch us!” So they fled and wandered. Among the nations it was said, “They can stay here no longer.”
  21. Ezekiel 8:18וְקָרְא֤וּ · Although they shout
    Therefore I will respond with wrath. I will not look on them with pity, nor will I spare them. Although they shout loudly in My ears, I will not listen to them.”
  22. Ezekiel 9:1וַיִּקְרָ֣א · call out
    Then I heard Him call out in a loud voice, saying, “Draw near, O executioners of the city, each with a weapon of destruction in hand.”
  23. Ezekiel 9:3וַיִּקְרָ֗א · And He called
    Then the glory of the God of Israel rose from above the cherubim, where it had been, and moved to the threshold of the temple. And He called to the man clothed in linen who had the writing kit at his side.
  24. Ezekiel 10:13קוֹרָ֥א · being called
    I heard the wheels being called “the whirling wheels.”
  25. Ezekiel 20:29וַיִּקָּרֵ֤א · it is called
    So I asked them: ‘What is this high place to which you go?’ (And to this day it is called Bamah.)
  26. Ezekiel 23:23וּקְרוּאִ֔ים · and men of renown
    …the Babylonians and all the Chaldeans, the men of Pekod, Shoa, and Koa, and all the Assyrians with them—all desirable young men, governors and commanders, officers and men of renown, mounted on horses.
  27. Ezekiel 36:29וְקָרָ֤אתִי · I will summon
    I will save you from all your uncleanness. I will summon the grain and make it plentiful, and I will not bring famine upon you.
  28. Ezekiel 38:21וְקָרָ֨אתִי · And I will summon
    And I will summon a sword against Gog on all My mountains, declares the Lord GOD, and every man’s sword will be against his brother.
  29. Ezekiel 39:11וְקָ֣רְא֔וּ · So it will be called
    And on that day I will give Gog a burial place in Israel, the Valley of the Travelers, east of the Sea. It will block those who travel through, because Gog and all his hordes will be buried there. So it will be called the Valley of Hamon-gog.
  30. Daniel 2:2לִקְרֹ֨א · to summon
    So the king gave orders to summon the magicians, enchanters, sorcerers, and astrologers to explain his dreams. When they came and stood before the king,
  31. Daniel 8:16וַיִּקְרָא֙ · calling
    And I heard the voice of a man calling from between the banks of the Ulai: “Gabriel, explain the vision to this man.”
  32. Daniel 9:18נִקְרָ֥א · that bears
    Incline Your ear, O my God, and hear; open Your eyes and see the desolation of the city that bears Your name. For we are not presenting our petitions before You because of our righteous acts, but because of Your great compassion.
  33. Daniel 9:19נִקְרָ֔א · bear
    O Lord, listen! O Lord, forgive! O Lord, hear and act! For Your sake, O my God, do not delay, because Your city and Your people bear Your name.”
  34. Daniel 10:1נִקְרָ֥א · was called
    In the third year of Cyrus king of Persia, a message was revealed to Daniel, who was called Belteshazzar. The message was true, and it concerned a great conflict. And the understanding of the message was given to him in a vision.
  35. Hosea 1:4קְרָ֥א · Name him
    Then the LORD said to Hosea, “Name him Jezreel, for soon I will bring the bloodshed of Jezreel upon the house of Jehu, and I will put an end to the kingdom of Israel.
  36. Hosea 1:6קְרָ֥א · Name
    Gomer again conceived and gave birth to a daughter, and the LORD said to Hosea, “Name her Lo-ruhamah, for I will no longer have compassion on the house of Israel, that I should ever forgive them.
  37. Hosea 1:9קְרָ֥א · Name
    And the LORD said, “Name him Lo-ammi, for you are not My people, and I am not your God.
  38. Hosea 2:16תִּקְרְאִ֖י · you will call Me; תִקְרְאִי־ · call
    In that day,” declares the LORD, “you will call Me ‘my Husband,’ and no longer call Me ‘my Master.’
  39. Hosea 7:7קֹרֵ֥א · calls
    All of them are hot as an oven, and they devour their rulers. All their kings fall; not one of them calls upon Me.
  40. Hosea 7:11קָרָ֖אוּ · calling out
    So Ephraim has become like a silly, senseless dove—calling out to Egypt, then turning to Assyria.
  41. Hosea 11:1קָרָ֥אתִי · I called
    When Israel was a child, I loved him, and out of Egypt I called My son.
  42. Hosea 11:2קָרְא֖וּ · But the more I called
    But the more I called Israel, the farther they departed from Me. They sacrificed to the Baals and burned incense to carved images.
  43. Hosea 11:7יִקְרָאֻ֔הוּ · Though they call
    My people are bent on turning from Me. Though they call to the Most High, He will by no means exalt them.
  44. Joel 1:14קִרְא֣וּ · proclaim
    Consecrate a fast; proclaim a solemn assembly! Gather the elders and all the residents of the land to the house of the LORD your God, and cry out to the LORD.
  45. Joel 1:19אֶקְרָ֑א · I call
    To You, O LORD, I call, for fire has consumed the open pastures and flames have scorched all the trees of the field.
  46. Joel 2:15קִרְא֥וּ · proclaim
    Blow the ram’s horn in Zion, consecrate a fast, proclaim a sacred assembly.
  47. Joel 2:32יִקְרָ֛א · calls; קֹרֵֽא׃ · called
    And everyone who calls on the name of the LORD will be saved; for on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there will be deliverance, as the LORD has promised, among the remnant called by the LORD.