קָרָא

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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:

καλέωkaleō“to call: call”56%
ἐπικαλέωepikaleō“to call (on)/name”13%
ἀναγινώσκωanaginōskō“to read”6%
βοάωboaō“to cry out”6%
ἐπονομάζωeponomazō“to name”4%
κηρύσσωkērussō“to preach”3%
κράζωkrazō“to cry”2%
ἀναβοάωanaboaō“to cry out”2%

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

733 total

Genesis 26:18קָרָ֥א · had given
Isaac reopened the wells that had been dug in the days of his father Abraham, which the Philistines had stopped up after Abraham died. And he gave these wells the same names his father had given them.
Genesis 26:20וַיִּקְרָ֤א · So he named
But the herdsmen of Gerar quarreled with Isaac’s herdsmen and said, “The water is ours!” So he named the well Esek, because they contended with him.
Genesis 26:21וַיִּקְרָ֥א · so he named
Then they dug another well and quarreled over that one also; so he named it Sitnah.
Genesis 26:22וַיִּקְרָ֤א · He named
He moved on from there and dug another well, and they did not quarrel over it. He named it Rehoboth and said, “At last the LORD has made room for us, and we will be fruitful in the land.”
Genesis 26:25וַיִּקְרָא֙ · and called
So Isaac built an altar there and called on the name of the LORD, and he pitched his tent there. His servants also dug a well there.
Genesis 26:33וַיִּקְרָ֥א · So he called
So he called it Shibah, and to this day the name of the city is Beersheba.
Genesis 27:1וַיִּקְרָ֞א · he called
When Isaac was old and his eyes were so weak that he could no longer see, he called his older son Esau and said to him, “My son.” “Here I am,” Esau replied.
Genesis 27:36קָרָ֨א · named
So Esau declared, “Is he not rightly named Jacob? For he has cheated me twice. He took my birthright, and now he has taken my blessing.” Then he asked, “Haven’t you saved a blessing for me?”
Genesis 27:42וַתִּקְרָ֤א
When the words of her older son Esau were relayed to Rebekah, she sent for her younger son Jacob and told him, “Look, your brother Esau is consoling himself by plotting to kill you.
Genesis 28:1וַיִּקְרָ֥א · called for
So Isaac called for Jacob and blessed him. “Do not take a wife from the Canaanite women,” he commanded.
Genesis 28:19וַיִּקְרָ֛א · and he called
…and he called that place Bethel, though previously the city had been named Luz.
Genesis 29:32וַתִּקְרָ֥א · and she named him
And Leah conceived and gave birth to a son, and she named him Reuben, for she said, “The LORD has seen my affliction. Surely my husband will love me now.”
Genesis 29:33וַתִּקְרָ֥א · So she named him
Again she conceived and gave birth to a son, and she said, “Because the LORD has heard that I am unloved, He has given me this son as well.” So she named him Simeon.
Genesis 29:34קָרָֽא־ · he was named
Once again Leah conceived and gave birth to a son, and she said, “Now at last my husband will become attached to me, because I have borne him three sons.” So he was named Levi.
Genesis 29:35קָרְאָ֥ה · she named him
And once more she conceived and gave birth to a son and said, “This time I will praise the LORD.” So she named him Judah. Then Leah stopped having children.
Genesis 30:6קָרְאָ֥ה · So she named him
Then Rachel said, “God has vindicated me; He has heard my plea and given me a son.” So she named him Dan.
Genesis 30:8וַתִּקְרָ֥א · So she named
Then Rachel said, “In my great struggles, I have wrestled with my sister and won.” So she named him Naphtali.
Genesis 30:11וַתִּקְרָ֥א · So she named
Then Leah said, “How fortunate!” So she named him Gad.
Genesis 30:13וַתִּקְרָ֥א · So she named
Leah said, “How happy I am! For the women call me happy.” So she named him Asher.
Genesis 30:18וַתִּקְרָ֥א · So she named him
Then Leah said, “God has rewarded me for giving my maidservant to my husband.” So she named him Issachar.
Genesis 30:20וַתִּקְרָ֥א · And she named
“God has given me a good gift,” she said. “This time my husband will honor me, because I have borne him six sons.” And she named him Zebulun.
Genesis 30:21וַתִּקְרָ֥א · and named
After that, Leah gave birth to a daughter and named her Dinah.
Genesis 30:24וַתִּקְרָ֧א · She named
She named him Joseph, and said, “May the LORD add to me another son.”
Genesis 31:4וַיִּקְרָ֖א · and called
So Jacob sent word and called Rachel and Leah to the field where his flocks were,
Genesis 31:47וַיִּקְרָא־ · called it; קָ֥רָא · called it
Laban called it Jegar-sahadutha, and Jacob called it Galeed.
Genesis 31:48קָרָֽא־ · the place was called
Then Laban declared, “This mound is a witness between you and me this day.” Therefore the place was called Galeed.
Genesis 31:54וַיִּקְרָ֥א · and invited
Then Jacob offered a sacrifice on the mountain and invited his relatives to eat a meal. And after they had eaten, they spent the night on the mountain.
Genesis 32:2וַיִּקְרָ֛א · So he named
When Jacob saw them, he said, “This is the camp of God.” So he named that place Mahanaim.
Genesis 32:30וַיִּקְרָ֧א · named
So Jacob named the place Peniel, saying, “Indeed, I have seen God face to face, and yet my life was spared.”
Genesis 33:17קָרָ֥א · was called
…but Jacob went on to Succoth, where he built a house for himself and shelters for his livestock; that is why the place was called Succoth.
Genesis 33:20וַיִּ֨קְרָא־ · and called
There he set up an altar and called it El-Elohe-Israel.
Genesis 35:7וַיִּקְרָא֙ · and he called
There Jacob built an altar, and he called that place El-bethel, because it was there that God had revealed Himself to Jacob as he fled from his brother.
Genesis 35:8וַיִּקְרָ֥א · So [Jacob] named
Now Deborah, Rebekah’s nurse, died and was buried under the oak below Bethel. So Jacob named it Allon-bacuth.
Genesis 35:10יִקָּרֵא֩ · be called; וַיִּקְרָ֥א · So [God] named
And God said to him, “Though your name is Jacob, you will no longer be called Jacob. Instead, your name will be Israel.” So God named him Israel.
Genesis 35:15וַיִּקְרָ֨א · called
Jacob called the place where God had spoken with him Bethel.
Genesis 35:18וַתִּקְרָ֥א · she named; קָֽרָא־ · called
And with her last breath—for she was dying—she named him Ben-oni. But his father called him Benjamin.
Genesis 38:3וַיִּקְרָ֥א · and [Judah] named
So she conceived and gave birth to a son, and Judah named him Er.
Genesis 38:4וַתִּקְרָ֥א · and she named
Again she conceived and gave birth to a son, and she named him Onan.
Genesis 38:5וַתִּקְרָ֥א · and named
Then she gave birth to another son and named him Shelah; it was at Chezib that she gave birth to him.
Genesis 38:29וַיִּקְרָ֥א · So he was named
But when he pulled his hand back and his brother came out, she said, “You have broken out first!” So he was named Perez.
Genesis 38:30וַיִּקְרָ֥א · and he was named
Then his brother came out with the scarlet thread around his wrist, and he was named Zerah.
Genesis 39:14וַתִּקְרָ֞א · she called; וָאֶקְרָ֖א · but I screamed
…she called her household servants. “Look,” she said, “this Hebrew has been brought to us to make sport of us. He came to me so he could sleep with me, but I screamed as loud as I could.
Genesis 39:15וָאֶקְרָ֑א
When he heard me scream for help, he left his cloak beside me and ran out of the house.”
Genesis 39:18וָאֶקְרָ֑א
…but when I screamed for help, he left his cloak beside me and ran out of the house.”
Genesis 41:8וַיִּקְרָ֛א
In the morning his spirit was troubled, so he summoned all the magicians and wise men of Egypt. Pharaoh told them his dreams, but no one could interpret them for him.
Genesis 41:14וַיִּקְרָ֣א
So Pharaoh sent for Joseph, who was quickly brought out of the dungeon. After he had shaved and changed his clothes, he went in before Pharaoh.