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. 2 Samuel 18:25וַיִּקְרָ֤א · called out
    So he called out and told the king. “If he is alone,” the king replied, “he bears good news.” As the first runner drew near,
  2. 2 Samuel 18:26וַיִּקְרָ֤א · and he called out
    …the watchman saw another man running, and he called out to the gatekeeper, “Look! Another man is running alone!” “This one also brings good news,” said the king.
  3. 2 Samuel 18:28וַיִּקְרָ֣א · called out
    Then Ahimaaz called out to the king, “All is well!” And he bowed facedown before the king. He continued, “Blessed be the LORD your God! He has delivered up the men who raised their hands against my lord the king.”
  4. 2 Samuel 20:16וַתִּקְרָ֛א · called out
    …a wise woman called out from the city, “Listen! Listen! Please tell Joab to come here so that I may speak with him.”
  5. 2 Samuel 21:2וַיִּקְרָ֥א · summoned
    At this, David summoned the Gibeonites and spoke to them. (Now the Gibeonites were not Israelites, but a remnant of the Amorites. The Israelites had taken an oath concerning them, but in his zeal for Israel and Judah, Saul had sought to kill them.)
  6. 2 Samuel 22:4אֶקְרָ֣א · I will call upon
    I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised; so shall I be saved from my enemies.
  7. 2 Samuel 22:7אֶקְרָ֣א · I called upon; אֶקְרָ֑א · I cried out
    In my distress I called upon the LORD; I cried out to my God. And from His temple He heard my voice, and my cry for help reached His ears.
  8. 1 Kings 1:9וַיִּקְרָ֗א · He invited
    And Adonijah sacrificed sheep, oxen, and fattened calves near the stone of Zoheleth, which is next to En-rogel. He invited all his royal brothers and all the men of Judah who were servants of the king.
  9. 1 Kings 1:10קָרָֽא׃ · invite
    But he did not invite Nathan the prophet, Benaiah, the mighty men, or his brother Solomon.
  10. 1 Kings 1:19וַיִּקְרָא֙ · and has invited; קָרָֽא׃ · invited
    And he has sacrificed an abundance of oxen, fattened calves, and sheep, and has invited all the other sons of the king, as well as Abiathar the priest and Joab the commander of the army. But he has not invited your servant Solomon.
  11. 1 Kings 1:25וַיִּקְרָא֩ · and has invited
    For today he has gone down and sacrificed an abundance of oxen, fattened calves, and sheep, and has invited all the sons of the king, the commanders of the army, and Abiathar the priest. And behold, they are eating and drinking before him, saying, ‘Long live King Adonijah!’
  12. 1 Kings 1:26קָרָֽא׃ · invited
    But me your servant he has not invited, nor Zadok the priest, nor Benaiah son of Jehoiada, nor your servant Solomon.
  13. 1 Kings 1:28קִרְאוּ־ · Call in
    Then King David said, “Call in Bathsheba for me.” So she came into the king’s presence and stood before him.
  14. 1 Kings 1:32קִרְאוּ־ · Call in
    Then King David said, “Call in for me Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah son of Jehoiada.” So they came before the king.
  15. 1 Kings 1:41הַקְּרֻאִים֙ · his guests
    Now Adonijah and all his guests were finishing their feast when they heard the sound of the ram’s horn. “Why is the city in such a loud uproar?” asked Joab.
  16. 1 Kings 1:49הַ֨קְּרֻאִ֔ים · the guests
    At this, all the guests of Adonijah arose in terror and scattered.
  17. 1 Kings 2:36וַיִּקְרָ֣א
    Then the king summoned Shimei and said to him, “Build a house for yourself in Jerusalem and live there, but do not go anywhere else.
  18. 1 Kings 2:42וַיִּקְרָ֣א
    …the king summoned Shimei and said to him, “Did I not make you swear by the LORD and warn you, ‘On the day you leave and go elsewhere, know for sure that you will die’? And you told me, ‘The sentence is fair; I will comply.’
  19. 1 Kings 7:21וַיִּקְרָ֤א · he named; וַיִּקְרָ֥א · he named
    Thus he set up the pillars at the portico of the temple. The pillar to the south he named Jachin, and the pillar to the north he named Boaz.
  20. 1 Kings 8:43יִקְרָ֥א · calls; נִקְרָ֔א · is called
    …then may You hear from heaven, Your dwelling place, and do according to all for which the foreigner calls to You. Then all the peoples of the earth will know Your name and fear You, as do Your people Israel, and they will know that this house I have built is called by Your Name.
  21. 1 Kings 8:52קָרְאָ֥ם · they call
    May Your eyes be open to the pleas of Your servant and of Your people Israel, and may You listen to them whenever they call to You.
  22. 1 Kings 9:13וַיִּקְרָ֤א · and he called
    “What are these towns you have given me, my brother?” asked Hiram, and he called them the Land of Cabul, as they are called to this day.
  23. 1 Kings 12:3וַיִּקְרְאוּ־
    So they sent for Jeroboam, and he and the whole assembly of Israel came to Rehoboam and said,
  24. 1 Kings 12:20וַיִּקְרְא֤וּ
    When all Israel heard that Jeroboam had returned, they summoned him to the assembly and made him king over all Israel. Only the tribe of Judah followed the house of David.
  25. 1 Kings 13:2וַיִּקְרָ֤א · And he cried out
    And he cried out against the altar by the word of the LORD, “O altar, O altar, this is what the LORD says: ‘A son named Josiah will be born to the house of David, and upon you he will sacrifice the priests of the high places who burn incense upon you, and human bones will be burned upon you.’”
  26. 1 Kings 13:4קָרָ֤א · had cried out
    Now when King Jeroboam, who was at the altar in Bethel, heard the word that the man of God had cried out against it, he stretched out his hand and said, “Seize him!” But the hand he stretched out toward him withered, so that he could not pull it back.
  27. 1 Kings 13:21וַיִּקְרָ֞א · and the prophet cried out
    …and the prophet cried out to the man of God who had come from Judah, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Because you have defied the word of the LORD and have not kept the commandment that the LORD your God gave you,
  28. 1 Kings 13:32קָרָא֙ · he cried out
    …for the message that he cried out by the word of the LORD against the altar in Bethel and against all the shrines on the high places in the cities of Samaria will surely come to pass.”
  29. 1 Kings 16:24וַיִּקְרָ֗א · calling
    He bought the hill of Samaria from Shemer for two talents of silver and built a city there, calling it Samaria after the name of Shemer, who had owned the hill.
  30. 1 Kings 17:10וַיִּקְרָ֤א · Elijah called
    So Elijah got up and went to Zarephath. When he arrived at the city gate, there was a widow gathering sticks. Elijah called to her and said, “Please bring me a little water in a cup, so that I may drink.”
  31. 1 Kings 17:11וַיִּקְרָ֤א · he called
    And as she was going to get it, he called to her and said, “Please bring me a piece of bread.”
  32. 1 Kings 17:20וַיִּקְרָ֥א · Then he cried out
    Then he cried out to the LORD, “O LORD my God, have You also brought tragedy on this widow who has opened her home to me, by causing her son to die?”
  33. 1 Kings 17:21וַיִּקְרָ֥א · and cried out
    Then he stretched himself out over the child three times and cried out to the LORD, “O LORD my God, please let this boy’s life return to him!”
  34. 1 Kings 18:3וַיִּקְרָ֣א · summoned
    …and Ahab summoned Obadiah, who was in charge of the palace. (Now Obadiah greatly feared the LORD,
  35. 1 Kings 18:24וּקְרָאתֶ֞ם · Then you may call; אֶקְרָ֣א · will call
    Then you may call on the name of your god, and I will call on the name of the LORD. The God who answers by fire, He is God.” And all the people answered, “What you say is good.”
  36. 1 Kings 18:25וְקִרְאוּ֙ · Then call
    Then Elijah said to the prophets of Baal, “Since you are so numerous, choose for yourselves one bull and prepare it first. Then call on the name of your god, but do not light the fire.”
  37. 1 Kings 18:26וַיִּקְרְא֣וּ · and called
    And they took the bull that was given them, prepared it, and called on the name of Baal from morning until noon, shouting, “O Baal, answer us!” But there was no sound, and no one answered as they leaped around the altar they had made.
  38. 1 Kings 18:27קִרְא֤וּ · Shout
    At noon Elijah began to taunt them, saying, “Shout louder, for he is a god! Perhaps he is deep in thought, or occupied, or on a journey. Perhaps he is sleeping and must be awakened!”
  39. 1 Kings 18:28וַֽיִּקְרְאוּ֙ · So they shouted louder
    So they shouted louder and cut themselves with knives and lances, as was their custom, until the blood gushed over them.
  40. 1 Kings 20:7וַיִּקְרָ֤א · summoned
    Then the king of Israel summoned all the elders of the land and said, “Please take note and see that this man is looking for trouble, for when he demanded my wives, my children, my silver, and my gold, I did not deny him.”
  41. 1 Kings 21:9קִֽרְאוּ־ · Proclaim
    In the letters she wrote: “Proclaim a fast and give Naboth a seat of honor among the people.
  42. 1 Kings 21:12קָרְא֖וּ · They proclaimed
    They proclaimed a fast and gave Naboth a seat of honor among the people.
  43. 1 Kings 22:9וַיִּקְרָא֙ · called
    So the king of Israel called one of his officials and said, “Bring Micaiah son of Imlah at once.”
  44. 1 Kings 22:13לִקְרֹ֣א · to call
    Then the messenger who had gone to call Micaiah instructed him, “Behold now, with one accord the words of the prophets are favorable to the king. So please let your words be like theirs, and speak favorably.”
  45. 2 Kings 3:10קָרָ֣א · has summoned
    “Alas,” said the king of Israel, “for the LORD has summoned these three kings to deliver them into the hand of Moab!”