קָרָא
Transliteration
qārā'
Pronunciation
keer-aw'
Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From קָרָא (H7122)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 2064

Strong’s Definitions

קִרְאָה qirʼâh, keer-aw'; from H7122; an encountering, accidental, friendly or hostile (also adverbially, opposite):—× against (he come), help, meet, seek, × to, × in the way.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 121x

The KJV translates Strong's H7125 in the following manner: meet (76x), against (40x), come (2x), help (1x), seek (1x), way (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 121x
The KJV translates Strong's H7125 in the following manner: meet (76x), against (40x), come (2x), help (1x), seek (1x), way (1x).
masculine noun (BDB)

  1. to encounter, befall, meet

    1. (Qal)

      1. to meet, encounter

      2. to befall (fig)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
קִרְאָה qirʼâh, keer-aw'; from H7122; an encountering, accidental, friendly or hostile (also adverbially, opposite):—× against (he come), help, meet, seek, × to, × in the way.
STRONGS H7125: Abbreviations
Qal ... Infinitive construct121 לקְרַאת (Ges§ 19 k Ol§ 137), Genesis 15:10 +, etc.—
1. meet, encounter, only infinitive construct לִקְרַאת often= preposition toward, against (Köii. l, 317), almost always with accusative of person, after verb of motion, Isaiah 7:3; Genesis 19:1; Genesis 24:17; Judges 4:18, Judges 4:22; 1 Kings 2:8 +; in war, battle, Judges 7:24; Judges 20:25, Judges 20:31; 1 Samuel 4:1; 1 Kings 20:27 +, after עָרַךְ 2 Samuel 10:9, 2 Samuel 10:10, 2 Samuel 10:17 +, Psalm 35:3 see סגר 2b; לְחַזֵּק לִבָּם לִק׳ הַמִּלְחָמָה Joshua 11:20 to harden their heart to encounter the war with Israel; after הִנֵּה (without verb of motion), 1 Samuel 10:10; 2 Samuel 15:32; 2 Samuel 16:1; 1 Kings 18:7; Proverbs 7:10; in construction praegn. וַיִשְׂמַח לִק׳ Judges 19:3 he rejoiced to meet him, + [H8055 1 Samuel 6:13] ( We Dr and others); חרד לִק׳ 2 Kings 10:15, נצב Exodus 5:20; Exodus 7:15; Numbers 22:34, etc.; redund. [redundant ?] לִק׳ יִקָּרֶה י׳ Numbers 23:3; implication of helping, Isaiah 21:14; Psalm 59:5 [Psalm 59:4] (figurative); נְחָשִׁים לִק׳ Numbers 24:1 he did not go to encounter (in expectation of) signs of divination; in metaphor Isaiah 14:9, || אֱםהֶי לִק׳ Amos 4:12

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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

15:10; 19:1; 24:17

Exodus

5:20; 7:15

Numbers

22:34; 23:3; 24:1

Joshua

11:20

Judges

4:18; 4:22; 7:24; 19:3; 20:25; 20:31

1 Samuel

4:1; 10:10

2 Samuel

10:9; 10:10; 10:17; 15:32; 16:1

1 Kings

2:8; 18:7; 20:27

2 Kings

10:15

Psalms

35:3; 59:4

Proverbs

7:10

Isaiah

7:3; 14:9; 21:14

Amos

4:12