קָרָא
qa.ra
1. to call, call out, recite, read, cry out, proclaim
a. (Qal)
1. to call, cry, utter a loud sound
2. to call unto, cry (for help), call (with name of God)
3. to proclaim
4. to read aloud, read (to oneself), read
5. to summon, invite, call for, call and commission, appoint, call and endow
6. to call, name, give name to, call by
b. (Niphal)
1. to call oneself
2. to be called, be proclaimed, be read aloud, be summoned, be named
c. (Pual) to be called, be named, be called out, be chosen
1. to call, call out, recite, read, cry out, proclaim
a. (Qal)
1. to call, cry, utter a loud sound
2. to call unto, cry (for help), call (with name of God)
3. to proclaim
4. to read aloud, read (to oneself), read
5. to summon, invite, call for, call and commission, appoint, call and endow
6. to call, name, give name to, call by
b. (Niphal)
1. to call oneself
2. to be called, be proclaimed, be read aloud, be summoned, be named
c. (Pual) to be called, be named, be called out, be chosen
1. to call, call out, recite, read, cry out, proclaim
a. (Qal)
1. to call, cry, utter a loud sound
2. to call unto, cry (for help), call (with name of God)
3. to proclaim
4. to read aloud, read (to oneself), read
5. to summon, invite, call for, call and commission, appoint, call and endow
6. to call, name, give name to, call by
b. (Niphal)
1. to call oneself
2. to be called, be proclaimed, be read aloud, be summoned, be named
c. (Pual) to be called, be named, be called out, be chosen
1. to call, call out, recite, read, cry out, proclaim
a. (Qal)
1. to call, cry, utter a loud sound
2. to call unto, cry (for help), call (with name of God)
3. to proclaim
4. to read aloud, read (to oneself), read
5. to summon, invite, call for, call and commission, appoint, call and endow
6. to call, name, give name to, call by
b. (Niphal)
1. to call oneself
2. to be called, be proclaimed, be read aloud, be summoned, be named
c. (Pual) to be called, be named, be called out, be chosen
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- Judges 4:6 וַתִּקְרָא֙
She summoned Barak son of Abinoam from Kedesh in Naphtali and said to him, “Surely the LORD, the God of Israel, is commanding you: ‘Go and march to Mount Tabor, taking with you ten thousand men of Naphtali and Zebulun.
- Judges 6:24 וַיִּקְרָא־
So Gideon built an altar to the LORD there and called it The LORD Is Peace. To this day it stands in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.
- Judges 6:32 וַיִּקְרָא־
So on that day Gideon was called Jerubbaal, that is to say, “Let Baal contend with him,” because he had torn down Baal’s altar.
- Judges 7:3 קְרָ֨א
Now, therefore, proclaim in the hearing of the people: ‘Whoever is fearful and trembling may turn back and leave Mount Gilead.’” So twenty-two thousand of them turned back, but ten thousand remained.
- Judges 7:20 וַֽיִּקְרְא֔וּ
The three companies blew their horns and shattered their jars. Holding the torches in their left hands and the horns in their right hands, they shouted, “A sword for the LORD and for Gideon!”
- Judges 8:1 קְרֹ֣אות
Then the men of Ephraim said to Gideon, “Why have you done this to us? Why did you fail to call us when you went to fight against Midian?” And they contended with him violently.
- Judges 9:7 וַיִּקְרָ֑א
When this was reported to Jotham, he climbed to the top of Mount Gerizim, raised his voice, and cried out: “Listen to me, O leaders of Shechem, and may God listen to you.
- Judges 9:54 וַיִּקְרָ֨א
He quickly called his armor-bearer, saying, “Draw your sword and kill me, lest they say of me, ‘A woman killed him.’” So Abimelech’s armor-bearer ran his sword through him, and he died.
- Judges 10:4 יִקְרְא֣וּ׀
He had thirty sons who rode on thirty donkeys. And they had thirty towns in the land of Gilead, which to this day are called Havvoth-jair.
- Judges 12:1 קָרָ֙אתָ֙
Then the men of Ephraim assembled and crossed the Jordan to Zaphon. They said to Jephthah, “Why have you crossed over to fight the Ammonites without calling us to go with you? We will burn your house down with you inside!”
- Judges 13:24 וַתִּקְרָ֥א
So the woman gave birth to a son and named him Samson. The boy grew, and the LORD blessed him.
- Judges 14:15 קְרָאתֶ֥ם
So on the fourth day they said to Samson’s wife, “Entice your husband to explain the riddle to us, or we will burn you and your father’s household to death. Did you invite us here to rob us?”
- Judges 15:17 וַיִּקְרָ֛א
And when Samson had finished speaking, he cast the jawbone from his hand; and he named that place Ramath-lehi.
- Judges 15:18 וַיִּקְרָ֤א
And being very thirsty, Samson cried out to the LORD, “You have accomplished this great deliverance through Your servant. Must I now die of thirst and fall into the hands of the uncircumcised?”
- Judges 15:19 קָרָ֣א
So God opened up the hollow place in Lehi, and water came out of it. When Samson drank, his strength returned, and he was revived. That is why he named it En-hakkore, and it remains in Lehi to this day.
- Judges 16:18 וַתִּקְרָא֩
When Delilah realized that he had revealed to her all that was in his heart, she sent this message to the lords of the Philistines: “Come up once more, for he has revealed to me all that is in his heart.” Then the lords of the Philistines came to her, bringing the money in their hands.
- Judges 16:19 וַתִּקְרָ֣א
And having lulled him to sleep on her lap, she called a man to shave off the seven braids of his head. In this way she began to subdue him, and his strength left him.
- Judges 16:25 קִרְא֥וּוַיִּקְרְא֨וּ
And while their hearts were merry, they said, “Call for Samson to entertain us.” So they called Samson out of the prison to entertain them. And they stationed him between the pillars.
- Judges 16:28 וַיִּקְרָ֥א
Then Samson called out to the LORD: “O Lord GOD, please remember me. Strengthen me, O God, just once more, so that with one vengeful blow I may pay back the Philistines for my two eyes.”
- Judges 18:12 קָרְאוּ֩
They went up and camped at Kiriath-jearim in Judah. That is why the place west of Kiriath-jearim is called Mahaneh-dan to this day.
- Judges 18:23 וַֽיִּקְרְאוּ֙
When they called out after them, the Danites turned to face them and said to Micah, “What is the matter with you that you have called out such a company?”
- Judges 18:29 וַיִּקְרְא֤וּ
They named it Dan, after their forefather Dan, who was born to Israel—though the city was formerly named Laish.
- Judges 21:13 וַיִּקְרְא֥וּ
Then the whole congregation sent a message of peace to the Benjamites who were at the rock of Rimmon.
- Ruth 1:20 תִּקְרֶ֥אנָהקְרֶ֤אןָ
“Do not call me Naomi,” she replied. “Call me Mara, because the Almighty has dealt quite bitterly with me.
- Ruth 1:21 תִקְרֶ֤אנָה
I went away full, but the LORD has brought me back empty. Why call me Naomi? After all, the LORD has testified against me, and the Almighty has afflicted me.”
- Ruth 4:11 וּקְרָא־
“We are witnesses,” said the elders and all the people at the gate. “May the LORD make the woman entering your home like Rachel and Leah, who together built up the house of Israel. May you be prosperous in Ephrathah and famous in Bethlehem.
- Ruth 4:14 וְיִקָּרֵ֥א
Then the women said to Naomi, “Blessed be the LORD, who has not left you this day without a kinsman-redeemer. May his name become famous in Israel.
- Ruth 4:17 וַתִּקְרֶאנָה֩וַתִּקְרֶ֤אנָֽה
The neighbor women said, “A son has been born to Naomi,” and they named him Obed. He became the father of Jesse, the father of David.
- 1 Samuel 1:20 וַתִּקְרָ֤א
So in the course of time, Hannah conceived and gave birth to a son. She named him Samuel, saying, “Because I have asked for him from the LORD.”
- 1 Samuel 3:4 וַיִּקְרָ֧א
Then the LORD called to Samuel, and he answered, “Here I am.”
- 1 Samuel 3:5 קָרָ֣אתָקָרָ֖אתִי
He ran to Eli and said, “Here I am, for you have called me.” “I did not call,” Eli replied. “Go back and lie down.” So he went and lay down.
- 1 Samuel 3:6 קְרֹ֣אקָרָ֖אתָקָרָ֥אתִי
Once again the LORD called, “Samuel!” So Samuel got up, went to Eli, and said, “Here I am, for you have called me.” “My son, I did not call,” Eli replied. “Go back and lie down.”
- 1 Samuel 3:8 קְרֹא־קָרָ֖אתָקֹרֵ֥א
Once again, for the third time, the LORD called to Samuel. He got up, went to Eli, and said, “Here I am, for you have called me.” Then Eli realized that it was the LORD who was calling the boy.
- 1 Samuel 3:9 יִקְרָ֣א
“Go and lie down,” he said to Samuel, “and if He calls you, say, ‘Speak, LORD, for Your servant is listening.’” So Samuel went and lay down in his place.
- 1 Samuel 3:10 וַיִּקְרָ֥א
Then the LORD came and stood there, calling as before, “Samuel! Samuel!” And Samuel answered, “Speak, for Your servant is listening.”
- 1 Samuel 3:16 וַיִּקְרָ֤א
but Eli called to him and said, “Samuel, my son.” “Here I am,” answered Samuel.
- 1 Samuel 4:21 וַתִּקְרָ֣א
And she named the boy Ichabod, saying, “The glory has departed from Israel,” because the ark of God had been captured and her father-in-law and her husband had been killed.
- 1 Samuel 6:2 וַיִּקְרְא֣וּ
the Philistines summoned the priests and diviners, saying, “What shall we do with the ark of the LORD? Tell us how to send it back to its place.”
- 1 Samuel 7:12 וַיִּקְרָ֥א
Afterward, Samuel took a stone and set it up between Mizpah and Shen. He named it Ebenezer, saying, “Thus far the LORD has helped us.”
- 1 Samuel 9:9 יִקָּרֵ֥א
(Formerly in Israel, a man on his way to inquire of God would say, “Come, let us go to the seer.” For the prophet of today was formerly called the seer.)
- 1 Samuel 9:13 הַקְּרֻאִ֑ים
As soon as you enter the city, you will find him before he goes up to the high place to eat. The people will not eat until he comes, because he must bless the sacrifice; after that, the guests will eat. Go up at once; you will find him.”
- 1 Samuel 9:22 הַקְּרוּאִ֔ים
Then Samuel took Saul and his servant, brought them into the hall, and seated them in the place of honor among those who were invited—about thirty in all.
- 1 Samuel 9:24 קָרָ֑אתִי
So the cook picked up the leg and what was attached to it and set it before Saul. Then Samuel said, “Here is what was kept back. It was set apart for you. Eat, for it has been kept for you for this occasion, from the time I said, ‘I have invited the people.’” So Saul dined with Samuel that day.
- 1 Samuel 9:26 וַיִּקְרָ֨א
They got up early in the morning, and just before dawn Samuel called to Saul on the roof, “Get ready, and I will send you on your way!” So Saul arose, and both he and Samuel went outside together.
- 1 Samuel 12:17 אֶקְרָא֙
Is it not the wheat harvest today? I will call on the LORD to send thunder and rain, so that you will know and see what a great evil you have committed in the sight of the LORD by asking for a king.”
- 1 Samuel 12:18 וַיִּקְרָ֤א
So Samuel called to the LORD, and on that day the LORD sent thunder and rain. As a result, all the people greatly feared the LORD and Samuel.
- 1 Samuel 16:3 וְקָרָ֥אתָ
Then invite Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will show you what you are to do. You are to anoint for Me the one I indicate.”
- 1 Samuel 16:5 וַיִּקְרָ֥א
“In peace,” he replied. “I have come to sacrifice to the LORD. Consecrate yourselves and come with me to the sacrifice.” Then he consecrated Jesse and his sons and invited them to the sacrifice.
- 1 Samuel 16:8 וַיִּקְרָ֤א
Then Jesse called Abinadab and presented him to Samuel, who said, “The LORD has not chosen this one either.”
- 1 Samuel 17:8 וַיִּקְרָא֙
And Goliath stood and shouted to the ranks of Israel, “Why do you come out and array yourselves for battle? Am I not a Philistine, and are you not servants of Saul? Choose one of your men and have him come down against me.