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Lexicon :: Strong's H3738 - kārâ

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כָּרָה
Transliteration
kārâ
Pronunciation
kaw-raw'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1033,1034,103

Strong’s Definitions

כָּרָה kârâh, kaw-raw'; a primitive root; properly, to dig; figuratively, to plot; generally, to bore or open:—dig, × make (a banquet), open.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 16x

The KJV translates Strong's H3738 in the following manner: dig (12x), make (2x), pierce (1x), open (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 16x
The KJV translates Strong's H3738 in the following manner: dig (12x), make (2x), pierce (1x), open (1x).

  1. to dig, excavate, dig through

    1. (Qal) to dig

    2. (Niphal) to be dug

  2. (Qal) to give a banquet or feast

  3. (Qal) to get by trade, trade, buy

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
כָּרָה kârâh, kaw-raw'; a primitive root; properly, to dig; figuratively, to plot; generally, to bore or open:—dig, × make (a banquet), open.
STRONGS H3738: Abbreviations
† I. כָּרָה verb dig (Late Hebrew id.; Aramaic כְּרָא, Ethiopic bdb050001 Arabic bdb050002 (with bdb050003 and especially bdb050004 Dozyii. 461); Syriac bdb050005 is be short, cut off (i.e. rounded off ?), Arabic bdb050006 ball; Targum. כְּרֵי heap DalmGr. 109; Syriac bdb050007 Mishna כרי id.; Assyrian karê large vessels for holding corn, etc., DlHWB 353, compare kirû (dubious) WklTel Am. Vocab.; BaZMG 1887, 615 conjectures be round as orig √ meaning, and compare Arabic bdb050008 bdb050009 the leg is round); —
Qal Perfect 3rd person masculine singular כָּרָה 2 Chronicles 16:14; Psalm 7:16; 2nd person masculine singular כָּרִיתָ Psalm 40:7; 1st person singular בָּרִיתִי Genesis 50:5; 3rd person plural כָּרוּ Jeremiah 18:20 + 3 times; suffix כָּרוּהָ Numbers 21:18; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יִכְרֶה Exodus 21:33; 3rd person masculine plural וַיִּכְרוּ Genesis 26:25; Participle כֹּרֶה Proverbs 16:27; Proverbs 26:27; — dig a grave, קֶבֶר Genesis 50:5 (J), compare 2 Chronicles 16:14; a well, בְּאֵר Genesis 26:25 (J), Numbers 21:18 (song in J E); a pit, בּוֺר Exodus 21:33; figurative of plotting against others Psalm 7:16; so followed by שׁוּחָה Jeremiah 18:20, 22, followed by שִׁיחָה Psalm 57:7 [Psalm 57:6]; Psalm 119:85; followed by שַׁחַת Proverbs 26:27; hence כֹּרֶה רָעָה Proverbs 16:27 one digging a calamity; לִי אָזְנַיִם כ׳ Psalm 40:7 ears hast thou dug (with allusion to the cavity of the ear) for me, thou hast given me the means of hearing and obeying thy will. — On Psalm 22:17 see II.כּוּר.
Niph. Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular עַד יִכָּרֶה שַׁהַּת Psalm 94:13 until the pit be digged for the wicked, figurative of judgment.

† II. [כוּר] verb meaning dubious, perhaps bore, or dig, or hew (DlProl. 121 compare Assyrian kâru, fell trees (DlHWB 324)) — only
Qal Perfect 3rd person plural כארו = כָּארוּ for כָּרוּ Psalm 22:17 (MT כָּאֲרִי, see אֲרִי) they have bored (digged, hewn) my hands and my feet (si vera lectio; compare Vrss De Pe Che Bae and others; some, however, deriving from כרה in this sense); hence perhaps following.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

26:25; 26:25; 50:5; 50:5

Exodus

21:33; 21:33

Numbers

21:18; 21:18

2 Chronicles

16:14; 16:14

Psalms

7:16; 7:16; 22:17; 22:17; 40:7; 40:7; 57:6; 94:13; 119:85

Proverbs

16:27; 16:27; 26:27; 26:27

Jeremiah

18:20; 18:20; 18:22

H3738

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Strong's Number H3738 matches the Hebrew כָּרָה (kārâ),
which occurs 17 times in 17 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gén 26:25

Unchecked Copy BoxGén 26:25 - Y edificó allí un altar, e invocó el nombre de Jehová, y plantó allí su tienda; y abrieron allí los siervos de Isaac un pozo.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gén 50:5

Unchecked Copy BoxGén 50:5 - Mi padre me hizo jurar, diciendo: He aquí que voy a morir; en el sepulcro que cavé para mí en la tierra de Canaán, allí me sepultarás; ruego, pues, que vaya yo ahora y sepulte a mi padre, y volveré.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEx 21:33 - Y si alguno abriere un pozo, o cavare cisterna, y no la cubriere, y cayere allí buey o asno,

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Unchecked Copy BoxNúm 21:18 - Pozo, el cual cavaron los señores. Lo cavaron los príncipes del pueblo, Y el legislador, con sus báculos.
Del desierto vinieron a Matana,

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Unchecked Copy Box2Crón 16:14 - Y lo sepultaron en los sepulcros que él había hecho para sí en la ciudad de David; y lo pusieron en un ataúd, el cual llenaron de perfumes y diversas especias aromáticas, preparadas por expertos perfumistas; e hicieron un gran fuego en su honor.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:27 - También os arrojáis sobre el huérfano, Y caváis un hoyo para vuestro amigo.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 41:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 41:6 - ¿Harán de él banquete los compañeros? ¿Lo repartirán entre los mercaderes?

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Unchecked Copy Box Sal 7:15

Unchecked Copy BoxSal 7:15 - Pozo ha cavado, y lo ha ahondado; Y en el hoyo que hizo caerá.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sal 22:16

Unchecked Copy BoxSal 22:16 - Porque perros me han rodeado; Me ha cercado cuadrilla de malignos; Horadaron mis manos y mis pies.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sal 40:6

Unchecked Copy BoxSal 40:6 - Sacrificio y ofrenda no te agrada; Has abierto mis oídos; Holocausto y expiación no has demandado.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sal 57:6

Unchecked Copy BoxSal 57:6 - Red han armado a mis pasos; Se ha abatido mi alma; Hoyo han cavado delante de mí; En medio de él han caído ellos mismos. Selah

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Unchecked Copy Box Sal 94:13

Unchecked Copy BoxSal 94:13 - Para hacerle descansar en los días de aflicción, En tanto que para el impío se cava el hoyo.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sal 119:85

Unchecked Copy BoxSal 119:85 - Los soberbios me han cavado hoyos; Mas no proceden según tu ley.

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Unchecked Copy Box Prov 16:27

Unchecked Copy BoxProv 16:27 - El hombre perverso cava en busca del mal, Y en sus labios hay como llama de fuego.

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Unchecked Copy Box Prov 26:27

Unchecked Copy BoxProv 26:27 - El que cava foso caerá en él; Y al que revuelve la piedra, sobre él le volverá.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 18:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 18:20 - ¿Se da mal por bien, para que hayan cavado hoyo a mi alma? Acuérdate que me puse delante de ti para hablar bien por ellos, para apartar de ellos tu ira.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 18:22 - Oigase clamor de sus casas, cuando traigas sobre ellos ejército de repente; porque cavaron hoyo para prenderme, y a mis pies han escondido lazos.
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