I. קָרָא 724 verb call, proclaim, read (Late Hebrew
id., read aloud, read; Phoenician
קרא call; Arabic
read aloud, recite (the ‘Ḳoŕān’),
the Ḳoŕān; Aramaic
קְלרא,
call, etc., so Old Aramaic
קרא, Nabatean
id., Palmyrene
id.,
קרה); —
Qal655 Perfect ק׳ Genesis 11:9 +,
3rd person feminine singular consecutive
וְקָרָזת Isaiah 7:14 (Ges
§ 74 g);
2nd person masculine singular קָרָאתָ Judges 12:1 +, etc.;
Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יִקְרָא Genesis 2:19 +; suffix
יִקְרְאוֺ Jeremiah 23:6,
אֵהוּ -
Isaiah 41:2; +;
1st person singular אֶקְרָא Deuteronomy 32:3 +,
וָאֶקְרָאֶר 1 Samuel 28:15 (Ges
§ 48 d Nes
Marg. 15);
3rd person feminine plural וַתִּקְרֶאנָה Ruth 4:17 (twice in verse),
וַתִּקְרֶאןָ Numbers 25:2;
2nd person feminine plural תִּקְרֶאנָה Ruth 1:20,
21, etc.;
Imperative masculine singular קְרָא Judges 7:3 +, suffix
קְרָאֵנִי Psalm 50:15, etc.;
Infinitive construct קְרָא 1 Samuel 3:6 +,
קְראֹות (Baer
־אֹת)
Judges 8:1 (Ges
§ 74h); suffix
קָרְאִי Psalm 4:2 +, etc.;
Participle active קוֺרֵא Amos 5:8 +,
קֹרֵא Jeremiah 1:15 +; plural
קֹרִאים Psalm 99:6 (Ges
§§ 74i; 75 oo);
passive קָרוּא Esther 5:12; plural
קְרוּאִים 1 Samuel 9:22;
Ezekiel 23:23,
קְרֻאִים 1 Samuel 9:13 +; construct
קְרוּאֵי Numbers 1:16 Qr (Kt
קריאי),
Numbers 26:9 Kt (Qr
קְרִיאֵי, see
קָרִיא); —
1.
a. call, cry, utter a loud sound,
Judges 9:7;
2 Samuel 18:25 (in
2 Samuel 18:28 read
וַיִּקְרַב We, confirmed by
so Dr and all recent Comm.),
Jeremiah 4:6;
Daniel 8:16 (all +
אמר),
2 Kings 7:11 (on text see Kit Benz),
Isaiah 6:4; for help
Genesis 39:15,
18 (J); of pleading in court
Isaiah 59:4 (
ב of manner); explicitly
בְּקוֺל גְּדוֺל Genesis 39:14 (J),
1 Kings 18:27,
28;
2 Kings 18:28 =
Isaiah 36:13 2 Chronicles 32:18,
קוֺל גָּדוֺל Ezekiel 9:1 (+
בְּאָצְנֵי); with
אַחֲרֵי person
1 Samuel 20:37 (+
אָמַר),
1 Samuel 24:8 (Gi;
1 Samuel 24:9 van d. H. Baer; +
לֵאמֹר),
Jeremiah 12:6.
2.
3. proclaim:
a. with accusative of thing procl.
Amos 4:5;
Genesis 41:43;
Deuteronomy 15:2;
Jeremiah 31:6;
Leviticus 25:10 +;
צוֺם ק׳ proclaim a fast 1 Kings 21:9,
12;
Jeremiah 36:9 +,
מוֺעֲדֵי י׳ ק׳ Leviticus 23:2,
4;
ק׳ followed by oratio recta [direct speech]
Exodus 34:6, etc.; followed by
ל person
Jeremiah 34:8,
15,
17 (twice in verse);
Isaiah 61:1,
עַל person (
against, concerning)
1 Kings 13:4,
32;
Jeremiah 49:29;
Lamentations 1:15;
proclaim peace to (
ל person)
Judges 21:13; compare
אֵלֶיהָ לְשָׁלוֺם ק׳ Deuteronomy 20:10;
ק׳ with accusative of congnate meaning with verb
מִקְרָא Isaiah 1:13,
הַקְּרִיאָה Jonah 3:2 (+
אֶל).
c. עֲלֵי בֵּשׁ׳ ק׳ Psalm 49:12 proclaim (
with)
name over landed estates, claim possession (Hup Bae);
proclaim one's own name
Ruth 4:11 = become famous; passive participle
proclaimed, i.e. renowned
Ezekiel 23:23.
†4.
a. read aloud, often
בְּאָוְבֵי, less often
לפְנֵי, with
ב of roll, book
Jeremiah 36:6,
8,
14;
Nehemiah 8:3,
8;
Nehemiah 9:3;
2 Chronicles 34:18, + accusative of words
Jeremiah 36:8,
10; object omitted
Exodus 24:7 (E)
Jeremiah 36:15; with acc of roll, book
Jeremiah 36:15;
Jeremiah 36:21;
Jeremiah 51:63;
2 Kings 22:10;
2 Chronicles 34:24, of letter (
סֵפֶר), writing
2 Kings 5:7;
Isaiah 29:11,
12;
Jeremiah 29:29, columns of manuscript
Jeremiah 36:23; with accusative of words
Joshua 8:34,
35;
Jeremiah 36:6;
Jeremiah 51:61;
2 Kings 23:2 2 Chronicles 34:30, compare
Deuteronomy 31:11.
5. summon: usually
a. with
ל person:
Genesis 12:18;
Genesis 20:8,
9;
Numbers 22:5,
20,
37;
Judges 8:1;
1 Samuel 3:5,
6,
8 (twice in verse) + often (with about +
100 times), +
ל reflexive
1 Kings 1:28,
32, +
אֶל location
Exodus 19:20, +
אֶל person
2 Samuel 9:2, + infinitive purpose
Joshua 24:9;
Judges 12:1;
Judges 14:16;
1 Samuel 28:15, +
מִן local
Hosea 11:1;
Judges 4:6; +
בִּשְׁמֶ֑ךָ Isaiah 45:4 summon by thy name; specifically
summon =
invite (especially to feast)
Exodus 34:15;
Judges 14:15)+ infinitive purpose)
1 Samuel 16:3)+
בַּזָּבַ֑ח, read probably
לַזּ׳ see HPS),
1 Samuel 16:5)+
לַזּ׳), 1 Kings 19:26 + (approximately +
17 times).
c. with accusative of person
Genesis 41:8,
14;
Exodus 2:7)+
ל person),
Exodus 2:7;
Amos 5:16)+
אֶל of thing),
Isaiah 13:3 (
ל of thing),
1 Samuel 3:16;
1 Samuel 22:11 + (about. +
33 times), insert
וַיַקְרָא in this sense also
2 Samuel 15:12 We Dr and most; + infinitive purpose
Numbers 24:10,
מִמִּוְרָח עַיִט ק׳ Isaiah 46:11; in weakened sense (to bring response, or bring person near)
Songs 5:6; specifically
invite,
1 Samuel 9:24 (but corrupt, see especially HPS),
1 Kings 1:9 (also +
ל, MT),
1 Kings 1:10;
1 Kings 12:20 (+
אֶל location),
Deuteronomy 33:19 (accusative of location);
אֲנִי קָרוּא לָהּ Esther 5:12, passive participle elsewhere plural,
invited ones, guests 1 Samuel 9:13,
22;
2 Samuel 15:11;
1 Kings 1:41,
49;
Zephaniah 1:7;
Proverbs 9:18;
invite or
summon (accusative of person) for help, succour,
Hosea 7:11; usually object
י׳ (in poetry and late)
Jeremiah 29:12;
2 Samuel 22:4,
7 =
Psalm 18:4;
Psalm 18:7;
Isaiah 55:6;
Lamentations 3:57;
Job 27:10;
Psalm 50:15;
Psalm 86:5 +
8 times Psalms, accusative
שֵׁם י׳ Lamentations 3:55; accusative
חכמה Proverbs 1:28.
6. call=name:
a. (early and most common usage),
call one's name (
שֵׁם) so and so, 2 accusative: of person
Genesis 3:20;
Genesis 4:25,
26;
Genesis 5:2,
3,
29; +
34 times Genesis;
Exodus 2:10,
22;
Hosea 1:4,
6,
9;
Isaiah 7:14;
Isaiah 8:3;
Isaiah 9:5 +
10 times (
Jeremiah 46:17 read
קִרְאוּ שֵׁם 
Gie and others); of places, etc.,
Genesis 4:17;
Genesis 11:9 +
17 times Genesis;
Judges 1:17,
26;
Judges 2:5;
Judges 15:19;
Judges 18:29 +
21 times
e. = give name to, accusative appellation + ל person (location, or thing):
Niph. Perfect 3rd person masculine singular נִקְרָא Jeremiah 4:20 +,
1st person singular נִקְרֵאתִי Esther 4:11, etc.;
Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יִקָּרֵא Genesis 2:23 +,
וַיִּקָּרֵא Ezekiel 20:29 +, etc.;
Participle נִקְרָא Isaiah 43:7;
Jeremiah 44:26; plural
נִקְרָאִים Isaiah 48:1;
Esther 6:1; —
1. reflexive,
מֵעִיר הַקֹּדֶשׁ נִק׳ Isaiah 48:2 from the holy city they call themselves.
2. passive be called:
b. be read aloud compare
Qal 4): impersonal with
ב of book, +
בְּאָוְנֵי Nehemiah 13:1; subject records
Esther 6:1 (
לפְנֵי).
d. be named (compare Qal 6.):
(4) especially
עַל נִקְרָא שֵׁם י׳, denoting ownership, of person
Jeremiah 15:16, people
Deuteronomy 28:10;
Jeremiah 14:9;
Amos 9:12;
Isaiah 63:19;
2 Chronicles 7:14, ark
2 Samuel 6:2 (strike out 2nd
שֵׁם We Dr and others), =
1 Chronicles 13:6 (adding
עָלָיו Oettli Kau; > Kit
Hpt שְׁמוֺ שָׁם), temple
1 Kings 8:43 2 Chronicles 6:33;
Jeremiah 7:10,
11,
14,
30;
Jeremiah 32:34;
Jeremiah 34:15, city
Jeremiah 25:29;
Daniel 9:18, city + people
Daniel 9:19; so name of man
2 Samuel 12:28, as given to his wife
Isaiah 4:1
(7) ךְָָ זָ֑רַע בְּיִצְתָק יִקּ׳ Genesis 21:12, i.e. in (through)
יִצ׳ shall seed be reckoned to three;
וְיִקָּרֵא בָהֶם שְׁמִי Genesis 48:16 through them shall my name be called, i.e. perpetuated.
†
Pu. (
Ezekiel and
Isa 2)
Perfect 3rd person masculine singular קֹרָא be called, subject appell. +
ל person or of thing =
be named,
Isaiah 48:8;
Ezekiel 10:13 (
קוֺ׳);
וְקֹרָא consecutive
Isaiah 58:12;
Isaiah 61:3;
Isaiah 62:2 (
שֵׁם חָדָשׁ);
גּוֺי לאֹ קֹרָא בִּשְׁמִי Isaiah 65:1; (<
קָרָא or
קֹרֵא [
Qal 2 c], Vrss Lo Ew Che Di and others);
be called and privileged (compare
Qal 5 f);
Participle מְקרָאִי יִש׳ Isaiah 48:12.
See related Aramaic BDB entry
H7123.
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