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Lexicon :: Strong's H7125 - qārā'

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קָרָא
Transliteration
qārā'
Pronunciation
keer-aw'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
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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] (Greek Version of the LXX 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

This is a portion of the full BDB entry H7122.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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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

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Strong's Number H7125 matches the Hebrew קָרָא (qārā'),
which occurs 100 times in 98 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 2 (Gen 14:17–2Sa 10:9)

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 14:17 - And the king of Sodom went out to meet him, after he returned from the slaughter of Chodollogomor, and the kings with him, to the valley of Saby; this was the plain of the kings.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 15:10

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 15:10 - So he took to him all these, and divided them in the midst, and set them opposite to each other, but the birds he did not divide.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 18:2

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 18:2 - And he lifted up his eyes and beheld, and lo! three men stood before him; and having seen them he ran to meet them from the door of his tent, and did obeisance to the ground.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 19:1 - And the two angels came to Sodom at evening. And Lot sat by the gate of Sodom, and Lot having seen them, rose up to meet them, and he worshipped with his face to the ground, and said,

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:17

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:17 - And the servant ran up to meet her, and said, Give me a little water to drink out of thy pitcher;

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:65

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:65 - and said to the servant, Who is that man that walks in the plain to meet us? And the servant said, This is my master; and she took her veil and covered herself.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 29:13

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 29:13 - And it came to pass when Laban heard the name of Jacob, his sister's son, he ran to meet him, and embraced and kissed him, and brought him into his house; and he told Laban all these sayings.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 30:16

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 30:16 - And Jacob came in out of the field at even; and Lea went forth to meet him, and said, Thou shalt come in to me this day, for I have hired thee for my son's mandrakes; and he lay with her that night.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 32:6

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 32:6 - (LXX 32:7) And the messengers returned to Jacob, saying, We came to thy brother Esau, and lo! he comes to meet thee, and four hundred men with him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 33:4

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 33:4 - And Esau ran on to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck, and kissed him; and they both wept.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 46:29

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 46:29 - And Joseph having [fn]made ready his chariots, went up to meet Israel his father, at the city of Heroes; and having appeared to him, fell on his neck, and wept with [fn]abundant weeping.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 4:14 - And the Lord was greatly angered against Moses, and said, Lo! is not Aaron the Levite thy brother? I know that he will surely speak to thee; and, behold, he will come forth to meet thee, and beholding thee he will rejoice within himself.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 4:27

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 4:27 - And the Lord said to Aaron, Go into the wilderness to meet Moses; and he went and met him in the mount of God, and they kissed each other.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 5:20

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 5:20 - And they met Moses and Aaron coming forth to meet them, as they came forth from Pharao.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 7:15

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 7:15 - Go to Pharao early in the morning: behold, he goes forth to the water; and thou shalt meet him on the bank of the river, and thou shalt take in thine hand the rod that was turned into a serpent.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 14:27

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 14:27 - And Moses stretched forth his hand over the sea, and the water returned to its place toward day; and the Egyptians fled [fn]from the water, and the Lord shook off the Egyptians in the midst of the sea.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 18:7

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 18:7 - And Moses went forth to meet his father-in-law, and did him reverence, and kissed him, and they embraced each other, and he brought them into the tent.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 19:17

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 19:17 - And Moses led the people forth out of the camp to meet God, and they stood by under the mountain.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 20:18

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 20:18 - And Edom said to him, Thou shalt not pass through me, and if otherwise, I will go forth to meet thee in war.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 20:20

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 20:20 - And he said, Thou shalt not pass through me; and Edom went forth to meet him with a great host, and a mighty hand.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 21:23

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 21:23 - And Seon did not allow Israel to pass through his borders, and Seon gathered all his people, and went out to set the battle in array against Israel into the wilderness; and he came to Jassa, and set the battle in array against Israel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 21:33

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 21:33 - And having returned, they went up the road that leads to Basan; and Og the king of Basan went forth to meet them, and all his people to war to Edrain.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:34

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:34 - And Balaam said to the angel of the Lord, I have sinned, for I did not know that thou wert standing opposite in the way to meet me; and now if it shall not be pleasing to thee for me to go on, I will return.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:36

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:36 - And when Balac heard that Balaam was come, he went out to meet him, to a city of Moab, which is on the borders of Arnon, which is on the extreme part of the borders.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:3

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:3 - And Balaam said to Balac, Stand by thy sacrifice, and I will go and see if God [fn]will appear to me and meet me, and the word which he shall shew me, I will report to thee. And Balac stood by his sacrifice.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:1

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:1 - And when Balaam saw that it pleased God to bless Israel, he did not go according to his custom to meet the omens, but turned his face toward the wilderness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 31:13

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 31:13 - And Moses and Eleazar the priest and all the rulers of the synagogue went forth out of the camp to meet them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 1:44

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 1:44 - And the Amorite who dwelt in that mountain came out to meet you, and pursued you as bees do, and wounded you from Seir to Herma.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 2:32

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 2:32 - And Seon the king of Esebon came forth to meet us, he and all his people to war at Jassa.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 3:1

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 3:1 - And we turned and went by the way leading to Basan; and Og the king of Basan came out to meet us, he and all his people, to battle at Edraim.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 29:7

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 29:7 - (LXX 29:6) And ye came as far as this place; and there came forth Seon king of Esebon, and Og king of Basan, to meet us in war.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 8:5 - And I and all with me will draw near to the city: and it shall come to pass when the inhabitants of Gai shall come forth to meet us, as before, that we will flee from before them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 8:14 - And it came to pass when the king of Gai saw it, he hasted and went out to meet them direct to the battle, he and all the people that were with him: and he knew not that there was an ambuscade formed against him behind the city.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 8:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 8:22 - And these came forth out of the city to meet them; and they were in the midst of the army, some being on this side, and some on that; and they smote them until there was not left of them one who survived and escaped.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 9:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 9:11 - And our elders and all that inhabit our land when they heard spoke to us, saying, Take to yourselves provision for the way, and go to meet them; and ye shall say to them, We are thy servants, and now make a covenant with us.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 11:20 - For it was of the Lord to [fn]harden their hearts to go forth to war against Israel, that they might be utterly destroyed, that mercy should not be granted to them, but that they should be utterly destroyed, as the Lord said to Moses.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 4:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 4:18 - And Jael went out to meet Sisara, and said to him, Turn aside, my lord, turn aside to me, fear not: and he turned aside to her into the tent; and she covered him with a mantle.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 4:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 4:22 - And, behold, Barac was pursuing Sisara: and Jael went out to meet him, and she said to him, Come, and I will shew thee the man whom thou seekest: and he went in to her; and, behold, Sisara was fallen dead, and the pin was in his temple.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 6:35

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 6:35 - And Gedeon sent messengers into all Manasse, and into Aser, and [fn]into Zabulon, and into Nephthali; and he went up to meet them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 7:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 7:24 - And Gedeon sent messengers [fn]into all mount Ephraim, saying, Come down to meet Madiam, and take to yourselves the water as far as Bæthera and Jordan: and every man of Ephraim cried out, and they took the water before hand unto Bæthera and Jordan.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 11:31

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 11:31 - then it shall come to pass that whosoever shall first come out of the door of my house to meet me when I return in peace from the children of Ammon, he shall be the Lord's: I will offer him up for a whole-burnt-offering.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 11:34

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 11:34 - And Jephthae came to Massepha to his house; and behold, his daughter came forth to meet him with timbrels and dances; and she was his only child, he had not another son or daughter.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 14:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 14:5 - And Sampson and his father and his mother went down to Thamnatha, and he came to the vineyard of Thamnatha; and behold, a young lion roared [fn]in meeting him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 15:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 15:14 - And they came to [fn]Lechi: and the Philistines shouted, and ran to meet him: and the Spirit of the Lord came mightily upon him, and the ropes that were upon his arms became as tow which is burnt with fire; and his bonds were consumed from off his hands.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 19:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 19:3 - And her husband rose up, and went after her [fn]to speak kindly to her, to recover her to himself; and [fn]he had his young man with him, and a pair of asses; and she brought him into the house of her father; and the father of the damsel saw him, and was well pleased to meet him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:25 - And the children of Benjamin went forth to meet them from Gabaa on the second day, and destroyed of the children of Israel yet further eighteen thousand men down to the ground: all these drew sword.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:31

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:31 - And the children of Benjamin went out to meet the people, and [fn]were all drawn out of the city, and began to smite and slay the people as before in the roads, [fn]whereof one goes up to Bæthel, and one to Gabaa in the field, about thirty men of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 6:20

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 6:20 - And David returned to bless his house. And Melchol the daughter of Saul came out to meet David and saluted him, and said, How was the king of Israel glorified to-day, who was to-day uncovered in the eyes of the handmaids of his servants, as one of the dancers wantonly uncovers himself!

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 10:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 10:5 - And they brought David word concerning the men; and he sent to meet them, for the men were greatly dishonoured: and the king said, Remain in Jericho till your beards have grown, and then ye shall return.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 10:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 10:9 - And Joab saw that the front of the battle was against him from that which was opposed in front and from behind, and he chose out some of all the young men of Israel, and they set themselves in array against Syria.

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