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Lexicon :: Strong's H7122 - qārā'

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קָרָא
Transliteration
qārā'
Pronunciation
kaw-raw'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root, to encounter, whether accidentally or in a hostile manner
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TWOT Reference: 2064

Strong’s Definitions

קָרָא qârâʼ, kaw-raw'; a primitive root; to encounter, whether accidentally or in a hostile manner:—befall, (by) chance, (cause to) come (upon), fall out, happen, meet.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 16x

The KJV translates Strong's H7122 in the following manner: befall (5x), come (4x), chance (2x), happened (2x), met (2x), fall out (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 16x
The KJV translates Strong's H7122 in the following manner: befall (5x), come (4x), chance (2x), happened (2x), met (2x), fall out (1x).

  1. to encounter, befall, meet

    1. (Qal)

      1. to meet, encounter

      2. to befall (fig)

    2. (Niphal) to meet, meet unexpectedly

    3. (Hiphil) to cause to meet

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
קָרָא qârâʼ, kaw-raw'; a primitive root; to encounter, whether accidentally or in a hostile manner:—befall, (by) chance, (cause to) come (upon), fall out, happen, meet.
STRONGS H7122: Abbreviations
II. [קָרָא]137 verb encounter, befall (|| form of קָרָה, which see.; SI4 לקרת to meet, opposite; Arabic bdb089601 put part to part; Minaean קרא set opposite, HomChrest. 127); —
Qal131 Perfect5 3rd person masculine singular suffix קְרָאַנִי Jeremiah 13:22; Job 4:14; 3rd person feminine singular קָרָאת Deuteronomy 31:29; Jeremiah 44:23, etc; Imperfect4 3rd person masculine singular יִקְרָא Genesis 49:1, suffix יִקְרָאֶנוּ Genesis 42:4; 3rd person feminine plural וַתִּקְרֶאנָה Leviticus 10:19; Exodus 1:10 read 3rd person feminine singular suffix תִּקְרָאֵנוּ (Sam Vrss Di Ges§ 47 k SoKau Baen); Infinitive construct121 לקְרַאת (Ges§ 19 k Ol§ 137),
[H7125 Genesis 15:10] +, etc.;
Participle feminine plural suffix קרְאִתַיִךְ Isaiah 51:19; —
[H7125 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, 22; 1 Kings 2:8] +; in war, battle, Judges 7:24; 20:25, 31; 1 Samuel 4:1; 1 Kings 20:27 +, after עָרַךְ 2 Samuel 10:9, 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; 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; 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].
2. figurative befall with accusative of person, bad sense Genesis 42:4, Genesis 42:38; Deuteronomy 31:29; Jeremiah 13:22; Jeremiah 44:23; Isaiah 51:19; Job 4:14; Leviticus 10:19; of war Exodus 1:10 (see above) in general, Genesis 49:1.
Niph. meet unexpectedly; Perfect 3rd person masculine singular נִקְרָא, with עַל person Exodus 5:3; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular וַיִּקָּרֵא, with לִפְנֵי person 2 Samuel 18:9; Perfect 2 Samuel 20:1 with שָׁם, chanced to be there; Imperfect of bird's nest 2 Samuel 20:1 (לִפְנֵי); Infinitive absolute נִקְרֹא see קרה.
Hiph. Imperfect 2nd person masculine singular וַחַקְרֵא Jeremiah 32:23 thou didst cause all this evil to befall them (accusative of person and thing).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

42:4; 42:4; 42:38; 49:1; 49:1

Exodus

1:10; 1:10; 5:3

Leviticus

10:19; 10:19

Deuteronomy

22:6; 31:29; 31:29

2 Samuel

18:9; 20:1

Job

4:14; 4:14

Isaiah

51:19; 51:19

Jeremiah

13:22; 13:22; 32:23; 44:23; 44:23

H7122

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Strong's Number H7122 matches the Hebrew קָרָא (qārā'),
which occurs 37 times in 35 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:4

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:4 - But Jacob sent not Benjamin, the brother of Joseph, with his brethren; for he said, Lest, haply, disease befal him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:38

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:38 - But he said, My son shall not go down with you, because his brother is dead, and he only has been left; and suppose it shall come to pass that he is afflicted by the way by which ye go, then ye shall bring down my old age with sorrow to Hades.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:1 - And Jacob called his sons, and said to them, Assemble yourselves, that I may tell you what shall happen to you in the last days.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 1:10 - come then, let us deal craftily with them, lest at any time they be increased, and whensoever war shall happen to us, these also shall be added to our enemies, and having prevailed against us in war, they will depart out of the land.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 5:3 - And they say to him, The God of the Hebrews has called us to him: we will go therefore a three days' journey into the wilderness, that we may sacrifice to the Lord our God, lest at any time death or slaughter happen to us.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 10:19 - And Aaron spoke to Moses, saying, If they have brought nigh to-day their sin-offerings, and their whole-burnt-offerings before the Lord, and these events have happened to me, and yet I should eat to-day of the sin-offerings, would it be pleasing to the Lord?

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 22:6

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 22:6 - And if thou shouldest come upon a brood of birds before thy face in the way or upon any tree, or upon the earth, young or eggs, and the mother be brooding on the young or the eggs, thou shalt not take the dam with the young ones.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 31:29

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 31:29 - For I know that after my death ye will utterly transgress, and turn aside out of the way which I have commanded you; and evils shall come upon you [fn]in the latter days, because ye will do evil before the Lord, to provoke him to anger by the works of your hands.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 4:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 4:1 - And it came to pass in those days that the Philistines [fn]gathered themselves together against Israel to war; and Israel went out to meet them and encamped at Aben-ezer, and the Philistines encamped in Aphec.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 4:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 4:2 - And the Philistines prepare to fight with Israel, and [fn]the battle was turned against them; and the men of Israel fell before the Philistines, and there were smitten in the battle in the field four thousand men.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 9:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 9:14 - And they go up to the city; and as they were entering into the midst of the city, behold, Samuel came out to meet them, to go up to Bama.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 10:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 10:10 - And he comes thence to the hill, and behold a band of prophets opposite to him; and the Spirit of God came upon him, and he prophesied in the midst of them.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 13:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 13:10 - And it came to pass when he had finished offering the whole-burnt-offering, that Samuel arrived, and Saul went out to meet him, and to bless him.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 15:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 15:12 - And Samuel rose early and went to meet Israel in the morning, and it was told [fn]Saul, [fn]saying, Samuel has come to Carmel, and he has [fn]raised up help for himself: and he turned his chariot, and came down to Galgala to Saul; and, behold, he was offering up a whole-burnt-offering to the Lord, the chief of the spoils which he brought out of Amalec.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 16:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 16:4 - And Samuel did all that the Lord told him; and he came to Bethleem: and the elders of the city were amazed at meeting him, and said, [fn]Dost thou come peaceably, thou Seer?

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 17:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 17:2 - And Saul and the men of Israel gather together, and they encamp in the valley, and set the battle in array against the Philistines.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 17:48

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 17:48 - And the Philistine arose and went to meet David.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 18:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 18:6 - And there came out women in dances to meet David out of all the cities of Israel, with timbrels, and with rejoicing, and with cymbals.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 21:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 21:1 - (LXX 21:2) And David comes to Nomba to Abimelech the priest: and Abimelech was amazed at meeting him, and said to him, Why art thou alone, and nobody with thee?

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 23:28

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 23:28 - So Saul returned from following after David, and went to meet the Philistines: therefore that place was called The divided Rock.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:20

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:20 - And it came to pass when she had mounted her ass and was going down by the covert of the mountain, behold, David and his men came down to meet her, and she met them.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:32

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:32 - And David said to Abigaia, Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, who sent thee this very day to meet me:

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:34

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:34 - But surely as the Lord God of Israel lives, who hindered me this day from doing thee harm, if thou hadst not hasted and come to meet me, then I said, There shall surely not be left to Nabal till the morning one male.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 30:21

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 30:21 - And David comes to the two hundred men who were left behind that they should not follow after David, and he had caused them to remain [fn]by the brook of Bosor; and they came forth to meet David, and to meet his people with him: and David drew near to the people, and they asked him how he did.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 1:6 - And the young man that brought the tidings, said to him, I happened accidentally to be upon mount Gelbue; and, behold, Saul was leaning upon his spear, and, behold, the chariots and captains of horse pressed hard upon him.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 16:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 16:1 - And David passed on a little way from Ros; and, behold, Siba the servant of Memphibosthe came to meet him; and he had a couple of asses laden, and upon them two hundred loaves, and a hundred bunches of raisins, and a hundred cakes of dates, and a bottle of wine.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 18:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 18:9 - And Abessalom went to meet the servants of David: and Abessalom was mounted on his mule, and the mule came under the thick boughs of a great oak; and his head was entangled in the oak, and he was suspended between heaven and earth; and the mule passed on from under him.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 20:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 20:1 - And there was a transgressor so called there, and his name was Sabee, a Benjamite, the son of Bochori: and he blew the trumpet, and said, We have no portion in David, neither have we any inheritance in the son of Jessæ: to thy tents, O Israel, every one.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 4:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 4:14 - horror and trembling seized me, and caused all my bones greatly to shake.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 51:19

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 51:19 - Wherefore these things are against thee; who shall sympathise with thee in thy grief? downfall, and destruction, famine, and sword: who shall comfort thee?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 13:22 - And if thou shouldest say in thine heart, Wherefore have these things happened to me? Because of the abundance of thine iniquity have thy skirts been discovered, that thine heels might be exposed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 32:23 - (LXX 39:23) and they went in, and took it; but they hearkened not to thy voice, and walked not in thine ordinances; they did none of the things which thou didst command them, and they caused all these calamities to happen to them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 44:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 44:23 - (LXX 51:23) because of your burning incense, and because of the things wherein ye sinned against the Lord: and ye have not hearkened to the voice of the Lord, and have not walked in his ordinances, and in his law, and in his testimonies; and so these evils have come upon you.
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