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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
Root Word (Etymology)
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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

H7125

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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 Box Gen 14:17

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 14:17 - And the king of Sodom went out to meet him at the Valley of Shaveh (that is, the King’s Valley), after his return from the defeat of Chedorlaomer and the kings who were with him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 15:10

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 15:10 - Then he brought all these to Him and cut them in two, down the middle, and placed each piece opposite the other; but he did not cut the birds in two.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 18:2

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 18:2 - So he lifted his eyes and looked, and behold, three men were standing by him; and when he saw them, he ran from the tent door to meet them, and bowed himself to the ground,

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 19:1 - Now the two angels came to Sodom in the evening, and Lot was sitting in the gate of Sodom. When Lot saw them, he rose to meet them, and he bowed himself with his face toward the ground.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 24:17

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:17 - And the servant ran to meet her and said, “Please let me drink a little water from your pitcher.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 24:65

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:65 - for she had said to the servant, “Who is this man walking in the field to meet us?” The servant said, “It is my master.” So she took a veil and covered herself.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 29:13

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 29:13 - Then it came to pass, when Laban heard the report about Jacob his sister’s son, that he ran to meet him, and embraced him and kissed him, and brought him to his house. So he told Laban all these things.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 30:16

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 30:16 - When Jacob came out of the field in the evening, Leah went out to meet him and said, “You must come in to me, for I have surely hired you with my son’s mandrakes.” And he lay with her that night.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 32:6

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 32:6 - Then the messengers returned to Jacob, saying, “We came to your brother Esau, and he also is coming to meet you, and four hundred men are with him.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 33:4

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 46:29

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 46:29 - So Joseph made ready his chariot and went up to Goshen to meet his father Israel; and he presented himself to him, and fell on his neck and wept on his neck a good while.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 4:14

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 4:14 - So the anger of the LORD was kindled against Moses, and He said: “Is not Aaron the Levite your brother? I know that he can speak well. And look, he is also coming out to meet you. When he sees you, he will be glad in his heart.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 4:27

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 4:27 - And the LORD said to Aaron, “Go into the wilderness to meet Moses.” So he went and met him on the mountain of God, and kissed him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 5:20

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 5:20 - Then, as they came out from Pharaoh, they met Moses and Aaron who stood there to meet them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 7:15

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 7:15 - “Go to Pharaoh in the morning, when he goes out to the water, and you shall stand by the river’s bank to meet him; and the rod which was turned to a serpent you shall take in your hand.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 14:27

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 14:27 - And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and when the morning appeared, the sea returned to its full depth, while the Egyptians were fleeing into it. So the LORD overthrew the Egyptians in the midst of the sea.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 18:7

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 18:7 - So Moses went out to meet his father-in-law, bowed down, and kissed him. And they asked each other about their well-being, and they went into the tent.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 19:17

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 19:17 - And Moses brought the people out of the camp to meet with God, and they stood at the foot of the mountain.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 20:18

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 20:18 - Then Edom said to him, “You shall not pass through my land, lest I come out against you with the sword.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 20:20

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 20:20 - Then he said, “You shall not pass through.” So Edom came out against them with many men and with a strong hand.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 21:23

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 21:23 - But Sihon would not allow Israel to pass through his territory. So Sihon gathered all his people together and went out against Israel in the wilderness, and he came to Jahaz and fought against Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 21:33

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 21:33 - And they turned and went up by the way to Bashan. So Og king of Bashan went out against them, he and all his people, to battle at Edrei.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 22:34

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:34 - And Balaam said to the Angel of the LORD, “I have sinned, for I did not know You stood in the way against me. Now therefore, if it displeases You, I will turn back.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 22:36

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:36 - Now when Balak heard that Balaam was coming, he went out to meet him at the city of Moab, which is on the border at the Arnon, the boundary of the territory.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 23:3

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:3 - Then Balaam said to Balak, “Stand by your burnt offering, and I will go; perhaps the LORD will come to meet me, and whatever He shows me I will tell you.” So he went to a desolate height.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 24:1

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:1 - Now when Balaam saw that it pleased the LORD to bless Israel, he did not go as at other times, to seek to use sorcery, but he set his face toward the wilderness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 31:13

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 31:13 - And Moses, Eleazar the priest, and all the leaders of the congregation, went to meet them outside the camp.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 1:44

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 1:44 - “And the Amorites who dwelt in that mountain came out against you and chased you as bees do, and drove you back from Seir to Hormah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 2:32

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 2:32 - “Then Sihon and all his people came out against us to fight at Jahaz.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 3:1

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 3:1 - “Then we turned and went up the road to Bashan; and Og king of Bashan came out against us, he and all his people, to battle at Edrei.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 29:7

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 29:7 - “And when you came to this place, Sihon king of Heshbon and Og king of Bashan came out against us to battle, and we conquered them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 8:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 8:5 - “Then I and all the people who are with me will approach the city; and it will come about, when they come out against us as at the first, that we shall flee before them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 8:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 8:14 - Now it happened, when the king of Ai saw it, that the men of the city hurried and rose early and went out against Israel to battle, he and all his people, at an appointed place before the plain. But he did not know that there was an ambush against him behind the city.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 8:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 8:22 - Then the others came out of the city against them; so they were caught in the midst of Israel, some on this side and some on that side. And they struck them down, so that they let none of them remain or escape.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 9:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 9:11 - “Therefore our elders and all the inhabitants of our country spoke to us, saying, ‘Take provisions with you for the journey, and go to meet them, and say to them, “We are your servants; now therefore, make a covenant with us.” ’

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 11:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 11:20 - For it was of the LORD to harden their hearts, that they should come against Israel in battle, that He might utterly destroy them, and that they might receive no mercy, but that He might destroy them, as the LORD had commanded Moses.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 4:18

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 4:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 4:22 - And then, as Barak pursued Sisera, Jael came out to meet him, and said to him, “Come, I will show you the man whom you seek.” And when he went into her tent, there lay Sisera, dead with the peg in his temple.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 6:35

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 6:35 - And he sent messengers throughout all Manasseh, who also gathered behind him. He also sent messengers to Asher, Zebulun, and Naphtali; and they came up to meet them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 7:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 7:24 - Then Gideon sent messengers throughout all the mountains of Ephraim, saying, “Come down against the Midianites, and seize from them the watering places as far as Beth Barah and the Jordan.” Then all the men of Ephraim gathered together and seized the watering places as far as Beth Barah and the Jordan.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 11:31

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 11:31 - “then it will be that whatever comes out of the doors of my house to meet me, when I return in peace from the people of Ammon, shall surely be the LORD’s, and I will offer it up as a burnt offering.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 11:34

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 11:34 - When Jephthah came to his house at Mizpah, there was his daughter, coming out to meet him with timbrels and dancing; and she was his only child. Besides her he had neither son nor daughter.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 14:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 14:5 - So Samson went down to Timnah with his father and mother, and came to the vineyards of Timnah. Now to his surprise, a young lion came roaring against him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 15:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 15:14 - When he came to Lehi, the Philistines came shouting against him. Then the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him; and the ropes that were on his arms became like flax that is burned with fire, and his bonds broke loose from his hands.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 19:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 19:3 - Then her husband arose and went after her, to speak kindly to her and bring her back, having his servant and a couple of donkeys with him. So she brought him into her father’s house; and when the father of the young woman saw him, he was glad to meet him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 20:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:25 - And Benjamin went out against them from Gibeah on the second day, and cut down to the ground eighteen thousand more of the children of Israel; all these drew the sword.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 20:31

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:31 - So the children of Benjamin went out against the people, and were drawn away from the city. They began to strike down and kill some of the people, as at the other times, in the highways (one of which goes up to Bethel and the other to Gibeah) and in the field, about thirty men of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 6:20

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 6:20 - Then David returned to bless his household. And Michal the daughter of Saul came out to meet David, and said, “How glorious was the king of Israel today, uncovering himself today in the eyes of the maids of his servants, as one of the base fellows shamelessly uncovers himself!”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 10:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 10:5 - When they told David, he sent to meet them, because the men were greatly ashamed. And the king said, “Wait at Jericho until your beards have grown, and then return.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 10:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 10:9 - When Joab saw that the battle line was against him before and behind, he chose some of Israel’s best and put them in battle array against the Syrians.

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