קָרָא (qârâʼ) — Befall
Hebrew word study: קָרָא (qârâʼ), Strong's H7122. to encounter, whether accidentally or in a hostile manner
Approximate — computer-generated, not a recording of historical speech.
to encounter, whether accidentally or in a hostile manner
KJV translation words: befall, (by) chance, (cause to) come (upon), fall out, happen, meet.
Strong's H7122 is tagged on 139 words in 135 verses across 20 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 14:17 and last appears in Zechariah 2:3.
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Books where it appears most
Verses (first 25 of 135)
- Genesis 14:17 — לִקְרָאתוֹ — to meet him
- Genesis 15:10 — לִקְרַאת — to meet
- Genesis 18:2 — לִקְרָאתָם — to meet them
- Genesis 19:1 — לִקְרָאתָם — to meet them
- Genesis 24:17 — לִקְרָאתָהּ — to meet her
- Genesis 24:65 — לִקְרָאתֵנוּ — to meet us
- Genesis 29:13 — לִקְרָאתוֹ — to meet him
- Genesis 30:16 — לִקְרָאתוֹ — to meet him
- Genesis 32:6 — לִקְרָאתְךָ — to meet you
- Genesis 33:4 — לִקְרָאתוֹ — to meet him
- Genesis 42:4 — יִקְרָאֶנּוּ — it should happen to him
- Genesis 42:38 — וּקְרָאָהוּ — and it will happen to him
- Genesis 46:29 — לִקְרַאת — to meet
- Genesis 49:1 — יִקְרָא — it will happen to
- Exodus 1:10 — תִקְרֶאנָה — they will happen
- Exodus 4:14 — לִקְרָאתֶךָ — to meet you
- Exodus 4:27 — לִקְרַאת — to meet
- Exodus 5:3 — נִקְרָא — he has met
- Exodus 5:20 — לִקְרָאתָם — to meet them
- Exodus 7:15 — לִקְרָאתוֹ — to meet him
- Exodus 14:27 — לִקְרָאתוֹ — to meet it
- Exodus 18:7 — לִקְרַאת — to meet
- Exodus 19:17 — לִקְרַאת — to meet
- Leviticus 10:19 — וַתִּקְרֶאנָה — and they have happened to
- Numbers 20:18 — לִקְרָאתֶךָ — to meet you
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Related entries
Entries whose derivation names this word: H7121 קָרָא (qârâʼ), H7125 קִרְאָה (qirʼâh).
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Frequently asked questions
What does qârâʼ (H7122) mean?
To encounter, whether accidentally or in a hostile manner.
How is H7122 translated in the KJV?
The KJV translates H7122 as: befall, (by) chance, (cause to) come (upon), fall out, happen, meet..
How often does קָרָא (qârâʼ) appear?
Strong's H7122 is tagged on 139 words in 135 verses across 20 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 14:17 and last appears in Zechariah 2:3.
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