7121 – קָרָא (qara)

to call

Type:	Verb Verb Rootword
Hebrew:	קָרָא (qara)
Pronunciation:	qa-ra Listen
Gematria:	301(100 + 200 + 1) words with the same gematria
Origin:	a primitive root (rather identical with H7122 (קָרָא) through the idea of accosting a person met)
Usage:	733 times in OT

Description

1) to call, call out, recite, read, cry out, proclaim
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to call, cry, utter a loud sound
1a2) to call unto, cry (for help), call (with name of God)
1a3) to proclaim
1a4) to read aloud, read (to oneself), read
1a5) to summon, invite, call for, call and commission, appoint, call and endow
1a6) to call, name, give name to, call by
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to call oneself
1b2) to be called, be proclaimed, be read aloud, be summoned, be named
1c) (Pual) to be called, be named, be called out, be chosen

Synonyms

קָרָא	*qara*	H7121	(733 ggr)	to call
זָעַק	zaaq	H2199	(73 ggr)	to cry out
זְעִ֑ק	zeiq	H2200	(1 ggr)	to cry out
יָבַב	javav	H2980	(1 ggr)	to cry
פָּעָה	paah	H6463	(1 ggr)	to groan
צָהַל	tsahal	H6670a	(8 ggr)	to cry out
צָוַח	tsavach	H6681	(1 ggr)	to cry aloud
צָעַק	tsaaq	H6817	(55 ggr)	to cry
צָרַח	tsarach	H6873	(2 ggr)	to cry
רוּעַ	roa	H7321	(44 ggr)	to shout
רָנַן	ranan	H7442b	(54 ggr)	to sing
שָׁוַע	shava	H7768	(21 ggr)	to cry
שֶׁוַע	sheva	H7773	(1 ggr)	to cry

*The bars show how many times the word is used in the Old Testament.

Word root

Word with qara as root:

מִקְרָא	miqra	H4744	assembly
קָרִיא	qari	H7148	chosen
קְרִיאָה	qeriah	H7150	proclamation

Equivalent Greek words

In the greek translation Septuagint (LXX) the Hebrew word qara was translated to the following:

ἄγω	ago	G0071	bring
ἀναβοάω	anaboao	G0310	cry
ἀναγγέλλω	anaggello	G0312	tell
ἀναγινώσκω	anaginosko	G0314	read
ἀνακράζω	anakrazo	G0349	cry out
ἀνοίγω	anoigo	G0455	open
ἀντέχομαι	antechomai	G0472	hold to
ἀντίκειμαι	antikeimai	G0480	adversary
ἀπαγγέλλω	apaggello	G0518	tell
ἀπαντάω	apantao	G0528	meet
ἀπάντησις	apantesis	G0529	to meet
βοάω	boao	G0994	cry
διαρρήσσω	diarrhesso	G1284	rend
διαστέλλομαι	diastellomai	G1291	charge
ἐγκαλέω	egkaleo	G1458	accuse
εἰσάγω	eisago	G1521	bring in
εἰσέρχομαι	eiserchomai	G1525	enter
εἰσφέρω	eisphero	G1533	bring
ἔμπροσθεν	emprosthen	G1715	before
ἐναντίον	enantion	G1726	before
ἐπάγω	epago	G1863	bring
ἐπικαλέομαι	epikaleomai	G1941	call on
ἐπιλαμβάνομαι	epilambanomai	G1949	take
ἐπονομάζω	eponomazo	G2028	call
καλέω	kaleo	G2564	call
κηρύσσω	kerusso	G2784	preach
κλαίω	klaio	G2799	weep
κληρόω	kleroo	G2820	obtain an inheritance
κλῆσις	klesis	G2821	calling
κλητός	kletos	G2822	called
κράζω	krazo	G2896	cry
λαλέω	laleo	G2980	speak
λαμβάνω	lambano	G2983	receive
λογίζομαι	logizomai	G3049	think
μένω	meno	G3306	abide
μετακαλέω	metakaleo	G3333	call
νηστεύω	nesteuo	G3522	fast
ξένος	xenos	G3581	stranger
ὀνομάζω	onomazo	G3687	name
παρακαλέω	parakaleo	G3870	beseech
περιποιέομαι	peripoieomai	G4046	purchase
προσκαλέομαι	proskaleomai	G4341	call unto
ῥήγνυμι	rhegnumi, rhesso	G4486	burst
συμβαίνω	sumbaino	G4819	happen unto
συναντάω	sunantao	G4876	meet
σχίζω	schizo	G4977	rend
ὑπάντησις	hupantesis	G5222	to meet
φωνέω	phoneo	G5455	call

Alternative forms

Grammatical code	shortcode	Swedish suggestion	English	Quantity
Verb Verb niphal 3p ♀ sing. niphal third person feminine singular	VNq3fs	VNq3fsVerb niphal third person feminine singular	-	seq/to call	2
Verb Verb niphal 3p ♂ sing. niphal third person masculine singular	VNq3ms	VNq3msVerb niphal third person masculine singular	-	seq/to call	2
Verb Verb niphal 3p ♂ sing. niphal third person masculine singular	VNu3ms	VNu3msVerb niphal third person masculine singular	-	and/to call	2
Verb Verb niphal wayyiqtol 3p ♂ pl. niphal wayyiqtol (sequential imperfect) third person masculine plural	VNw3mp	VNw3mpVerb niphal wayyiqtol (sequential imperfect) third person masculine plural	-	seq/to call	2
Verb Verb niphal wayyiqtol 3p ♂ sing. niphal wayyiqtol (sequential imperfect) third person masculine singular	VNw3ms	VNw3msVerb niphal wayyiqtol (sequential imperfect) third person masculine singular	-	seq/to call	4
Verb Verb pual 3p ♂ sing. pual third person masculine singular	VPq3ms	VPq3msVerb pual third person masculine singular	-	seq/to call	3
Verb Verb qal 1p sing. qal first person singular	Vqq1cs	Vqq1csVerb qal first person singular	-	seq/to call	5
Verb Verb qal ♀ sing. qal second person feminine singular	Vqq2fs	Vqq2fsVerb qal second person feminine singular	-	seq/to call	2
Verb Verb qal ♂ pl. qal second person masculine plural	Vqq2mp	Vqq2mpVerb qal second person masculine plural	-	seq/to call	4
Verb Verb qal ♂ sing. qal second person masculine singular	Vqq2ms	Vqq2msVerb qal second person masculine singular	-	seq/to call	11
Verb Verb qal 3p pl. qal third person plural	Vqq3cp	Vqq3cpVerb qal third person plural	-	seq/to call	11
Verb Verb qal 3p ♀ sing. qal third person feminine singular	Vqq3fs	Vqq3fsVerb qal third person feminine singular	-	seq/to call	1
Verb Verb qal 3p ♂ sing. qal third person masculine singular	Vqq3ms	Vqq3msVerb qal third person masculine singular	-	seq/to call	6
Verb Verb qal participle passive ♂ pl. qal participle passive masculine plural	Vqsmpa	VqsmpaVerb qal participle passive masculine plural	-	and/to call	6
Verb Verb qal 3p ♂ pl. qal third person masculine plural	Vqu3mp	Vqu3mpVerb qal third person masculine plural	-	and/to call	1
Verb Verb qal ♂ pl. qal second person masculine plural	Vqv2mp	Vqv2mpVerb qal second person masculine plural	-	and/to call	19
Verb Verb qal ♂ sing. qal second person masculine singular	Vqv2ms	Vqv2msVerb qal second person masculine singular	-	and/to call	26
Verb Verb qal wayyiqtol 1p sing. qal wayyiqtol (sequential imperfect) first person singular	Vqw1cs	Vqw1csVerb qal wayyiqtol (sequential imperfect) first person singular	-	seq/to call	10
Verb Verb qal wayyiqtol 3p ♀ pl. qal wayyiqtol (sequential imperfect) third person feminine plural	Vqw3fp	Vqw3fpVerb qal wayyiqtol (sequential imperfect) third person feminine plural	-	seq/to call	3
Verb Verb qal wayyiqtol 3p ♀ sing. qal wayyiqtol (sequential imperfect) third person feminine singular	Vqw3fs	Vqw3fsVerb qal wayyiqtol (sequential imperfect) third person feminine singular	-	seq/to call	31
Verb Verb qal wayyiqtol 3p ♂ pl. qal wayyiqtol (sequential imperfect) third person masculine plural	Vqw3mp	Vqw3mpVerb qal wayyiqtol (sequential imperfect) third person masculine plural	-	seq/to call	29
Verb Verb qal wayyiqtol 3p ♂ sing. qal wayyiqtol (sequential imperfect) third person masculine singular	Vqw3ms	Vqw3msVerb qal wayyiqtol (sequential imperfect) third person masculine singular	-	seq/to call	208
Verb Verb qal qal	Vqcc	VqccVerb qal	-	in/to call	36
Verb Verb qal participle active ♂ pl. qal participle active masculine plural	Vqrmpc	VqrmpcVerb qal participle active masculine plural	-	in/to call	3
Verb Verb niphal participle active ♂ pl. niphal participle active masculine plural	VNrmpa	VNrmpaVerb niphal participle active masculine plural	-	the/to call	2
Verb Verb niphal participle active ♂ sing. niphal participle active masculine singular	VNrmsa	VNrmsaVerb niphal participle active masculine singular	-	the/to call	3
Verb Verb qal participle active ♂ sing. qal participle active masculine singular	Vqrmsa	VqrmsaVerb qal participle active masculine singular	-	the/to call	21
Verb Verb niphal ♂ pl. niphal second person masculine plural	VNi2mp	VNi2mpVerb niphal second person masculine plural	-	to call	1
Verb Verb niphal 3p ♂ pl. niphal third person masculine plural	VNi3mp	VNi3mpVerb niphal third person masculine plural	-	to call	2
Verb Verb niphal 3p ♂ sing. niphal third person masculine singular	VNi3ms	VNi3msVerb niphal third person masculine singular	-	to call	19
Verb Verb niphal qatal 1p sing. niphal qatal first person singular	VNp1cs	VNp1csVerb niphal qatal first person singular	-	to call	1
Verb Verb niphal qatal 3p pl. niphal qatal third person plural	VNp3cp	VNp3cpVerb niphal qatal third person plural	-	to call	1
Verb Verb niphal qatal 3p ♂ sing. niphal qatal third person masculine singular	VNp3ms	VNp3msVerb niphal qatal third person masculine singular	-	to call	22
Verb Verb pual qatal 3p ♂ sing. pual qatal third person masculine singular	VPp3ms	VPp3msVerb pual qatal third person masculine singular	-	to call	3
Verb Verb pual participle passive ♂ sing. pual participle passive masculine singular	VPsmsc	VPsmscVerb pual participle passive masculine singular	-	to call/my	1
Verb Verb qal 1p pl. qal first person plural	Vqi1cp	Vqi1cpVerb qal first person plural	-	to call	2
Verb Verb qal 1p sing. qal first person singular	Vqi1cs	Vqi1csVerb qal first person singular	-	to call	29
Verb Verb qal ♀ pl. qal second person feminine plural	Vqi2fp	Vqi2fpVerb qal second person feminine plural	-	to call	2
Verb Verb qal ♀ sing. qal second person feminine singular	Vqi2fs	Vqi2fsVerb qal second person feminine singular	-	to call	2
Verb Verb qal ♂ pl. qal second person masculine plural	Vqi2mp	Vqi2mpVerb qal second person masculine plural	-	to call	5
Verb Verb qal ♂ sing. qal second person masculine singular	Vqi2ms	Vqi2msVerb qal second person masculine singular	-	to call	10
Verb Verb qal 3p ♀ sing. qal third person feminine singular	Vqi3fs	Vqi3fsVerb qal third person feminine singular	-	to call	3
Verb Verb qal 3p ♂ pl. qal third person masculine plural	Vqi3mp	Vqi3mpVerb qal third person masculine plural	-	to call	18
Verb Verb qal 3p ♂ sing. qal third person masculine singular	Vqi3ms	Vqi3msVerb qal third person masculine singular	-	to call	32
Verb Verb qal qatal 1p sing. qal qatal first person singular	Vqp1cs	Vqp1csVerb qal qatal first person singular	-	to call	38
Verb Verb qal qatal ♂ pl. qal qatal second person masculine plural	Vqp2mp	Vqp2mpVerb qal qatal second person masculine plural	-	to call	1
Verb Verb qal qatal ♂ sing. qal qatal second person masculine singular	Vqp2ms	Vqp2msVerb qal qatal second person masculine singular	-	to call	9
Verb Verb qal qatal 3p pl. qal qatal third person plural	Vqp3cp	Vqp3cpVerb qal qatal third person plural	-	to call	23
Verb Verb qal qatal 3p ♀ sing. qal qatal third person feminine singular	Vqp3fs	Vqp3fsVerb qal qatal third person feminine singular	-	to call	3
Verb Verb qal qatal 3p ♂ sing. qal qatal third person masculine singular	Vqp3ms	Vqp3msVerb qal qatal third person masculine singular	-	to call	46
Verb Verb qal participle active ♂ pl. qal participle active masculine plural	Vqrmpa	VqrmpaVerb qal participle active masculine plural	-	to call	1
Verb Verb qal participle passive ♂ pl. qal participle passive masculine plural	Vqsmpc	VqsmpcVerb qal participle passive masculine plural	-	to call	3
Verb Verb qal participle passive ♂ sing. qal participle passive masculine singular	Vqsmsa	VqsmsaVerb qal participle passive masculine singular	-	to call/link	1
Verb Verb qal ♀ pl. qal second person feminine plural	Vqv2fp	Vqv2fpVerb qal second person feminine plural	-	to call	2

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Usage in OT

	Total 733
Genesis	111
Exodus	34
Leviticus	9
Numbers	16
Deuturonomy	22
Joshua	15
Judges	27
Ruth	7
1 Samuel	37
2 Samuel	30
1 Kings	41
2 Kings	34
1 Chronicles	14
2 Chronicles	15
Ezra	2
Nehemiah	8
Esther	11
Job	10
Psalms	56
Proverbs	16
Ecclesiastes	1
Song of Solomon	1
Isaiah	84
Jeremiah	63
Lamentations	7
Ezekiel	9
Daniel	5
Hosea	10
Joel	6
Amos	6
Jonah	8
Micah	2
Habakkuk	1
Zephaniah	2
Haggai	1
Zechariah	11
Malachi	1

7121 – קָרָא (qara)

to call

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7121 – קָרָא (qara)

to call

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