Lexical Definition

‎כָּרָה‎ kârâh (kaw-raw') to trade ^H:V
usually assigned as a primitive root, but probably only a special application of ‎כָּרָה‎ (through the common idea of planning implied in a bargain)

buy, prepare.

• to purchase

1)(Qal) to get by trade, trade, buy, bargain over

Brown-Driver-Briggs

II. [‎כָּרָה‎] verb get by trade, trade (Late Hebrew ‎כִּירָה‎ act of buying, purchase (so 'in den Küstenländern,' Levy^{NWB ii. 323 f.}); Arabic let for hire); — only Qal Imperfect 1 singular suffix ‎וָאֶכְּרֶהָ‎ Hos 3:2 (dagesh forte dirimens, si vera punctat., Ges^{«GKC:20»§ 20}. 2, b; but compare We); 3 masculine plural ‎יִכְרוּ‎ Job 40:30* 2 masculine plural ‎תִּכְרוּ‎ Deut 2:6; Job 6:27 — get by trade, buy, with accusative Hos 3:2; Deut 2:6 followed by -‎עַל‎ trade in, make trade of Job 6:27; Job 40:30*.

III. [‎כָּרָה‎] verb give a feast (literally perhaps bring (guests), invite; compare Assyrian karû, bring, kirêtu, feast, kireti iškun, he gave a feast, Dl :HWB 352); — only Qal Imperfect. with accusative of congnate meaning with verb, ‎לָהֶם כֵּרָה גְדוֺלָהוַיִּכְרֶה‎ 2Kgs 6:23 and he gave a great feast for them (the context requires this sense, but text dubious, Nö^{ZMG 1886, 724}, compare Klo).

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