Lexical Definition

‎קָרָא‎ qârâʼ (kaw-raw') to call: call to ^H:V
a primitive root (rather identical with ‎קָרָא‎ through the idea of accosting a person met)

bewray (self), that are bidden, call (for, forth, self, upon), cry (unto), (be) famous, guest, invite, mention, (give) name, preach, (make) proclaim(-ation), pronounce, publish, read, renowned, say.

• to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)

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

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Extended Information

meaning of: קָרָא

• : call_out/shout/announce

Brown-Driver-Briggs

I. ‎קָרָא‎₇₂₄ verb call, proclaim, read (Late Hebrew id., read aloud, read; Phoenician ‎קרא‎ call; Arabic read aloud, recite (the '†or°¹n'), the †or°a¹n; Aramaic ‎קְלרא‎, call, etc., so Old Aramaic ‎קרא‎, Nabatean id., Palmyrene id., ‎קרה‎); —

Qal₆₅₅ Perfect ‎׳‎‎ק‎ Gen 11:9 +, 3 feminine singular consecutive ‎וְקָרָזת‎ Isa 7:14 (Ges^{«GKC:74g»§ 74g}); 2 masculine singular ‎קָרָאתָ‎ Judg 12:1 +, etc.; Imperfect 3 masculine singular ‎יִקְרָא‎ Gen 2:19 +; suffix ‎יִקְרְאוֺ‎ Jer 23:6, ‎אֵהוּ‎- Isa 41:2 +; 1 singular ‎אֶקְרָא‎ Deut 32:3 +, ‎וָאֶקְרָאֶר‎ 1Sam 28:15 (Ges^{«GKC:48d»§ 48d} Nes^{Marg. 15}); 3 feminine plural ‎וַתִּקְרֶאנָה‎ Ruth 4:17 (twice in verse), ‎וַתִּקְרֶאןָ‎ Num 25:2 2 feminine plural ‎תִּקְרֶאנָה‎ Ruth 1:20; Ruth 1:21, etc.; Imperative masculine singular ‎קְרָא‎ Judg 7:3 +, suffix ‎קְרָאֵנִי‎ Ps 50:15, etc.; Infinitive construct ‎קְרָא‎ 1Sam 3:6 +, ‎קְראֹות‎ (Baer ‎אֹת‎-) Judg 8:1 (Ges^{«GKC:74h»§ 74h}); suffix ‎קָרְאִי‎ Ps 4:2* +, etc.; Participle active ‎קוֺרֵא‎ Amos 5:8 +, ‎קֹרֵא‎ Jer 1:15 +; plural ‎קֹרִאים‎ Ps 99:6 (Ges^{«GKC:74i»§§ 74i}; «GKC:75oo»75oo); passive ‎קָרוּא‎ Esth 5:12 plural ‎קְרוּאִים‎ 1Sam 9:22; Ezek 23:23, ‎קְרֻאִים‎ 1Sam 9:13 +; construct ‎קְרוּאֵי‎ Num 1:16 Qr (Kt ‎קריאי‎), Num 26:9 Kt (Qr ‎קְרִיאֵי‎, see ‎קָרִיא‎); —

1. a. call, cry, utter a loud sound, Judg 9:7; 2Sam 18:25 (in v2Sam 18:28 read ‎וַיִּקְרַב‎ We, confirmed by ᵐ5^L so Dr and all recent Comm.), Jer 4:6; Dan 8:16 (all + ‎אמר‎), 2Kgs 7:11 (on text see Kit Benz), Isa 6:4 for help Gen 39:15; Gen 39:18 (J); of pleading in court Isa 59:4 (‎ב‎ of manner); explicitly ‎בְּקוֺל גְּדוֺל‎ Gen 39:14 (J), 1Kgs 18:27; 1Kgs 18:28; 2Kgs 18:28 = Isa 36:13 = 2Chr 32:18, ‎קוֺל גָּדוֺל‎ Ezek 9:1 (+ ‎בְּאָצְנֵי‎); with ‎אַחֲרֵי‎ person 1Sam 20:37 (+ ‎אָמַר‎), 1Sam 24:8* (Gi; v.1Sam 24:9* van d. H. Baer; + ‎לֵאמֹר‎), Jer 12:6.
b. call cry, object in oratio recta [direct speech] Judg 7:20; 1Sam 3:4 (read ‎שְׁמוּאֵל שְׁמוּאֵל‎; ᵐ5 Th We Dr Kit Bu HPS), v1Sam 3:6 (compare ᵐ5), v1Sam 3:8 (against accents), v1Sam 3:10 (see ‎שְׁמוּאֵל‎), 1Sam 20:38; 2Sam 20:16; 2Kgs 11:14; Jer 20:8; Lev 13:45 = utter, speak Jer 36:18 of command Gen 45:1 (E).

2. a. call unto some one: ‎אֶל‎ person (often + ‎אָמַר‎; sometimes with ‎מִן‎ local), Gen 3:9; Gen 19:5; Exod 3:4; Isa 6:3 + often; with ‎עַל‎ (for ‎אֶל‎) of satyrs Isa 34:14 (so Vrss Ges Che^Comm. and others > recent Comm. from II. ‎קָרָא‎ or ‎קָרָה‎ which (in Qal) always take accusative); unto ‎(אֶלׅ‎ ‎׳‎‎י‎ (God), in praise Ps 66:17; 1Chr 4:10, usually for help, Judg 15:18; 1Sam 12:17; 1Sam 12:18; Hos 7:7 + Hos 3:5; Hos 4:4 +, + ‎עַל‎ person against Deut 15:9; Deut 24:15 to ‎(לׅ‎ ‎׳‎‎י‎ (God) Job 14:14; Ps 57:3*; Ps 141:1 to (‎ל‎) a servant (for service) 2Kgs 4:36; Job 19:16, so (‎אֶל‎) 2Sam 1:15 call to (‎ל‎) one Jer 3:4 (+ oratio recta [direct speech]), Lam 4:15 (id.), Prov 2:3 (‎לְבִינָה‎); subject ‎׳‎‎י‎ Mic 6:9; Jer 35:17.
b. cry for help, absolute, (in poetry and late) Zech 7:13; Isa 58:9; Isa 65:24; Job 5:1; Job 9:16; Prov 21:13; Ps 4:2*; Ps 20:10* + 10 t. Psalms (Ps 147:9 of young ravens); ‎בֵּאָזְנֵי‎ Ezek 8:18.
c. ‎׳‎‎בְּשֵׁם י‎ ‎׳‎‎ק‎ call with name of ‎׳‎‎י‎ (i.e. use it in invocation): Gen 4:26; Gen 12:8; 2Kgs 5:11; Jer 10:25 = Ps 79:6 + 16 t. (1Kgs 18:24 of specific appeal to ‎׳‎‎י‎ to display his power), + Isa 65:1 (see Pu`al); with name of Baal 1Kgs 18:24; 1Kgs 18:25; 1Kgs 18:26.
d. late, with accusative dei Isa 43:22; Ps 14:4 + 4 t. Psalms; absolute Ps 116:2.

3. proclaim:
a. with accusative of thing procl. Amos 4:5; Gen 41:43; Deut 15:2; Jer 31:6; Lev 25:10 +; ‎צוֺם‎ ‎׳‎‎ק‎ proclaim a fast 1Kgs 21:9; 1Kgs 21:12; Jer 36:9 +, ‎׳‎‎מוֺעֲדֵי י‎ ‎׳‎‎ק‎ Lev 23:2; Lev 23:4 ‎׳‎‎ק‎ followed by oratio recta [direct speech] Exod 34:6, etc.; followed by ‎ל‎ person Jer 34:8; Jer 34:15; Jer 34:17 (twice in verse); Isa 61:1, ‎עַל‎ person (against, concerning) 1Kgs 13:4; 1Kgs 13:32; Jer 49:29; Lam 1:15 proclaim peace to (‎ל‎ person) Judg 21:13 compare ‎אֵלֶיהָ לְשָׁלוֺם‎ ‎׳‎‎ק‎ Deut 20:10 ‎׳‎‎ק‎ with accusative of congnate meaning with verb ‎מִקְרָא‎ Isa 1:13, ‎הַקְּרִיאָה‎ Jonah 3:2 (+ ‎אֶל‎).
b. ‎׳‎‎שֵׁם י‎ ‎׳‎‎ק‎ Deut 32:3; Ps 99:6 so (earlier) ‎׳‎‎בְשֵׁם י‎ ‎׳‎‎ק‎ Exod 33:19; Exod 34:5 (JE); compare ‎בְּשֵׁם יַעֲקֹב‎ ‎׳‎‎ק‎ Isa 44:5 (but read ‎יִקָּרֵא‎, Lo Che and most).
c. ‎עֲלֵי‎‎׳‎‎בֵּשׁ‎ ‎׳‎‎ק‎ Ps 49:12* proclaim (with) name over landed estates, claim possession (Hup Bae); proclaim one's own name Ruth 4:11 = become famous; passive participle proclaimed, i.e. renowned Ezek 23:23.
d. absolute make proclamation (sometimes + ‎אָמַר‎, ‎לֵאמֹר‎) Judg 7:3; Jer 2:2 (‎בְּאָוְנֵי‎) Zech 1:14; Zech 1:17; Jonah 3:4; Isa 40:3; Isa 40:6 +, with ‎עַל‎ concerning Neh 6:7, against 1Kgs 13:2; Jonah 1:3.

4. a. read aloud, often ‎בְּאָוְבֵי‎, less often ‎לפְנֵי‎, with ‎ב‎ of roll, book Jer 36:6; Jer 36:8; Jer 36:14; Neh 8:3; Neh 8:8; Neh 9:3; 2Chr 34:18, + accusative of words Jer 36:8; Jer 36:10 object omitted Exod 24:7 (E) Jer 36:15 with acc of roll, book vJer 36:15 vJer 36:21; Jer 51:63; 2Kgs 22:10; 2Chr 34:24, of letter (‎סֵפֶר‎), writing 2Kgs 5:7; Isa 29:11; Isa 29:12; Jer 29:29, columns of manuscript Jer 36:23 with accusative of words Josh 8:34; Josh 8:35; Jer 36:6; Jer 51:61; 2Kgs 23:2 = 2Chr 34:30, compare Deut 31:11.
b. read, to oneself, in (‎ב‎) a roll, book, Deut 17:19; Neh 8:18, so of vision written on tablets Hab 2:2 with accusative of letter (‎סֵפֶר‎) 2Kgs 19:14 = Isa 37:14, book 2Kgs 22:8 absolute Isa 34:16.
c. read, for hear read, 2Kgs 22:16.

5. summon: usually
a. with ‎ל‎ person: Gen 12:18; Gen 20:8; Gen 20:9; Num 22:5; Num 22:20; Num 22:37; Judg 8:1; 1Sam 3:5; 1Sam 3:6; 1Sam 3:8 (twice in verse) + often (c. 100 t.), + ‎ל‎ reflexive 1Kgs 1:28; 1Kgs 1:32, + ‎אֶל‎ location Exod 19:20, + ‎אֶל‎ person 2Sam 9:2, + infinitive purpose Josh 24:9; Judg 12:1; Judg 14:16; 1Sam 28:15, + ‎מִן‎ local Hos 11:1; Judg 4:6 + ‎בִּשְׁמֶ֑ךָ‎ Isa 45:4 summon by thy name; specifically summon = invite (especially to feast) Exod 34:15; Judg 14:15 ( + infinitive purpose) 1Sam 16:3 ( + ‎בַּזָּבַ֑ח‎, read probably ‎׳‎‎לַזּ‎ see HPS), v1Sam 16:5 ( + ‎׳‎‎לַזּ‎), 1Kgs 19:26 + (c. 17 t.).
b. with ‎אֶל‎ person Exod 10:24; Josh 4:4; Josh 10:24; 1Kgs 13:21 + (c. 20 t.); ‎אֶל‎ person + ‎ל‎ person (different persons in same relation) Exod 8:21*; Jer 42:8 = call for (demand to see), with ‎אֶל‎ person 2Kgs 18:18 with ‎ל‎ of thing = demand, require Prov 18:6 compare Prov 27:16 (probably corrupt, see Toy).
c. with accusative of person Gen 41:8; Gen 41:14; Exod 2:7 ( + ‎ל‎ person), vExod 2:7; Amos 5:16 ( + ‎אֶל‎ of thing), Isa 13:3 (‎ל‎ of thing), 1Sam 3:16; 1Sam 22:11 + (c. 33 t.), insert ‎וַיַקְרָא‎ in this sense also 2Sam 15:12 ᵐ5^L We Dr and most; + infinitive purpose Num 24:10, ‎מִמִּוְרָח עַיִט‎ ‎׳‎‎ק‎ Isa 46:11 in weakened sense (to bring response, or bring person near) Song 5:6 specifically invite, 1Sam 9:24 (but corrupt, see especially HPS), 1Kgs 1:9 (also + ‎ל‎, MT), v1Kgs 1:10; 1Kgs 12:20 (+ ‎אֶל‎ location), Deut 33:19 (accusative of location); ‎אֲנִי קָרוּא לָהּ‎ Esth 5:12, passive participle elsewhere plural, invited ones, guests 1Sam 9:13; 1Sam 9:22; 2Sam 15:11; 1Kgs 1:41; 1Kgs 1:49; Zeph 1:7; Prov 9:18 invite or summon (accusative of person) for help, succour, Hos 7:11 usually object ‎׳‎‎י‎ (in poetry and late) Jer 29:12; 2Sam 22:4; 2Sam 22:7 = Ps 18:4*; Ps 18:7*; Isa 55:6; Lam 3:57; Job 27:10; Ps 50:15; Ps 86:5 + 8 t. Psalms, accusative ‎׳‎‎שֵׁם י‎ Lam 3:55 accusative ‎חכמה‎ Prov 1:28.
d. absolute call, summon Amos 7:4 (+ ‎ל‎ of thing), Isa 22:12 (id.), 1Sam 3:5; 1Sam 3:6; Zech 7:13 ‎׳‎‎י‎ (God) Isa 52:2; Isa 65:12; Isa 66:4; Job 13:22; Job 14:15, ‎קְרוּאֵי הָעֵדָה‎ Num 1:17 Qr (Kt ‎קְרִיאֵי‎), Num 26:9 Kt (Qr ‎קְרִיאֵי‎!)
e. call and commission, appoint, accusative of person, Isa 48:15; Isa 49:1, + ‎בְּשֵׁם‎ by name, specifically, Exod 31:2; Exod 35:30; Isa 43:1; Isa 45:3. feminine call and endow (with privilege) Isa 51:2; Isa 54:5; Isa 55:5.

6. call=name:
a. (early and most common usage), call one's name (‎שֵׁם‎) so and so, 2 accusative: of person Gen 3:20; Gen 4:25; Gen 4:26; Gen 5:2; Gen 5:3; Gen 5:29 + 34 t. Genesis; Exod 2:10; Exod 2:22; Hos 1:4; Hos 1:6; Hos 1:9; Isa 7:14; Isa 8:3; Isa 9:5* + 10 t. (Jer 46:17 read ‎קִרְאוּ שֵׁם‎ ᵐ5 Gie and others); of places, etc., Gen 4:17; Gen 11:9 + 17 t. Genesis; Judg 1:17; Judg 1:26; Judg 2:5; Judg 15:19; Judg 18:29 + 21 t.
b. with accusative of appellation ony, Ezek 39:11.
c. accusative of person or location + accusative appellative Hos 2:18*; Deut 3:14; Jer 23:6; Isa 58:5; Num 32:41.
d. accusative of person + clause Ps 89:27*.
e. = give name to, accusative appellation + ‎ל‎ person (location, or thing): (1) person Hos 2:18*; Gen 35:18; 1Sam 4:21; Jer 3:19; Jer 30:17; Jer 33:16 + 9 t.; (2) location, or thing, Judg 18:12; 2Sam 2:16; 2Sam 5:9; 2Sam 6:8; Josh 22:34 (name lost, ᵑ6 Hebrew Manuscripts Ins. ‎עֵד‎; compare Di Steuern), Gen 1:5 (twice in verse); Gen 1:8; Gen 2:19 (twice in verse); Exod 33:7 + 30 t. + Job 17:14 (‎ל‎ + sentence including name). feminine with ‎בְּשֵׁם‎ + ‎ל‎ Isa 40:26, compare Isa 65:11 (‎שֵׁם אַחֵר‎), Ps 147:4 (‎שֵׁמוֺת‎), Ruth 4:17 (‎שֵׁם‎ + ‎לֵאמֹר‎), Gen 2:20; Gen 26:18 (twice in verse) (all with ‎שֵׁם‎).
g. with ‎ל‎ of thing + ‎עַלאשֵׁם‎ 2Sam 18:16.
h. call by ‎ב‎ names the names (accusative) of cities Num 32:38 call to (‎ב‎) city, + appelll., + ‎בִּשְׁמוֺ‎ v 42.
i. call cities (accusative) ‎בְּשֵׁם‎, i.e, specify them, Josh 21:9; 1Chr 6:50* (‎בְּשֵׁמוֺת‎). Niph`al Perfect 3 masculine singular ‎נִקְרָא‎ Jer 4:20 +, 1 singular ‎נִקְרֵאתִי‎ Esth 4:11, etc.; Imperfect 3 masculine singular ‎יִקָּרֵא‎ Gen 2:23 +, ‎וַיִּקָּרֵא‎ Ezek 20:29 +, etc.; Participle ‎נִקְרָא‎ Isa 43:7; Jer 44:26 plural ‎נִקְרָאִים‎ Isa 48:1; Esth 6:1 —

1. reflexive, ‎׳‎‎מֵעִיר הַקֹּדֶשׁ נִק‎ Isa 48:2 from the holy city they call themselves.

2. passive be called:
a. be proclaimed (compare Qal 3), of ‎׳‎‎שֵׁם י‎ Jer 44:26 (‎בְּפֶה‎ instrumental); of man's name = be famous Ruth 4:14 = be announced Jer 4:20.
b. be read aloud compare Qal 4): impersonal with ‎ב‎ of book, + ‎בְּאָוְנֵי‎ Neh 13:1 subject records Esth 6:1 (‎לפְנֵי‎).
c. be summoned (compare Qal 5: Isa 31:4 (‎עַל‎ against); Esth 3:12; Esth 4:11 (twice in verse); 8: 9; + ‎בְּשֵׁם‎, i.e. specifically, Esth 2:14,
d. be named (compare

Qal 6.): (I) appell. subject + ‎ל‎ person Gen 2:23 to her shall be called 'woman', 1Sam 9:9; Isa 32:5; Isa 62:4; Isa 62:12; Prov 16:21 + ‎ל‎ location 2Sam 18:18; Isa 1:26; Isa 35:8; Jer 19:6. (2) ‎׳‎‎וְנִקְרָא שְׁמוֺ ונו‎ Deut 25:10, so Gen 35:10; Dan 10:1; Ezek 20:29 (of place); ‎אֶתשִֿׁמְךָ‎ Ezek 20:29. (3) ‎׳‎‎וגו‎ ‎׳‎‎וְנִקְרְאָה יְרוּשׁ‎ Zech 8:3, so land Deut 3:18, temple Isa 56:7. (4) especially ‎עַל‎ ‎׳‎‎נִקְרָא שֵׁם י‎, denoting ownership, of person Jer 15:16, people Deut 28:10; Jer 14:9; Amos 9:12; Isa 63:19; 2Chr 7:14, ark 2Sam 6:2 (strike out 2nd ‎שֵׁם‎ ᵐ5 We Dr and others), = 1Chr 13:6 (adding ‎עָלָיו‎ Oettli Kau; > Kit^Hpt ‎שְׁמוֺ שָׁם‎), temple 1Kgs 8:43 = 2Chr 6:33; Jer 7:10; Jer 7:11; Jer 7:14; Jer 7:30; Jer 32:34; Jer 34:15, city Jer 25:29; Dan 9:18, city + people vDan 9:19 so name of man 2Sam 12:28, as given to his wife Isa 4:1 (5) be called ‎עַל שֵׁם‎, i.e. reckoned to, Gen 48:6; Isa 54:5; Isa 61:6 ‎עַלאשֵׁבֶט‎ 1Chr 23:14, compare Ezra 2:61 = Neh 7:63. (6) be called ‎בְּשֵׁם‎ Isa 43:7; Isa 48:1. (7) ‎ךְָָ זָ֑רַע‎ ‎׳‎‎בְּיִצְתָק יִקּ‎ Gen 21:12, i.e. in (through) ‎׳‎‎יִצ‎ shall seed be reckoned to three; ‎וְיִקָּרֵא בָהֶם שְׁמִי‎ Gen 48:16 through them shall my name be called, i.e. perpetuated. (8) be named = menationed, of person Isa 14:20 (9) subject ‎שֵׁם‎ Eccl 6:10, i.e. thing is known. Pu`al (Ezekiel and Isa²) Perfect 3 masculine singular ‎קֹרָא‎ be called, subject appell. + ‎ל‎ person or of thing = be named, Isa 48:8; Ezek 10:13 (‎׳‎‎קוֺ‎); ‎וְקֹרָא‎ consecutive Isa 58:12; Isa 61:3; Isa 62:2 (‎שֵׁם חָדָשׁ‎); ‎גּוֺי לאֹ קֹרָא‎ ‎בִּשְׁמִי‎ Isa 65:1 (< ‎קָרָא‎ or ‎קֹרֵא‎ [Qal 2 c], Vrss Lo Ew Che Di and others); be called and privileged (compare Qal 5 f); Participle ‎מְקרָאִי‎ ‎׳‎‎יִש‎ Isa 48:12.

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