Lexical Definition

‎קָרָה‎ qârâh (kaw-raw') to meet ^H:V
a primitive root

appoint, lay (make) beams, befall, bring, come (to pass unto), floor, (hap) was, happen (unto), meet, send good speed.

• to light upon (chiefly by accident)
• causatively, to bring about
• specifically, to impose timbers (for roof or floor)

1) to encounter, meet, befall, happen, come to meet
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to encounter, meet
1a2) to befall
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to encounter, meet (without pre-arrangement)
1b2) to chance to be present
1b3) to come to meet
1c) (Hiphil) to cause to meet, appoint
2) to build with beams
2a) (Piel) to lay the beams of, furnish with beams

See Greek: ἀνθίστημι · ἀπαντάω · γίνομαι · διαστέλλομαι · ἐπερωτάω · εὐοδόω · παραδίδωμι · περιπίπτω · προσκαλέομαι · συμβαίνω · συναντάω · ὑπαντάω · φαίνω · ψύχος

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[‎קָרָה‎] verb encounter, meet, befall (||) II ‎קָרָא‎ Late Hebrew ‎קָרָה‎ meet (rare), ‎קְרִי‎ misfortune specifically (nocturnal) pollution, and so Aramaic ‎קִרְיוּתָא‎ ; Arabic () is go seek earnestly , receive hospitably as guest; Ethiopic II. 3, present, offer as sacrifice); —

Qal Perfect 3 masculine singular suffix ‎קָֽרְךָ‎ Deut 25:18, ‎(ו)קָרָהוּ‎ Gen 44:29 +; Imperfect, 3 masculine singular ‎יִקְרֶה‎ Eccl 9:11 + Dan 10:14 Kt (Qr ‎יִקְרָא‎), ‎וָיִ֫קֶר‎ Ruth 2:3, suffix ‎יִקְרְךָ‎ Num 11:23, ‎יִקְּרֵךְ‎ 1Sam 28:10 (dagesh forte dirimens); Participle feminine plural ‎קֹרֹת‎ Gen 42:29 —

1. encounter, meet, accusative of person Deut 25:18, compare (accusative of thing) ‎׳‎‎וַיִ֫קֶר מִקְרֶהָ חֶלְקַת וגו‎ Ruth 2:3 her chance lighted upon field, etc.

2. befall, accusative of person, subject evil Gen 44:29 (J), 1Sam 28:10, ‎׳‎‎י‎'s word Num 11:23 (JE), indefinite Gen 42:29 (J) Isa 41:22 (absolute) Esth 4:7; Esth 6:13; Dan 10:14 (‎ל‎ person); ‎׳‎‎עֵת וָפֶגַע יִק‎ ‎אֶתכֻּֿלָּם‎ Eccl 9:11 subject ‎מִקְרֶה‎ Eccl 2:14 compare vEccl 2:15. Niph`al Perfect 3 masculine singular ‎נִקְרָה‎ Exod 3:18 1 singular ‎נִקְרֵיתִי‎ 2Sam 1:6 Imperfect 3 masculine singular ‎יִקָּרֶה‎ Num 23:3, ‎וַיִּקָּר‎ vNum 23:4,16; 1 singular ‎אִקָּרֶה‎ vNum 23:15 —

1. encounter, meet without pre-arrangement, usually of ‎׳‎‎י‎ (God): with ‎עַל‎ person Exod 3:18 (J), ‎אֶל‎ Pers. Num 23:4; Num 23:16 ‎לִקְרָתִי‎ ‎׳‎‎י‎ ‎׳‎‎יִקּ‎ v3 (all J E); object ‎׳‎‎י‎ (om) v15.

2. chance to be present, ‎ב‎ location, 2Sam 1:6 (+Infinitiveabs ‎נִקְרֹא‎).

Hiph`il 1. of ‎׳‎‎י‎ cause ( the right thing good fortune) to occur, with ‎לִפְנֵי‎ Perfect 3 masculine singular‎הִקְרָה‎ Gen 27:20 Imperative masculine singular ‎הַקְרֵה‎ Gen 24:12 (both J).

2. of Isrel, Perfect 2 masculine plural cones ‎וְהִקְרִיתֶם לָכָם עָרִים‎ Num 35:11 ye shall (caus cities to occur rightly for yourselves, i.e.) select cities as suitable.

[‎קָרָה‎] verb denominative Pi`el lay the beams of, furnish with beams; — with accusative of the building: Perfect 3 plural suffix ‎קֵרוּהוּ‎ Neh 3:3; Neh 3:6 Infinitive construct ‎לְקָרוֺת‎ Neh 2:8; 2Chr 34:11 Participle ‎הַמְּקָרֶה‎ Ps 104:3 (figurative).

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