Lexical Definition

‎קָרִיא‎ qârîyʼ (kaw-ree') chosen ^H:A
from ‎קָרָא‎

famous, renowned.

• called, i.e. select

1) called, summoned, called one

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[‎קָרִיא‎] adjective called, summoned; — plural construct as substantive; ‎קְרִאֵי מוֺעֵד‎ Num 16:2 the summoned ones of assembly, term, techn. for representatives, councilors; so ‎קְרִיאֵי הָעֵדָה‎ Num 1:16 Kt (Qr ‎קְרוּאֵי‎), Num 26:9 Qr (Kt ‎קרואי‎ ! compare √ Qal 5 d).

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