Strong's #7121: qara' (pronounced kaw-raw')
a primitive root (rather identical with 7122 through the idea of accosting a person met); to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications):--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.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon:
qârâ'
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
Part of Speech: verb
Relation: a primitive root [rather identical with H7122 through the idea of accosting a person met]
Usage:
This word is used 736 times:
1 Kings 22:13: "And the messenger that was gone to call Micaiah spoke unto him, saying,"
2 Kings 3:10: "Alas! that the LORD hath called these three kings together, to deliver"
2 Kings 3:13: "unto him, Nay: for the LORD hath called these three kings together, to deliver"
2 Kings 4:12: "to Gehazi his servant, Call this Shunammite. And when he had called her, she stood"
2 Kings 4:12: "Call this Shunammite. And when he had called her, she stood before"
2 Kings 4:15: "And he said, Call her. And when he had called her, she stood in the door."
2 Kings 4:15: "And he said, Call her. And when he had called her, she stood in the door."
2 Kings 4:22: " And she called unto her husband, and said, Send me, I pray thee, one of"
2 Kings 4:36: " And he called Gehazi, and said, Call this Shunammite."
2 Kings 4:36: "And he called Gehazi, and said, Call this Shunammite."
2 Kings 4:36: "and said, Call this Shunammite. So he called her. And when she was come in unto"
2 Kings 5:7: "And it came to pass, when the king of Israel had read the letter, that he rent his clothes,"
2 Kings 5:11: "He will surely come out to me, and stand, and call on the name of the LORD his God,"
2 Kings 6:11: "for this thing; and he called his servants, and said unto"
2 Kings 7:10: "So they came and called unto the porter of the city: and they told them, saying, We came"
2 Kings 7:11: " And he called the porters; and they told it to the king's house within."
2 Kings 8:1: "thou canst sojourn: for the LORD hath called for a famine; and it shall also come upon"
2 Kings 9:1: "And Elisha the prophet called one of the children of the prophets, and said"
2 Kings 10:19: "Now therefore call unto me all the prophets of Baal, all his servants,"
2 Kings 10:20: "Proclaim a solemn assembly for Baal. And they proclaimed"
2 Kings 11:14: "rent her clothes, and cried, Treason, Treason."
2 Kings 12:7: "Then king Jehoash called for Jehoiada the priest, and the other priests, and said unto"
2 Kings 14:7: "Selah by war, and called the name of it Joktheel unto"
2 Kings 18:4: "of Israel did burn incense to it: and he called it Nehushtan."
2 Kings 18:18: " And when they had called to the king, there came out to them Eliakim the son of Hilkiah,"
2 Kings 18:28: "Then Rab-shakeh stood and cried with a loud voice in the Jews' language, and spoke, saying,"
2 Kings 19:14: "the letter of the hand of the messengers, and read it: and Hezekiah went up into the house"
2 Kings 20:11: "And Isaiah the prophet cried unto the LORD: and he brought the shadow"
2 Kings 22:8: "the book to Shaphan, and he read"
2 Kings 22:10: "hath delivered me a book. And Shaphan read it before the king."
2 Kings 22:16: "which the king of Judah hath read:"
2 Kings 23:2: "the people, both small and great: and he read in their ears all"
2 Kings 23:16: "which the man of God proclaimed, who proclaimed these"
2 Kings 23:16: "of God proclaimed, who proclaimed these words."
2 Kings 23:17: "of God, which came from Judah, and proclaimed these"
1 Chronicles 4:9: "more honorable than his brethren: and his mother called his name Jabez, saying,"
1 Chronicles 4:10: "And Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that thou wouldest bless me indeed,"
1 Chronicles 6:65: "of the children of Benjamin, these cities, which are called by their names."
1 Chronicles 7:16: "of Machir bore a son, and she called his name Peresh; and the name of his brother"
1 Chronicles 7:23: "she conceived, and bore a son, and he called his name Beriah, because"
1 Chronicles 11:7: "dwelt in the castle; therefore they called it the city of David."
1 Chronicles 13:6: "that dwelleth between the cherubims, whose name is called"
1 Chronicles 13:11: "upon Uzza: wherefore that place is called Perez-uzza to this day."
1 Chronicles 14:11: "like the breaking forth of waters: therefore they called the name of that place"
1 Chronicles 15:11: "And David called for Zadok and Abiathar the priests, and for the Levites, for Uriel, Asaiah,"
1 Chronicles 16:8: "Give thanks unto the LORD, call upon his name, make known his deeds among the people."
1 Chronicles 21:26: "and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings, and called upon the LORD; and he answered him from"
1 Chronicles 22:6: " Then he called for Solomon his son, and charged him to build a house for the LORD God"
1 Chronicles 23:14: "the man of God, his sons were named of the tribe of Levi."
2 Chronicles 3:17: "one on the right hand, and the other on the left; and called the name"
