קָרָא
qârâʼ · kaw-raw'
to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
Lexicon
Derivation: a primitive root (rather identical with H7122 (קָרָא) 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)
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: 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.
Letters
- קQof100
Picture: the back of the head, or the sun on the horizon
- Concrete
- back of the head · rising sun · circle
- Extended
- what is behind · the last · a cycle · to come around again
- רResh200
Picture: a human head
- Concrete
- head · face · person
- Extended
- first · top · beginning · chief · the highest
- אAlef1
Picture: ox head
- Concrete
- ox · bull · cattle
- Extended
- strength · leader · first · the one in front
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
what comes behind, the returning cycle › the head, the highest › strength, the leader
What comes behind, the returning cycle of the head, the highest of strength, the leader.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of קָרָא above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
733 occurrences · 733 OT · 0 NT · 333 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- called91 · 25%
- and called53 · 15%
- and he called27 · 8%
- call25 · 7%
- and she called13 · 4%
- was called13 · 4%
- i called11 · 3%
- and call10 · 3%
- and cried10 · 3%
- to call9 · 3%
- read9 · 3%
- and they called8 · 2%
- which is called8 · 2%
- is called7 · 2%
- cried7 · 2%
- shall be called7 · 2%
- i cried7 · 2%
- and proclaim6 · 2%
- hath called6 · 2%
- cry6 · 2%
- and he cried5 · 1%
- which are called5 · 1%
- and proclaimed5 · 1%
- and read5 · 1%
- he called5 · 1%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.