Strong's H7121 – קָרָא qara' (kaw-raw')

1. to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications) [a primitive root (rather identical with H7122 through the idea of accosting a person met)]

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קָרָא occurs 736 times in the Old Testament

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

וַיִּקְרָ֣א׀ — Occurs 201 times as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular — e.g. Psalms 105:54
קָרָֽא׃ — Occurs 43 times as — Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular — e.g. Zechariah 50:52
וַתִּקְרָ֥א — Occurs 32 times as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular — e.g. Judges 39:42
וַיִּקְרָֽאוּ׃ — Occurs 29 times as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural — e.g. Numbers 41:58
יִקְרָֽא׃ — Occurs 28 times as — Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular — e.g. Zechariah 147:45
קָרָ֣אתִֽי — Occurs 25 times as — Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular — e.g. Zechariah 138:145
אֶקְרָֽא׃ — Occurs 25 times as — Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular — e.g. Psalms 116:24
נִֽקְרָא־ — Occurs 23 times as — Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular — e.g. Nehemiah 63:43
קָרָֽאוּ׃ — Occurs 23 times as — Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural — e.g. Zechariah 79:30
לִקְרֹא־ — Occurs 20 times as — Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct — e.g. Zephaniah 61:63
קְרָא־ — Occurs 20 times as — Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular — e.g. Zechariah 58:36
יִקָּרֵֽא׃ — Occurs 19 times as — Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular — e.g. Proverbs 62:26
קֹרֵֽא׃ — Occurs 17 times as — Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular — e.g. Psalms 64:32
יִקְרָֽאוּ׃ — Occurs 15 times as — Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural — e.g. Zechariah 147:65
קִרְאוּ־ — Occurs 13 times as — Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural — e.g. Psalms 105:32
וְקָרָ֥אתָ — Occurs 11 times as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular — e.g. Jeremiah 58:61
וְקָֽרְאוּ־ — Occurs 11 times as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural — e.g. Micah 62:29
קָרָ֙אתָ֙ — Occurs 9 times as — Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular — e.g. Psalms 81:22
וָאֶקְרָ֖א — Occurs 9 times as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular — e.g. Nehemiah 45:21
תִקְרָֽא׃ — Occurs 9 times as — Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular — e.g. Proverbs 58:22
קְרָאתִ֔יךָ — Occurs 9 times as — Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | second person masculine singular — e.g. Psalms 141:146
וְקָ֥רָא — Occurs 6 times as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular — e.g. Isaiah 34:19
קְרֹ֣אות — Occurs 5 times as — Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct — e.g. Judges 8:13
וְקִרְאוּ֙ — Occurs 5 times as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural — e.g. Jeremiah 40:25
וְקָרָ֤אתִי — Occurs 5 times as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular — e.g. Isaiah 38:29
הַקֹּרֵ֣א — Occurs 4 times as — Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular — e.g. Isaiah 45:8
וּקְרָאתֶ֞ם — Occurs 4 times as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural — e.g. Leviticus 29:24
הַקְּרוּאִ֔ים — Occurs 4 times as — Article | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural — e.g. 1 Samuel 9:49
תִּקְרְא֥וּ — Occurs 4 times as — Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural — e.g. Zechariah 23:37
בְּקָרְאִי־ — Occurs 4 times as — Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | first person common singular — e.g. Psalms 141:3
וּקְרָא־ — Occurs 4 times as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular — e.g. Ruth 13:22
וַיִּקָּ֤רֵא — Occurs 4 times as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular — e.g. Nehemiah 20:63
וַתִּקְרֶ֤אנָֽה — Occurs 3 times as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine plural — e.g. Ruth 25:17
תִקְרְאִי־ — Occurs 3 times as — Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person feminine singular — e.g. Jeremiah 3:19
וְקֹרָ֤א — Occurs 3 times as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Pual - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular — e.g. Isaiah 62:12
קָרְאָ֥ה — Occurs 3 times as — Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular — e.g. Genesis 30:35
וַיִּקְרָאֵֽהוּ׃ — Occurs 3 times as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular — e.g. Isaiah 37:14
תִּ֫קְרָ֥א — Occurs 3 times as — Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular — e.g. Proverbs 9:21
קֹ֥רָא — Occurs 3 times as — Verb - Pual - Perfect - third person masculine singular — e.g. Isaiah 65:13
קְרָאתִ֖יו — Occurs 3 times as — Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | third person masculine singular — e.g. Song of Solomon 51:15
כִּקְר֣וֹא — Occurs 2 times as — Preposition-k | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct — e.g. Jeremiah 36:23
וְנִקְרְאָ֥ה — Occurs 2 times as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular — e.g. Zechariah 8:14
יִקְרְא֖וֹ — Occurs 2 times as — Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular — e.g. Jeremiah 41:6
וַיִּקָּרְאוּ֩ — Occurs 2 times as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural — e.g. Esther 8:12
אֶקְרָאֶ֗ךָּ — Occurs 2 times as — Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | second person masculine singular — e.g. Psalms 86:57
יִקְרָאֵ֨נִי׀ — Occurs 2 times as — Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | first person common singular — e.g. Psalms 91:26
יִקְרָאֻ֣הוּ — Occurs 2 times as — Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | third person masculine singular — e.g. Psalms 145:18
וְקָרָ֤את — Occurs 2 times as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person feminine singular — e.g. Isaiah 60:18
וַיִּקְרָאֶ֖הָ — Occurs 2 times as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person feminine singular — e.g. Jeremiah 36:36
קָרְאָ֥ם — Occurs 2 times as — Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine plural — e.g. Jeremiah 11:52
קָרְאֵֽנוּ׃ — Occurs 2 times as — Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | first person common plural — e.g. Psalms 20:9
וְנִקְרָ֥א — Occurs 2 times as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular — e.g. Deuteronomy 25:28
אֶקְרָא֙ — Occurs 2 times as — Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular — e.g. Psalms 55:17
קִרְאֶ֥ן — Occurs 2 times as — Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine plural — e.g. Ruth 2:20
וְיִקָּרֵ֤א — Occurs 2 times as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular — e.g. Ruth 48:16
תִּקְרֶ֥אנָה — Occurs 2 times as — Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person feminine plural — e.g. Ruth 1:21
יִקָּרְא֖וּ — Occurs 2 times as — Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural — e.g. Genesis 48:14
קְרֻאָֽיו׃ — Occurs 1 time as — Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular — Zephaniah 1:7
הַנִּקְרָאִים֙ — Occurs 1 time as — Article | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural — Isaiah 48:1
נִקְרָ֔אוּ — Occurs 1 time as — Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural — Isaiah 48:2
מְקֹרָאִ֑י — Occurs 1 time as — Verb - Pual - Participle - masculine singular construct | first person common singular — Isaiah 48:12
קְרָאָ֔נִי — Occurs 1 time as — Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | first person common singular — Isaiah 49:1
קְרָאָ֣ךְ — Occurs 1 time as — Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | second person feminine singular — Isaiah 54:6
קְרוּאֵי — Occurs 1 time as — Adjective - masculine plural construct — Numbers 26:9
וְיִקְרְא֥וּ — Occurs 1 time as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural — Jonah 3:8
קְרָאֻ֖הוּ — Occurs 1 time as — Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | third person masculine singular — Isaiah 55:6
תִּקָּרֵ֔אוּ — Occurs 1 time as — Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural — Isaiah 61:6
וּקְרוּאִ֔ים — Occurs 1 time as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural — Ezekiel 23:23
קָרָאתִי — Occurs 1 time as — Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person feminine singular — Jeremiah 3:4
תִּקְרָאֵֽם׃ — Occurs 1 time as — Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | third person masculine plural — Jeremiah 36:6
נִקְרָ֣א׀ — Occurs 1 time as — Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular — Jeremiah 44:26
וּקְרָאֶ֖נָּה — Occurs 1 time as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | third person feminine singular — Jeremiah 36:15
בִּקְרֹ֥א — Occurs 1 time as — Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct — Jeremiah 36:13
וּ֭קְרָאֵנִי — Occurs 1 time as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | first person common singular — Psalms 50:15
קְרָאתֶ֥ם — Occurs 1 time as — Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural — Judges 14:15
קָ֥רָא — Occurs 1 time as — Preposition | third person masculine singular — Genesis 31:47
נִקְרָ֣א — Occurs 1 time as — Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common plural — Genesis 24:57
וָאֶקְרָאֶ֣ה — Occurs 1 time as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | third person feminine singular — 1 Samuel 28:15
קְרֻאִ֖ים — Occurs 1 time as — Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural — 2 Samuel 15:11
וַיִּקְרָאֵ֑ם — Occurs 1 time as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural — 2 Kings 19:14
נִקְרֵ֙אתי֙ — Occurs 1 time as — Verb - Nifal - Perfect - first person common singular — Esther 4:11
קָֽרוּא־ — Occurs 1 time as — Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular — Esther 5:12
נִקְרָאִ֖ים — Occurs 1 time as — Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural — Esther 6:1
הַנִּקְרָ֣א — Occurs 1 time as — Article | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular — Isaiah 43:7
נִקְרָֽא׃ — Occurs 1 time as — Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural — Psalms 80:18
קֹרְאֶֽיךָ׃ — Occurs 1 time as — Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular — Psalms 86:5
בְּקֹרְאֵ֣י — Occurs 1 time as — Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct — Psalms 99:6
קֹרִ֥אים — Occurs 1 time as — Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural — Psalms 99:6
קֹרְאָ֑יו — Occurs 1 time as — Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular — Psalms 145:18
יִ֭קְרָאֻנְנִי — Occurs 1 time as — Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | first person common singular, Paragogic nun — Proverbs 1:28
קְרֻאֶֽיהָ׃פ — Occurs 1 time as — Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular — Proverbs 9:18
וְקָרָ֥את — Occurs 1 time as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular — Isaiah 7:14