Strong's Hebrew · H7121
H7121 qârâʼ
קָרָא
kaw-raw'
to call
qârâʼ appears 733 times in Scripture, including Genesis 1:5 and Genesis 1:8. In the Doxa app, open any verse that uses it, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.
Definition
to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
In the King James Version
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.
Derivation
a primitive root (rather identical with H7122 (קָרָא) through the idea of accosting a person met);
Appears 733 times in Scripture
“And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field and every bird of the air, and He brought them to the man to see what he would name each one. And whatever the man called each living creature, that was its name.”
“God called the light “day,” and the darkness He called “night.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day.”
“When Isaac was old and his eyes were so weak that he could no longer see, he called his older son Esau and said to him, “My son.” “Here I am,” Esau replied.”
“God called the expanse “sky.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the second day.”
“God called the dry land “earth,” and the gathering of waters He called “seas.” And God saw that it was good.”
“The man gave names to all the livestock, to the birds of the air, and to every beast of the field. But for Adam no suitable helper was found.”
“So he called it Shibah, and to this day the name of the city is Beersheba.”
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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).
