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Hebrew word study

קָרָאqârâʼ — to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used…

Pronounced “kaw-raw'”

to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)

Translated in the King James as: 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.

Appears 731 times in Scripture

Origin: a primitive root (rather identical with H7122 (קָרָא) through the idea of accosting a person met);

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Where it appears

Genesis — 110×
Genesis 1:5Genesis 1:8Genesis 1:10Genesis 2:19Genesis 2:20Genesis 2:23Genesis 3:9Genesis 4:17Genesis 4:25Genesis 4:26Genesis 5:2Genesis 5:3Genesis 5:29Genesis 11:9Genesis 12:8Genesis 12:18Genesis 13:4Genesis 16:11Genesis 16:13Genesis 16:14Genesis 16:15Genesis 17:5Genesis 17:15Genesis 17:19Genesis 19:5+ 85 more in Genesis
Exodus — 34×
Exodus 1:18Exodus 2:7Exodus 2:8Exodus 2:10Exodus 2:20Exodus 2:22Exodus 3:4Exodus 7:11Exodus 8:8Exodus 8:25Exodus 9:27Exodus 10:16Exodus 10:24Exodus 12:21Exodus 12:31Exodus 15:23Exodus 16:31Exodus 17:7Exodus 17:15Exodus 19:3Exodus 19:7Exodus 19:20Exodus 24:7Exodus 24:16Exodus 31:2+ 9 more in Exodus
Leviticus — 9×
Leviticus 1:1Leviticus 9:1Leviticus 10:4Leviticus 13:45Leviticus 23:2Leviticus 23:4Leviticus 23:21Leviticus 23:37Leviticus 25:10
Numbers — 16×
Numbers 11:3Numbers 11:34Numbers 12:5Numbers 13:16Numbers 13:24Numbers 16:12Numbers 21:3Numbers 22:5Numbers 22:20Numbers 22:37Numbers 24:10Numbers 25:2Numbers 26:9Numbers 32:38Numbers 32:41Numbers 32:42
Deuteronomy — 22×
Deuteronomy 2:11Deuteronomy 2:20Deuteronomy 3:9Deuteronomy 3:13Deuteronomy 3:14Deuteronomy 4:7Deuteronomy 5:1Deuteronomy 15:2Deuteronomy 15:9Deuteronomy 17:19Deuteronomy 20:10Deuteronomy 24:15Deuteronomy 25:8Deuteronomy 25:10Deuteronomy 28:10Deuteronomy 29:2Deuteronomy 31:7Deuteronomy 31:11Deuteronomy 31:14Deuteronomy 32:3Deuteronomy 33:19+ 1 more in Deuteronomy
Joshua — 14×
Joshua 4:4Joshua 5:9Joshua 6:6Joshua 7:26Joshua 8:34Joshua 8:35Joshua 9:22Joshua 10:24Joshua 19:47Joshua 22:1Joshua 22:34Joshua 23:2Joshua 24:1Joshua 24:9
Judges — 27×
Judges 1:17Judges 1:26Judges 2:5Judges 4:6Judges 6:24Judges 6:32Judges 7:3Judges 7:20Judges 8:1Judges 9:7Judges 9:54Judges 10:4Judges 12:1Judges 13:24Judges 14:15Judges 15:17Judges 15:18Judges 15:19Judges 16:18Judges 16:19Judges 16:25Judges 16:28Judges 18:12Judges 18:23Judges 18:29+ 2 more in Judges
Ruth — 7×
Ruth 1:20Ruth 1:21Ruth 4:11Ruth 4:14Ruth 4:17+ 2 more in Ruth
1 Samuel — 37×
1 Sam 1:201 Sam 3:41 Sam 3:51 Sam 3:61 Sam 3:81 Sam 3:91 Sam 3:101 Sam 3:161 Sam 4:211 Sam 6:21 Sam 7:121 Sam 9:91 Sam 9:131 Sam 9:221 Sam 9:241 Sam 9:261 Sam 12:171 Sam 12:181 Sam 16:31 Sam 16:51 Sam 16:81 Sam 17:81 Sam 19:71 Sam 20:371 Sam 20:38+ 12 more in 1 Samuel
2 Samuel — 30×
2 Sam 1:72 Sam 1:152 Sam 2:162 Sam 2:262 Sam 5:92 Sam 5:202 Sam 6:22 Sam 6:82 Sam 9:22 Sam 9:92 Sam 11:132 Sam 12:242 Sam 12:252 Sam 12:282 Sam 13:172 Sam 13:232 Sam 14:332 Sam 15:22 Sam 15:112 Sam 17:52 Sam 18:182 Sam 18:252 Sam 18:262 Sam 18:282 Sam 20:16+ 5 more in 2 Samuel
1 Kings — 41×
1 Ki 1:91 Ki 1:101 Ki 1:191 Ki 1:251 Ki 1:261 Ki 1:281 Ki 1:321 Ki 1:411 Ki 1:491 Ki 2:361 Ki 2:421 Ki 7:211 Ki 8:431 Ki 8:521 Ki 9:131 Ki 12:31 Ki 12:201 Ki 13:21 Ki 13:41 Ki 13:211 Ki 13:321 Ki 16:241 Ki 17:101 Ki 17:111 Ki 17:20+ 16 more in 1 Kings
2 Kings — 34×
2 Ki 3:102 Ki 3:132 Ki 4:122 Ki 4:152 Ki 4:222 Ki 4:362 Ki 5:72 Ki 5:112 Ki 6:112 Ki 7:102 Ki 7:112 Ki 8:12 Ki 9:12 Ki 10:192 Ki 10:202 Ki 11:142 Ki 12:72 Ki 14:72 Ki 18:42 Ki 18:182 Ki 18:282 Ki 19:142 Ki 20:112 Ki 22:82 Ki 22:10+ 9 more in 2 Kings
1 Chronicles — 14×
1 Chr 4:91 Chr 4:101 Chr 6:651 Chr 7:161 Chr 7:231 Chr 11:71 Chr 13:61 Chr 13:111 Chr 14:111 Chr 15:111 Chr 16:81 Chr 21:261 Chr 22:61 Chr 23:14
2 Chronicles — 15×
2 Chr 3:172 Chr 6:332 Chr 7:142 Chr 10:32 Chr 14:112 Chr 18:82 Chr 18:122 Chr 20:32 Chr 20:262 Chr 24:62 Chr 32:182 Chr 34:182 Chr 34:242 Chr 34:30+ 1 more in 2 Chronicles
Ezra — 2×
Ezra 2:61Ezra 8:21
Nehemiah — 8×
Nehemiah 5:12Nehemiah 6:7Nehemiah 7:63Nehemiah 8:3Nehemiah 8:8Nehemiah 8:18Nehemiah 9:3Nehemiah 13:1
Esther — 11×
Esther 2:14Esther 3:12Esther 4:5Esther 4:11Esther 5:12Esther 6:1Esther 6:9Esther 6:11Esther 8:9Esther 9:26+ 1 more in Esther
Job — 10×
Job 1:4Job 5:1Job 9:16Job 12:4Job 13:22Job 14:15Job 17:14Job 19:16Job 27:10Job 42:14
Psalms — 56×
Psalms 3:4Psalms 4:1Psalms 4:3Psalms 14:4Psalms 17:6Psalms 18:3Psalms 18:6Psalms 20:9Psalms 22:2Psalms 27:7Psalms 28:1Psalms 30:8Psalms 31:17Psalms 34:6Psalms 42:7Psalms 49:11Psalms 50:1Psalms 50:4Psalms 50:15Psalms 53:4Psalms 55:16Psalms 56:9Psalms 57:2Psalms 61:2Psalms 66:17+ 31 more in Psalms
Proverbs — 16×
Proverbs 1:21Proverbs 1:24Proverbs 1:28Proverbs 2:3Proverbs 7:4Proverbs 8:1Proverbs 8:4Proverbs 9:3Proverbs 9:15Proverbs 9:18Proverbs 12:23Proverbs 16:21Proverbs 18:6Proverbs 20:6Proverbs 21:13Proverbs 24:8
Ecclesiastes — 1×
Eccles 6:10
Song of Solomon — 1×
Song 5:6
Isaiah — 84×
Isaiah 1:13Isaiah 1:26Isaiah 4:1Isaiah 6:3Isaiah 6:4Isaiah 7:14Isaiah 8:3Isaiah 8:4Isaiah 9:6Isaiah 12:4Isaiah 13:3Isaiah 14:20Isaiah 21:8Isaiah 21:11Isaiah 22:12Isaiah 22:20Isaiah 29:11Isaiah 29:12Isaiah 30:7Isaiah 31:4Isaiah 32:5Isaiah 34:12Isaiah 34:14Isaiah 34:16Isaiah 35:8+ 59 more in Isaiah
Jeremiah — 63×
Jeremiah 1:15Jeremiah 2:2Jeremiah 3:4Jeremiah 3:12Jeremiah 3:17Jeremiah 3:19Jeremiah 4:5Jeremiah 4:20Jeremiah 6:30Jeremiah 7:2Jeremiah 7:10Jeremiah 7:11Jeremiah 7:13Jeremiah 7:14Jeremiah 7:27Jeremiah 7:30Jeremiah 9:17Jeremiah 10:25Jeremiah 11:6Jeremiah 11:14Jeremiah 11:16Jeremiah 12:6Jeremiah 14:9Jeremiah 15:16Jeremiah 19:2+ 38 more in Jeremiah
Lamentations — 7×
Lam 1:15Lam 1:19Lam 1:21Lam 2:22Lam 3:55Lam 3:57Lam 4:15
Ezekiel — 9×
Ezekiel 8:18Ezekiel 9:1Ezekiel 9:3Ezekiel 10:13Ezekiel 20:29Ezekiel 23:23Ezekiel 36:29Ezekiel 38:21Ezekiel 39:11
Daniel — 5×
Daniel 2:2Daniel 8:16Daniel 9:18Daniel 9:19Daniel 10:1
Hosea — 10×
Hosea 1:4Hosea 1:6Hosea 1:9Hosea 2:16Hosea 7:7Hosea 7:11Hosea 11:1Hosea 11:2Hosea 11:7+ 1 more in Hosea
Joel — 6×
Joel 1:14Joel 1:19Joel 2:15Joel 2:32Joel 3:9+ 1 more in Joel
Amos — 6×
Amos 4:5Amos 5:8Amos 5:16Amos 7:4Amos 9:6Amos 9:12
Jonah — 8×
Jonah 1:2Jonah 1:6Jonah 1:14Jonah 2:2Jonah 3:2Jonah 3:4Jonah 3:5Jonah 3:8
Micah — 2×
Micah 3:5Micah 6:9
Habakkuk — 1×
Habakkuk 2:2
Zephaniah — 2×
Zeph 1:7Zeph 3:9
Haggai — 1×
Haggai 1:11
Zechariah — 11×
Zech 1:4Zech 1:14Zech 1:17Zech 3:10Zech 7:7Zech 7:13Zech 8:3Zech 11:7Zech 13:9+ 2 more in Zechariah
Malachi — 1×
Malachi 1:4

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