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Hebrew word study

קָרָאqârâʼ — to encounter, whether accidentally or in a hostile manner

Pronounced “kaw-raw'”

to encounter, whether accidentally or in a hostile manner

Translated in the King James as: befall, (by) chance, (cause to) come (upon), fall out, happen, meet.

Appears 135 times in Scripture

Origin: a primitive root;

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Where it appears

Genesis — 14×

Genesis 14:17 Genesis 15:10 Genesis 18:2 Genesis 19:1 Genesis 24:17 Genesis 24:65 Genesis 29:13 Genesis 30:16 Genesis 32:6 Genesis 33:4 Genesis 42:4 Genesis 42:38 Genesis 46:29 Genesis 49:1

Exodus — 8×

Exodus 1:10 Exodus 4:14 Exodus 4:27 Exodus 5:3 Exodus 5:20 Exodus 7:15 Exodus 18:7 Exodus 19:17

Leviticus — 1×

Leviticus 10:19

Numbers — 9×

Numbers 20:18 Numbers 20:20 Numbers 21:23 Numbers 21:33 Numbers 22:34 Numbers 22:36 Numbers 23:3 Numbers 24:1 Numbers 31:13

Deuteronomy — 6×

Deuteronomy 1:44 Deuteronomy 2:32 Deuteronomy 3:1 Deuteronomy 22:6 Deuteronomy 29:7 Deuteronomy 31:29

Joshua — 5×

Joshua 8:5 Joshua 8:14 Joshua 8:22 Joshua 9:11 Joshua 11:20

Judges — 11×

Judges 4:18 Judges 4:22 Judges 6:35 Judges 7:24 Judges 11:31 Judges 11:34 Judges 14:5 Judges 15:14 Judges 19:3 Judges 20:25 Judges 20:31

1 Samuel — 19×

1 Sam 4:1 1 Sam 4:2 1 Sam 9:14 1 Sam 10:10 1 Sam 15:12 1 Sam 16:4 1 Sam 17:2 1 Sam 17:21 1 Sam 17:48 1 Sam 17:55 1 Sam 18:6 1 Sam 21:1 1 Sam 23:28 1 Sam 25:20 1 Sam 25:32 1 Sam 25:34 1 Sam 30:21+ 2 more in 1 Samuel

2 Samuel — 16×

2 Sam 1:6 2 Sam 6:20 2 Sam 10:5 2 Sam 10:9 2 Sam 10:10 2 Sam 10:17 2 Sam 15:32 2 Sam 16:1 2 Sam 18:6 2 Sam 18:9 2 Sam 19:15 2 Sam 19:16 2 Sam 19:20 2 Sam 19:24 2 Sam 19:25 2 Sam 20:1

1 Kings — 7×

1 Ki 2:8 1 Ki 2:19 1 Ki 18:7 1 Ki 18:16 1 Ki 20:27 1 Ki 21:18+ 1 more in 1 Kings

2 Kings — 16×

2 Ki 1:3 2 Ki 1:6 2 Ki 1:7 2 Ki 2:15 2 Ki 4:26 2 Ki 4:31 2 Ki 5:21 2 Ki 5:26 2 Ki 8:8 2 Ki 8:9 2 Ki 9:17 2 Ki 9:18 2 Ki 9:21 2 Ki 10:15 2 Ki 16:10 2 Ki 23:29

1 Chronicles — 4×

1 Chr 19:5 1 Chr 19:10 1 Chr 19:11 1 Chr 19:17

2 Chronicles — 1×

Job — 2×

Job 4:14 Job 39:21

Psalms — 2×

Psalms 35:3 Psalms 59:4

Proverbs — 3×

Proverbs 7:10 Proverbs 7:15 Proverbs 27:16

Isaiah — 3×

Isaiah 7:3 Isaiah 14:9 Isaiah 51:19

Jeremiah — 6×

Jeremiah 13:22 Jeremiah 32:23 Jeremiah 41:6 Jeremiah 44:23 Jeremiah 51:31+ 1 more in Jeremiah

Amos — 1×

Zechariah — 1×

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