קָרָא
qa.ra (H7121G)
to call: call to
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# The Hebrew Word קָרָא (qa.ra): "To Call" The Hebrew verb קָרָא appears 365 times throughout the Bible, making it one of the most frequently used action words in biblical Hebrew. Its core meaning—"to call"—encompasses the basic human act of summoning or addressing someone. The definition "call to" suggests the word involves directing one's voice toward a recipient with intentional purpose, whether to summon them to a location, get their attention, or establish communication. The high frequency of this word's occurrence (365 times) indicates its fundamental importance to biblical discourse. Rather than being a specialized or technical term, קָרָא appears to be a common, everyday verb that forms the backbone of narrative and communicative action throughout the biblical text. This prevalence suggests that the concept of calling—summoning, naming, or vocally directing attention—was essential to how biblical writers described human interaction and divine-human communication alike. Based solely on the provided data, we can observe that קָרָא served as the primary biblical Hebrew word for the action of calling. Its repeated use across the biblical corpus demonstrates that the act of calling was a central feature of the world depicted in these texts, whether describing ordinary human speech or more significant moments of address and summons.
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Yahweh God called to the man, and said to him, “Where are you?”
A son was also born to Seth, and he named him Enosh. At that time men began to call on Yahweh’s name.
He left from there to go to the mountain on the east of Bethel and pitched his tent, having Bethel on the west, and Ai on the east. There he built an altar to Yahweh and called on Yahweh’s name.
Pharaoh called Abram and said, “What is this that you have done to me? Why didn’t you tell me that she was your wife?
to the place of the altar, which he had made there at the first. There Abram called on Yahweh’s name.
She called the name of Yahweh who spoke to her, “You are a God who sees,” for she said, “Have I even stayed alive after seeing him?”
Abimelech rose early in the morning, and called all his servants, and told all these things in their ear. The men were very scared.
Then Abimelech called Abraham, and said to him, “What have you done to us? How have I sinned against you, that you have brought on me and on my kingdom a great sin? You have done deeds to me that ought not to be done!”
Abraham called his son who was born to him, whom Sarah bore to him, Isaac.
God heard the voice of the boy. The angel of God called to Hagar out of the sky, and said to her, “What troubles you, Hagar? Don’t be afraid. For God has heard the voice of the boy where he is.
Yahweh’s angel called to him out of the sky, and said, “Abraham, Abraham!” He said, “Here I am.”
Yahweh’s angel called to Abraham a second time out of the sky,
They said, “We will call the young lady, and ask her.”
They called Rebekah, and said to her, “Will you go with this man?” She said, “I will go.”
Abimelech called Isaac, and said, “Behold, surely she is your wife. Why did you say, ‘She is my sister?’ ” Isaac said to him, “Because I said, ‘Lest I die because of her.’ ”
He built an altar there, and called on Yahweh’s name, and pitched his tent there. There Isaac’s servants dug a well.
When Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, so that he could not see, he called Esau his elder son, and said to him, “My son?” He said to him, “Here I am.”
The words of Esau, her elder son, were told to Rebekah. She sent and called Jacob, her younger son, and said to him, “Behold, your brother Esau comforts himself about you by planning to kill you.
Isaac called Jacob, blessed him, and commanded him, “You shall not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan.
Jacob sent and called Rachel and Leah to the field to his flock,
Jacob offered a sacrifice in the mountain, and called his relatives to eat bread. They ate bread, and stayed all night in the mountain.
He built an altar there, and called the place El Beth El; because there God was revealed to him, when he fled from the face of his brother.
God said to him, “Your name is Jacob. Your name shall not be Jacob any more, but your name will be Israel.” He named him Israel.
In the morning, his spirit was troubled, and he sent and called for all of Egypt’s magicians and wise men. Pharaoh told them his dreams, but there was no one who could interpret them to Pharaoh.
Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they brought him hastily out of the dungeon. He shaved himself, changed his clothing, and came in to Pharaoh.
It will happen, when Pharaoh summons you, and will say, ‘What is your occupation?’
The time came near that Israel must die, and he called his son Joseph, and said to him, “If now I have found favor in your sight, please put your hand under my thigh, and deal kindly and truly with me. Please don’t bury me in Egypt,
Jacob called to his sons, and said: “Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you that which will happen to you in the days to come.
The king of Egypt called for the midwives, and said to them, “Why have you done this thing and saved the boys alive?”
Then his sister said to Pharaoh’s daughter, “Should I go and call a nurse for you from the Hebrew women, that she may nurse the child for you?”
Pharaoh’s daughter said to her, “Go.” The young woman went and called the child’s mother.
He said to his daughters, “Where is he? Why is it that you have left the man? Call him, that he may eat bread.”
Then Pharaoh also called for the wise men and the sorcerers. They also, the magicians of Egypt, did the same thing with their enchantments.
Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron, and said, “Entreat Yahweh, that he take away the frogs from me and from my people; and I will let the people go, that they may sacrifice to Yahweh.”
Pharaoh called for Moses and for Aaron, and said, “Go, sacrifice to your God in the land!”
Pharaoh sent and called for Moses and Aaron, and said to them, “I have sinned this time. Yahweh is righteous, and I and my people are wicked.
Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron in haste, and he said, “I have sinned against Yahweh your God, and against you.
Pharaoh called to Moses, and said, “Go, serve Yahweh. Only let your flocks and your herds stay behind. Let your little ones also go with you.”
Then Moses called for all the elders of Israel, and said to them, “Draw out, and take lambs according to your families, and kill the Passover.
He called for Moses and Aaron by night, and said, “Rise up, get out from among my people, both you and the children of Israel; and go, serve Yahweh, as you have said!
Moses went up to God, and Yahweh called to him out of the mountain, saying, “This is what you shall tell the house of Jacob, and tell the children of Israel:
Moses came and called for the elders of the people, and set before them all these words which Yahweh commanded him.
Yahweh came down on Mount Sinai, to the top of the mountain. Yahweh called Moses to the top of the mountain, and Moses went up.
Yahweh’s glory settled on Mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it six days. The seventh day he called to Moses out of the middle of the cloud.
“Behold, I have called by name Bezalel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah.
Now Moses used to take the tent and pitch it outside the camp, far away from the camp, and he called it “The Tent of Meeting.” Everyone who sought Yahweh went out to the Tent of Meeting, which was outside the camp.
“Don’t make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, lest they play the prostitute after their gods, and sacrifice to their gods, and one call you and you eat of his sacrifice;
Moses called to them, and Aaron and all the rulers of the congregation returned to him; and Moses spoke to them.
Moses said to the children of Israel, “Behold, Yahweh has called by name Bezalel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah.
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