Strong's Hebrew #3739 - כָּרָה karah (to trade)

buy, prepare

Usually assigned as a primitive root, but probably only a special application of karah (through the common idea of planning implied in a bargain); to purchase -- buy, prepare.

see HEBREW karah

1) (Qal) to get by trade, trade, buy, bargain over
Part of Speech: verb
A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: usually assigned as a primitive root, but probably only a special application of H3738 (through the common idea of planning implied in a bargain)
Same Word by TWOT Number: 1034

II. [כָּרָה] verb get by trade, trade (Late Hebrew כִּירָה act of buying, purchase (so 'in den Küstenländern,' Levy^{NWB ii. 323 f.}); Arabic let for hire); — only

Qal Imperfect1singular suffix וָאֶכְּרֶהָ Hosea 3:2 (dagesh forte dirimens, si vera punctat., Ges^{§ 20}. 2, b; but compare We); 3 masculine plural יִכְרוּ Job 40:30; 2masculine plural תִּכְרוּ Deuteronomy 2:6; Job 6:27; — get by trade, buy, with accusative Hosea 3:2; Deuteronomy 2:6; followed by -עַל trade in, make trade of Job 6:27; Job 40:30.

III. [כָּרָה] verb give a feast (literally perhaps bring (guests), invite; compare Assyrian karû, bring, kirêtu, feast, kireti iškun, he gave a feast, Dl :HWB 352); — only

Qal Imperfect. with accusative of congnate meaning with verb, לָהֶם כֵּרָה גְדוֺלָהוַיִּכְרֶה 2 Kings 6:23 and he gave a great feast for them (the context requires this sense, but text dubious, Nö^{ZMG 1886, 724}, compare Klo).

Strong's Hebrew: 3739. כָּרָה (karah) — 3 Occurrences

Deuteronomy 2:6
HEB: וְגַם־ מַ֜יִם תִּכְר֧וּ מֵאִתָּ֛ם בַּכֶּ֖סֶף
NAS: and you shall also purchase water
KJV: that ye may eat; and ye shall also buy water
INT: shall also water purchase money you may drink

2 Kings 6:23
HEB: וַיִּכְרֶ֨ה לָהֶ֜ם כֵּרָ֣ה
KJV: And he prepared great provision
INT: prepared like feast

Hosea 3:2
HEB: וָאֶכְּרֶ֣הָ לִּ֔י בַּחֲמִשָּׁ֥ה
NAS: So I bought her for myself for fifteen
KJV: So I bought her to me for fifteen
INT: bought fif teen