Strong's Hebrew #7122 - קָרָא qara (to encounter)

befall, by chance, cause to come upon, fall out, happen, meet

A primitive root: to encounter, whether accidentally or in a hostile manner -- befall, (by) chance, (cause to) come (upon), fall out, happen, meet.

1) to encounter, befall, meet
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to meet, encounter
1a2) to befall (figuratively)
1b) (Niphal) to meet, meet unexpectedly
1c) (Hiphil) to cause to meet
Part of Speech: verb
A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: a primitive root, to encounter, whether accidentally or in a hostile manner
Same Word by TWOT Number: 2064

II. [קָרָא]₁₃₇ verb encounter, befall ("" form of קָרָה, q. v.; SI⁴ לקרת to meet, opposite; Arabic put part to part; Minaean קרא set opposite, Hom^{Chrest. 127}); —

Qal₁₃₁ Perfect₅₃ masculine singular suffix קְרָאַנִי Jeremiah 13:22; Job 4:2; 3feminine singular קָרָאת Deuteronomy 31:29; Jeremiah 44:23, etc; Imperfect₄3masculine singular יִקְרָא Genesis 49:1, suffix יִקְרָאֶנוּ Genesis 42:4; 3feminine plural וַתִּקְרֶאנָה Leviticus 10:19; Exodus 1:10 read 3 feminine singular suffix תִּקְרָאֵנוּ (⅏ Vrss Di Ges^{§ 47k} So^Kau Baen); infinitive construct₁₂₁ לקְרַאת (Ges^{§ 19k} Ol^{§ 137}), Genesis 15:10 +, etc.; Participle feminine plural suffix קרְאִתַיִךְ Isaiah 51:19; —

1 meet, encounter, only infinitive construct לִקְרַאת often= preposition toward, against (Kö^{ii. l, 317}), almost always with accusative of person, after verb of motion, Isaiah 7:3; Genesis 19:1; Genesis 24:17; Judges 4:18,22; 1 Kings 2:8 +; in war, battle, Judges 7:24; Judges 20:25,31; 1 Samuel 4:1; 1 Kings 20:27 +, after עָרַךְ 2 Samuel 10:9,10,7 +, Psalm 35:3 see סגר 2b; ׳לְחַזֵּק לִבָּם לִק הַמִּלְחָמָה Joshua 11:20 to harden their heart to encounter the war with Israel; after הִנֵּה (without verb of motion), 1 Samuel 10:10; 2 Samuel 15:32; 2 Samuel 16:1; 1 Kings 18:7; Proverbs 7:10; in construction praegn. ׳וַיִשְׂמַח לִק Judges 19:3 he rejoiced to meet him, + 1 Samuel 6:13 (ᵐ5 We Dr and others); ׳חרד לִק 2 Kings 10:15, נצב Exodus 5:20; Exodus 7:15; Numbers 22:34, etc.; redund. ׳לִק ׳יִקָּרֶה י Numbers 23:3; implication of helping, Isaiah 21:14; Psalm 59:6 (figurative); נְחָשִׁים ׳לִק Numbers 24:1 he did not go to encounter (in expectation of) signs of divination; in metaphor Isaiah 14:9, "" אֱםהֶי ׳לִק Amos 4:12

2 figurative befall with accusative of person, bad sense Genesis 42:4,38; Deuteronomy 31:29; Jeremiah 13:22; Jeremiah 44:23; Isaiah 51:19; Job 4:14; Leviticus 10:19; of war Exodus 1:10 (see above) in General, Genesis 49:1.

Niph`al meet unexpectedly; Perfect3masculine singular נִקְרָא, with עַל person Exodus 5:3; Imperfect3masculine singular וַיִּקָּרֵא, with לִפְנֵי person 2 Samuel 18:9; Perfect 2 Samuel 20:1 with שָׁם, chanced to be there; Imperfect of bird's nest Deuteronomy 22:6 (לִפְנֵי); Infinitive absolute נִקְרֹא see קרה.

Hiph`il Imperfect2masculine singular וַחַקְרֵא Jeremiah 32:23 thou didst cause all this evil to befall them (accusative of person and thing).

[קְרַאת], לִקְרַאת to meet, see II. קדא. p. 896.

Strong's Hebrew: 7122. קָרָא (qara) — 37 Occurrences

Genesis 42:4
HEB: אָמַ֔ר פֶּן־ יִקְרָאֶ֖נּוּ אָסֽוֹן׃
NAS: I am afraid that harm may befall him.
KJV: Lest peradventure mischief befall him.
INT: said peradventure may befall harm

Genesis 42:38
HEB: לְבַדּ֣וֹ נִשְׁאָ֗ר וּקְרָאָ֤הוּ אָסוֹן֙ בַּדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙
NAS: If harm should befall him on the journey
KJV: alone: if mischief befall him by the way
INT: alone is left befall harm the journey

Genesis 49:1
HEB: אֵ֛ת אֲשֶׁר־ יִקְרָ֥א אֶתְכֶ֖ם בְּאַחֲרִ֥ית
NAS: you what will befall you in the days
KJV: that I may tell you [that] which shall befall you in the last
INT: may tell what will befall to come the days

Exodus 1:10
HEB: וְהָיָ֞ה כִּֽי־ תִקְרֶ֤אנָה מִלְחָמָה֙ וְנוֹסַ֤ף
KJV: with them; lest they multiply, and it come to pass, that, when there falleth out any war,
INT: become for out of war join

Exodus 5:3
HEB: אֱלֹהֵ֥י הָעִבְרִ֖ים נִקְרָ֣א עָלֵ֑ינוּ נֵ֣לֲכָה
NAS: of the Hebrews has met with us. Please,
KJV: of the Hebrews hath met with us: let us go,
INT: the God of the Hebrews has met and go

Leviticus 10:19
HEB: לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה וַתִּקְרֶ֥אנָה אֹתִ֖י כָּאֵ֑לֶּה
NAS: When things like these happened to me, if I had eaten
KJV: the LORD; and such things have befallen me: and [if] I had eaten
INT: before the LORD happened these had eaten

Deuteronomy 22:6
HEB: כִּ֣י יִקָּרֵ֣א קַן־ צִפּ֣וֹר ׀
NAS: If you happen to come upon a bird's
KJV: nest chance to be before
INT: If happen nest A bird's

Deuteronomy 31:29
HEB: צִוִּ֖יתִי אֶתְכֶ֑ם וְקָרָ֨את אֶתְכֶ֤ם הָֽרָעָה֙
NAS: you; and evil will befall you in the latter
KJV: you; and evil will befall you in the latter
INT: which have commanded will befall which the latter

1 Samuel 4:1
HEB: וַיֵּצֵ֣א יִשְׂרָאֵל֩ לִקְרַ֨את פְּלִשְׁתִּ֜ים לַמִּלְחָמָ֗ה
NAS: went out to meet the Philistines
INT: went now Israel to meet the Philistines battle

1 Samuel 4:2
HEB: וַיַּעַרְכ֨וּ פְלִשְׁתִּ֜ים לִקְרַ֣את יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל וַתִּטֹּשׁ֙
NAS: drew up in battle array to meet Israel.
INT: drew the Philistines to meet Israel spread

1 Samuel 9:14
HEB: שְׁמוּאֵל֙ יֹצֵ֣א לִקְרָאתָ֔ם לַעֲל֖וֹת הַבָּמָֽה׃
NAS: was coming out toward them to go
INT: Samuel was coming toward to go to the high

1 Samuel 10:10
HEB: חֶֽבֶל־ נְבִאִ֖ים לִקְרָאת֑וֹ וַתִּצְלַ֤ח עָלָיו֙
NAS: of prophets met him; and the Spirit
INT: A group of prophets met came and

1 Samuel 13:10
HEB: וַיֵּצֵ֥א שָׁא֛וּל לִקְרָאת֖וֹ לְבָרֲכֽוֹ׃
NAS: went out to meet him [and] to greet
INT: went and Saul to meet greet

1 Samuel 15:12
HEB: וַיַּשְׁכֵּ֧ם שְׁמוּאֵ֛ל לִקְרַ֥את שָׁא֖וּל בַּבֹּ֑קֶר
NAS: in the morning to meet Saul;
INT: rose Samuel to meet Saul the morning

1 Samuel 16:4
HEB: זִקְנֵ֤י הָעִיר֙ לִקְרָאת֔וֹ וַיֹּ֖אמֶר שָׁלֹ֥ם
NAS: came trembling to meet him and said,
INT: and the elders of the city to meet and said favor

1 Samuel 17:2
HEB: וַיַּעַרְכ֥וּ מִלְחָמָ֖ה לִקְרַ֥את פְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃
NAS: up in battle array to encounter the Philistines.
INT: and drew battle to encounter the Philistines

1 Samuel 17:21
HEB: וּפְלִשְׁתִּ֔ים מַעֲרָכָ֖ה לִקְרַ֥את מַעֲרָכָֽה׃
NAS: array, army against army.
INT: and the Philistines army against army

1 Samuel 17:48
HEB: וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ וַיִּקְרַ֖ב לִקְרַ֣את דָּוִ֑ד וַיְמַהֵ֣ר
NAS: and drew near to meet David,
INT: and came and drew to meet David quickly

1 Samuel 17:48
HEB: וַיָּ֥רָץ הַמַּעֲרָכָ֖ה לִקְרַ֥את הַפְּלִשְׁתִּֽי׃
NAS: toward the battle line to meet the Philistine.
INT: ran the battle to meet the Philistine

1 Samuel 17:55
HEB: דָּוִ֗ד יֹצֵא֙ לִקְרַ֣את הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔י אָמַ֗ר
NAS: going out against the Philistine,
INT: David going against the Philistine said

1 Samuel 18:6
HEB: ק) וְהַמְּחֹל֔וֹת לִקְרַ֖את שָׁא֣וּל הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ
NAS: and dancing, to meet King
INT: sing and dancing to meet Saul King

1 Samuel 21:2
HEB: וַיֶּחֱרַ֨ד אֲחִימֶ֜לֶךְ לִקְרַ֣את דָּוִ֗ד וַיֹּ֤אמֶר
INT: be afraid to Ahimelech befall David said

1 Samuel 23:28
HEB: דָוִ֔ד וַיֵּ֖לֶךְ לִקְרַ֣את פְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים עַל־
NAS: and went to meet the Philistines;
INT: David and went to meet the Philistines and

1 Samuel 25:20
HEB: וַאֲנָשָׁ֔יו יֹרְדִ֖ים לִקְרָאתָ֑הּ וַתִּפְגֹּ֖שׁ אֹתָֽם׃
NAS: were coming down toward her; so she met
INT: and his men down toward met

1 Samuel 25:32
HEB: הַיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּ֖ה לִקְרָאתִֽי׃
NAS: you this day to meet me,
INT: day this to meet

1 Samuel 25:34
HEB: (וַתָּבֹאת֙ ק) לִקְרָאתִ֔י כִּ֣י אִם־
NAS: quickly to meet me, surely
INT: quickly abide to meet for not

1 Samuel 30:21
HEB: הַבְּשׂ֔וֹר וַיֵּֽצְאוּ֙ לִקְרַ֣את דָּוִ֔ד וְלִקְרַ֖את
NAS: and they went out to meet David
INT: Besor went to meet David meet

1 Samuel 30:21
HEB: לִקְרַ֣את דָּוִ֔ד וְלִקְרַ֖את הָעָ֣ם אֲשֶׁר־
NAS: David and to meet the people
INT: to meet David meet the people who

2 Samuel 1:6
HEB: הַמַּגִּ֣יד ל֗וֹ נִקְרֹ֤א נִקְרֵ֙יתִי֙ בְּהַ֣ר
NAS: him said, By chance I happened
KJV: As I happened by chance upon mount
INT: the young told chance happened Mount

2 Samuel 16:1
HEB: מְפִי־ בֹ֖שֶׁת לִקְרָאת֑וֹ וְצֶ֨מֶד חֲמֹרִ֜ים
NAS: of Mephibosheth met him with a couple
INT: the servant of Mephibosheth met A couple donkeys

2 Samuel 18:9
HEB: וַיִּקָּרֵא֙ אַבְשָׁל֔וֹם לִפְנֵ֖י
NAS: Now Absalom happened to meet the servants
KJV: And Absalom met the servants of David.
INT: to meet now Absalom accept

2 Samuel 20:1
HEB: וְשָׁ֨ם נִקְרָ֜א אִ֣ישׁ בְּלִיַּ֗עַל
NAS: fellow happened to be there
KJV: And there happened to be there a man
INT: to be there happened fellow worthless

Job 4:14
HEB: פַּ֣חַד קְ֭רָאַנִי וּרְעָדָ֑ה וְרֹ֖ב
NAS: Dread came upon me, and trembling,
KJV: Fear came upon me, and trembling,
INT: Dread came tremble all

Isaiah 51:19
HEB: שְׁתַּ֤יִם הֵ֙נָּה֙ קֹֽרְאֹתַ֔יִךְ מִ֖י יָנ֣וּד
NAS: two things have befallen you; Who
KJV: These two [things] are come unto thee; who shall be sorry
INT: two These have befallen Who will mourn

Jeremiah 13:22
HEB: בִּלְבָבֵ֔ךְ מַדּ֖וּעַ קְרָאֻ֣נִי אֵ֑לֶּה בְּרֹ֧ב
NAS: have these things happened to me?' Because of the magnitude
KJV: in thine heart, Wherefore come these things upon me? For the greatness
INT: your heart Why happened have these of the magnitude

Jeremiah 32:23
HEB: לֹ֣א עָשׂ֑וּ וַתַּקְרֵ֣א אֹתָ֔ם אֵ֥ת
NAS: this calamity come upon them.
KJV: therefore thou hast caused all this evil to come upon them:
INT: nothing to do come all evil

Jeremiah 44:23
HEB: עַל־ כֵּ֞ן קָרָ֥את אֶתְכֶ֛ם הָרָעָ֥ה
NAS: calamity has befallen you, as [it has] this
KJV: therefore this evil is happened unto you, as at this day.
INT: and after that has befallen evil likewise