קָרָא qârâʼ

Hebrew · Strong's H7122 · pronounced kaw-raw' · used 139 times in 135 verses

Meaning

to encounter, whether accidentally or in a hostile manner

In the King James Version: befall, (by) chance, (cause to) come (upon), fall out, happen, meet.

Derivation: a primitive root;

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Where it is used

Psalms 59:4 For no fault of my own, they move swiftly to attack me. Arise to help me, and take notice.
Proverbs 7:10 Then a woman came out to meet him, with the attire of a harlot and cunning of heart.
Proverbs 7:15 So I came out to meet you; I sought you, and I have found you.
Proverbs 27:16 restraining her is like holding back the wind or grasping oil with one’s right hand.
Isaiah 7:3 Then the LORD said to Isaiah, “Go out with your son Shear-jashub to meet Ahaz at the end of the aqueduct that feeds the upper pool, on the road to the Launderer’s Field,
Isaiah 14:9 Sheol beneath is eager to meet you upon your arrival. It stirs the spirits of the dead to greet you—all the rulers of the earth. It makes all the kings of the nations rise from their thrones.
Isaiah 21:14 Bring water for the thirsty, O dwellers of Tema; meet the refugees with food.
Isaiah 51:19 These pairs have befallen you: devastation and destruction, famine and sword. Who will grieve for you? Who can comfort you?
Jeremiah 13:22 And if you ask yourself, “Why has this happened to me?” It is because of the magnitude of your iniquity that your skirts have been stripped off and your body has been exposed.
Jeremiah 32:23 They came in and possessed it, but they did not obey Your voice or walk in Your law. They failed to perform all that You commanded them to do, and so You have brought upon them all this disaster.
Jeremiah 41:6 And Ishmael son of Nethaniah went out from Mizpah to meet them, weeping as he went. When Ishmael encountered the men, he said, “Come to Gedaliah son of Ahikam.”
Jeremiah 44:23 Because you burned incense and sinned against the LORD and did not obey the voice of the LORD or walk in His instruction, His statutes, and His testimonies, this disaster has befallen you, as you see today.”
Jeremiah 51:31 One courier races to meet another, and messenger follows messenger, to announce to the king of Babylon that his city has been captured from end to end.
Amos 4:12 “Therefore, that is what I will do to you, O Israel, and since I will do this to you, prepare to meet your God, O Israel!
Zechariah 2:3 Then the angel who was speaking with me went forth, and another angel came forward to meet him