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כָּרָה H3739
H3739 is the Hebrew word כָּרָה, transliterated kârâh and said kaw-raw'. The King James Version most often renders it also buy.
What it means
to purchase.
Where it comes from
usually assigned as a primitive root, but probably only a special application of H3738 (כָּרָה) (through the common idea of planning implied in a bargain).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 4 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: buy, prepare.
Verses using כָּרָה
All 4 verses, quoted in full.
Deuteronomy 2:6 · KJV
Ye shall buy meat of them for money, that ye may eat; and ye shall also buy water of them for money, that ye may drink.
2 Kings 6:23 · KJV
And he prepared great provision for them: and when they had eaten and drunk, he sent them away, and they went to their master. So the bands of Syria came no more into the land of Israel.
Job 41:6 · KJV
Shall the companions make a banquet of him? shall they part him among the merchants?
Hosea 3:2 · KJV
So I bought her to me for fifteen pieces of silver, and for an homer of barley, and an half homer of barley:
Common questions
What does Strong's H3739 mean?
H3739 is the Hebrew word כָּרָה (kârâh), meaning to purchase.
How is H3739 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it also buy (1 time), prepared (1 time), make a banquet (1 time), bought (1 time).
How many times does H3739 appear in the Bible?
כָּרָה (kârâh) is tagged in 4 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H3739 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: usually assigned as a primitive root, but probably only a special application of H3738 (כָּרָה) (through the common idea of planning implied in a bargain).
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