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קָרָא H7122
H7122 is the Hebrew word קָרָא, transliterated qârâʼ and said kaw-raw'. The King James Version most often renders it befall.
What it means
to encounter, whether accidentally or in a hostile manner.
Where it comes from
a primitive root.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 14 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: befall, (by) chance, (cause to) come (upon), fall out, happen, meet.
Verses using קָרָא
All 14 verses, quoted in full.
Genesis 42:38 · KJV
And he said, My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is dead, and he is left alone: if mischief befall him by the way in the which ye go, then shall ye bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.
Genesis 49:1 · KJV
And Jacob called unto his sons, and said, Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you that which shall befall you in the last days.
Exodus 1:10 · KJV
Come on, let us deal wisely with them; lest they multiply, and it come to pass, that, when there falleth out any war, they join also unto our enemies, and fight against us, and so get them up out of the land.
Exodus 5:3 · KJV
And they said, The God of the Hebrews hath met with us: let us go, we pray thee, three days’ journey into the desert, and sacrifice unto the LORD our God; lest he fall upon us with pestilence, or with the sword.
Leviticus 10:19 · KJV
And Aaron said unto Moses, Behold, this day have they offered their sin offering and their burnt offering before the LORD; and such things have befallen me: and if I had eaten the sin offering to day, should it have been accepted in the sight of the LORD?
Deuteronomy 22:6 · KJV
If a bird’s nest chance to be before thee in the way in any tree, or on the ground, whether they be young ones, or eggs, and the dam sitting upon the young, or upon the eggs, thou shalt not take the dam with the young:
Deuteronomy 31:29 · KJV
For I know that after my death ye will utterly corrupt yourselves, and turn aside from the way which I have commanded you; and evil will befall you in the latter days; because ye will do evil in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger through the work of your hands.
2 Samuel 1:6 · KJV
And the young man that told him said, As I happened by chance upon mount Gilboa, behold, Saul leaned upon his spear; and, lo, the chariots and horsemen followed hard after him.
2 Samuel 18:9 · KJV
And Absalom met the servants of David. And Absalom rode upon a mule, and the mule went under the thick boughs of a great oak, and his head caught hold of the oak, and he was taken up between the heaven and the earth; and the mule that was under him went away.
2 Samuel 20:1 · KJV
And there happened to be there a man of Belial, whose name was Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjamite: and he blew a trumpet, and said, We have no part in David, neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: every man to his tents, O Israel.
Job 4:14 · KJV
Fear came upon me, and trembling, which made all my bones to shake.
Isaiah 51:19 · KJV
These two things are come unto thee; who shall be sorry for thee? desolation, and destruction, and the famine, and the sword: by whom shall I comfort thee?
Jeremiah 13:22 · KJV
And if thou say in thine heart, Wherefore come these things upon me? For the greatness of thine iniquity are thy skirts discovered, and thy heels made bare.
Jeremiah 44:23 · KJV
Because ye have burned incense, and because ye have sinned against the LORD, and have not obeyed the voice of the LORD, nor walked in his law, nor in his statutes, nor in his testimonies; therefore this evil is happened unto you, as at this day.
Common questions
What does Strong's H7122 mean?
H7122 is the Hebrew word קָרָא (qârâʼ), meaning to encounter, whether accidentally or in a hostile manner.
How is H7122 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it befall (2 times), met (2 times), chance (2 times), happened (2 times), you that which shall befall (1 time), among others.
How many times does H7122 appear in the Bible?
קָרָא (qârâʼ) is tagged in 14 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H7122 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root.
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