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קִרְאָה H7125
H7125 is the Hebrew word קִרְאָה, transliterated qirʼâh and said keer-aw'. The King James Version most often renders it meet.
What it means
an encountering, accidental, friendly or hostile (also adverbially, opposite).
Where it comes from
from H7122 (קָרָא).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 107 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: [idiom] against (he come), help, meet, seek, [idiom] to, [idiom] in the way.
Verses using קִרְאָה
The first 40 of 113 verses, quoted in full.
Genesis 14:17 · KJV
And the king of Sodom went out to meet him after his return from the slaughter of Chedorlaomer, and of the kings that were with him, at the valley of Shaveh, which is the king’s dale.
Genesis 15:10 · KJV
And he took unto him all these, and divided them in the midst, and laid each piece one against another: but the birds divided he not.
Genesis 18:2 · KJV
And he lift up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood by him: and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself toward the ground,
Genesis 19:1 · KJV
And there came two angels to Sodom at even; and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom: and Lot seeing them rose up to meet them; and he bowed himself with his face toward the ground;
Genesis 24:17 · KJV
And the servant ran to meet her, and said, Let me, I pray thee, drink a little water of thy pitcher.
Genesis 24:65 · KJV
For she had said unto the servant, What man is this that walketh in the field to meet us? And the servant had said, It is my master: therefore she took a vail, and covered herself.
Genesis 29:13 · KJV
And it came to pass, when Laban heard the tidings of Jacob his sister’s son, that he ran to meet him, and embraced him, and kissed him, and brought him to his house. And he told Laban all these things.
Genesis 30:16 · KJV
And Jacob came out of the field in the evening, and Leah went out to meet him, and said, Thou must come in unto me; for surely I have hired thee with my son’s mandrakes. And he lay with her that night.
Genesis 32:6 · KJV
And the messengers returned to Jacob, saying, We came to thy brother Esau, and also he cometh to meet thee, and four hundred men with him.
Genesis 33:4 · KJV
And Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck, and kissed him: and they wept.
Genesis 46:29 · KJV
And Joseph made ready his chariot, and went up to meet Israel his father, to Goshen, and presented himself unto him; and he fell on his neck, and wept on his neck a good while.
Exodus 4:14 · KJV
And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Moses, and he said, Is not Aaron the Levite thy brother? I know that he can speak well. And also, behold, he cometh forth to meet thee: and when he seeth thee, he will be glad in his heart.
Exodus 4:27 · KJV
And the LORD said to Aaron, Go into the wilderness to meet Moses. And he went, and met him in the mount of God, and kissed him.
Exodus 5:20 · KJV
And they met Moses and Aaron, who stood in the way, as they came forth from Pharaoh:
Exodus 7:15 · KJV
Get thee unto Pharaoh in the morning; lo, he goeth out unto the water; and thou shalt stand by the river’s brink against he come; and the rod which was turned to a serpent shalt thou take in thine hand.
Exodus 14:27 · KJV
And Moses stretched forth his hand over the sea, and the sea returned to his strength when the morning appeared; and the Egyptians fled against it; and the LORD overthrew the Egyptians in the midst of the sea.
Exodus 18:7 · KJV
And Moses went out to meet his father in law, and did obeisance, and kissed him; and they asked each other of their welfare; and they came into the tent.
Exodus 19:17 · KJV
And Moses brought forth the people out of the camp to meet with God; and they stood at the nether part of the mount.
Numbers 20:18 · KJV
And Edom said unto him, Thou shalt not pass by me, lest I come out against thee with the sword.
Numbers 20:20 · KJV
And he said, Thou shalt not go through. And Edom came out against him with much people, and with a strong hand.
Numbers 21:23 · KJV
And Sihon would not suffer Israel to pass through his border: but Sihon gathered all his people together, and went out against Israel into the wilderness: and he came to Jahaz, and fought against Israel.
Numbers 21:33 · KJV
And they turned and went up by the way of Bashan: and Og the king of Bashan went out against them, he, and all his people, to the battle at Edrei.
Numbers 22:34 · KJV
And Balaam said unto the angel of the LORD, I have sinned; for I knew not that thou stoodest in the way against me: now therefore, if it displease thee, I will get me back again.
Numbers 22:36 · KJV
And when Balak heard that Balaam was come, he went out to meet him unto a city of Moab, which is in the border of Arnon, which is in the utmost coast.
Numbers 23:3 · KJV
And Balaam said unto Balak, Stand by thy burnt offering, and I will go: peradventure the LORD will come to meet me: and whatsoever he sheweth me I will tell thee. And he went to an high place.
Numbers 24:1 · KJV
And when Balaam saw that it pleased the LORD to bless Israel, he went not, as at other times, to seek for enchantments, but he set his face toward the wilderness.
Numbers 31:13 · KJV
And Moses, and Eleazar the priest, and all the princes of the congregation, went forth to meet them without the camp.
Deuteronomy 1:44 · KJV
And the Amorites, which dwelt in that mountain, came out against you, and chased you, as bees do, and destroyed you in Seir, even unto Hormah.
Deuteronomy 2:32 · KJV
Then Sihon came out against us, he and all his people, to fight at Jahaz.
Deuteronomy 3:1 · KJV
Then we turned, and went up the way to Bashan: and Og the king of Bashan came out against us, he and all his people, to battle at Edrei.
Deuteronomy 29:7 · KJV
And when ye came unto this place, Sihon the king of Heshbon, and Og the king of Bashan, came out against us unto battle, and we smote them:
Joshua 8:5 · KJV
And I, and all the people that are with me, will approach unto the city: and it shall come to pass, when they come out against us, as at the first, that we will flee before them,
Joshua 8:14 · KJV
And it came to pass, when the king of Ai saw it, that they hasted and rose up early, and the men of the city went out against Israel to battle, he and all his people, at a time appointed, before the plain; but he wist not that there were liers in ambush against him behind the city.
Joshua 8:22 · KJV
And the other issued out of the city against them; so they were in the midst of Israel, some on this side, and some on that side: and they smote them, so that they let none of them remain or escape.
Joshua 9:11 · KJV
Wherefore our elders and all the inhabitants of our country spake to us, saying, Take victuals with you for the journey, and go to meet them, and say unto them, We are your servants: therefore now make ye a league with us.
Joshua 11:20 · KJV
For it was of the LORD to harden their hearts, that they should come against Israel in battle, that he might destroy them utterly, and that they might have no favour, but that he might destroy them, as the LORD commanded Moses.
Judges 4:18 · KJV
And Jael went out to meet Sisera, and said unto him, Turn in, my lord, turn in to me; fear not. And when he had turned in unto her into the tent, she covered him with a mantle.
Judges 4:22 · KJV
And, behold, as Barak pursued Sisera, Jael came out to meet him, and said unto him, Come, and I will shew thee the man whom thou seekest. And when he came into her tent, behold, Sisera lay dead, and the nail was in his temples.
Judges 7:24 · KJV
And Gideon sent messengers throughout all mount Ephraim, saying, Come down against the Midianites, and take before them the waters unto Bethbarah and Jordan. Then all the men of Ephraim gathered themselves together, and took the waters unto Bethbarah and Jordan.
Judges 11:31 · KJV
Then it shall be, that whatsoever cometh forth of the doors of my house to meet me, when I return in peace from the children of Ammon, shall surely be the LORD’s, and I will offer it up for a burnt offering.
Common questions
What does Strong's H7125 mean?
H7125 is the Hebrew word קִרְאָה (qirʼâh), meaning an encountering, accidental, friendly or hostile (also adverbially, opposite).
How is H7125 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it meet (59 times), against (36 times), met (3 times), one against (1 time), meet her (1 time), among others.
How many times does H7125 appear in the Bible?
קִרְאָה (qirʼâh) is tagged in 113 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H7125 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from H7122 (קָרָא).
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