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קָרָה H7136
H7136 is the Hebrew word קָרָה, transliterated qârâh and said kaw-raw'. The King James Version most often renders it met.
What it means
to light upon (chiefly by accident); causatively, to bring about; specifically, to impose timbers (for roof or floor).
Where it comes from
a primitive root.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 16 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: appoint, lay (make) beams, befall, bring, come (to pass unto), floor, (hap) was, happen (unto), meet, send good speed.
Verses using קָרָה
All 24 verses, quoted in full.
Genesis 24:12 · KJV
And he said, O LORD God of my master Abraham, I pray thee, send me good speed this day, and shew kindness unto my master Abraham.
Genesis 27:20 · KJV
And Isaac said unto his son, How is it that thou hast found it so quickly, my son? And he said, Because the LORD thy God brought it to me.
Genesis 42:29 · KJV
And they came unto Jacob their father unto the land of Canaan, and told him all that befell unto them; saying,
Genesis 44:29 · KJV
And if ye take this also from me, and mischief befall him, ye shall bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.
Exodus 3:18 · KJV
And they shall hearken to thy voice: and thou shalt come, thou and the elders of Israel, unto the king of Egypt, and ye shall say unto him, The LORD God of the Hebrews hath met with us: and now let us go, we beseech thee, three days’ journey into the wilderness, that we may sacrifice to the LORD our God.
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 23:4 · KJV
And God met Balaam: and he said unto him, I have prepared seven altars, and I have offered upon every altar a bullock and a ram.
Numbers 23:15 · KJV
And he said unto Balak, Stand here by thy burnt offering, while I meet the LORD yonder.
Numbers 23:16 · KJV
And the LORD met Balaam, and put a word in his mouth, and said, Go again unto Balak, and say thus.
Numbers 35:11 · KJV
Then ye shall appoint you cities to be cities of refuge for you; that the slayer may flee thither, which killeth any person at unawares.
Deuteronomy 25:18 · KJV
How he met thee by the way, and smote the hindmost of thee, even all that were feeble behind thee, when thou wast faint and weary; and he feared not God.
Ruth 2:3 · KJV
And she went, and came, and gleaned in the field after the reapers: and her hap was to light on a part of the field belonging unto Boaz, who was of the kindred of Elimelech.
1 Samuel 28:10 · KJV
And Saul sware to her by the LORD, saying, As the LORD liveth, there shall no punishment happen to thee for this thing.
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 Chronicles 34:11 · KJV
Even to the artificers and builders gave they it, to buy hewn stone, and timber for couplings, and to floor the houses which the kings of Judah had destroyed.
Nehemiah 2:8 · KJV
And a letter unto Asaph the keeper of the king’s forest, that he may give me timber to make beams for the gates of the palace which appertained to the house, and for the wall of the city, and for the house that I shall enter into. And the king granted me, according to the good hand of my God upon me.
Nehemiah 3:3 · KJV
But the fish gate did the sons of Hassenaah build, who also laid the beams thereof, and set up the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars thereof.
Nehemiah 3:6 · KJV
Moreover the old gate repaired Jehoiada the son of Paseah, and Meshullam the son of Besodeiah; they laid the beams thereof, and set up the doors thereof, and the locks thereof, and the bars thereof.
Esther 4:7 · KJV
And Mordecai told him of all that had happened unto him, and of the sum of the money that Haman had promised to pay to the king’s treasuries for the Jews, to destroy them.
Esther 6:13 · KJV
And Haman told Zeresh his wife and all his friends every thing that had befallen him. Then said his wise men and Zeresh his wife unto him, If Mordecai be of the seed of the Jews, before whom thou hast begun to fall, thou shalt not prevail against him, but shalt surely fall before him.
Psalm 104:3 · KJV
Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters: who maketh the clouds his chariot: who walketh upon the wings of the wind:
Ecclesiastes 2:15 · KJV
Then said I in my heart, As it happeneth to the fool, so it happeneth even to me; and why was I then more wise? Then I said in my heart, that this also is vanity.
Isaiah 41:22 · KJV
Let them bring them forth, and shew us what shall happen: let them shew the former things, what they be, that we may consider them, and know the latter end of them; or declare us things for to come.
Daniel 10:14 · KJV
Now I am come to make thee understand what shall befall thy people in the latter days: for yet the vision is for many days.
Common questions
What does Strong's H7136 mean?
H7136 is the Hebrew word קָרָה (qârâh), meaning to light upon (chiefly by accident); causatively, to bring about; specifically, to impose timbers (for roof or floor).
How is H7136 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it met (3 times), happen (2 times), happened (2 times), good speed (1 time), brought (1 time), among others.
How many times does H7136 appear in the Bible?
קָרָה (qârâh) is tagged in 24 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H7136 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root.
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