What does כָּרָה (karah) mean in the Bible?
כָּרָה (karah): To prepare or make ready through acquisition; emphasizes the preparatory action of obtaining goods for a specific purpose
Hebrew · H3739
כָּרָה
To purchase
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כָּרָה H3739
Pronunciation karah
What does כָּרָה (karah) mean in the Bible?
כָּרָה (karah): To prepare or make ready through acquisition; emphasizes the preparatory action of obtaining goods for a specific purpose
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H3739?
The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include - (1), and barter (1), barter (1), feast (1), So I bought her (1).
Where does כָּרָה (karah) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Deuteronomy 2:6. Its strongest book concentrations include Job (2), 2 Kings (1), Deuteronomy (1), Hosea (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It - 1× Deuteronomy 2:6
and barter 1× Job 6:27
barter 1× Job 41:6
feast 1× 2 Kings 6:23
So I bought her 1× Hosea 3:2
Show sample aligned rows
Deuteronomy 2:6 תִּכְר֧וּ to - Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural 2 Kings 6:23 וַיִּכְרֶ֨ה to feast Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Job 6:27 וְ֝תִכְר֗וּ to and barter Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - second person masculine plural Job 41:6 יִכְר֣וּ to barter Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Hosea 3:2 וָאֶכְּרֶ֣הָ to So I bought her Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | third person feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Deuteronomy 2:6
Aligned rows 5
Books represented 4
Deuteronomy 1 2 Kings 1 Job 2 Hosea 1
Source forms
וָאֶכְּרֶ֣הָ 1x wā·’ek·kə·re·hā Hosea 3:2
וַיִּכְרֶ֨ה 1x way·yiḵ·reh 2 Kings 6:23
וְ֝תִכְר֗וּ 1x wə·ṯiḵ·rū Job 6:27
יִכְר֣וּ 1x yiḵ·rū Job 41:6
תִּכְר֧וּ 1x tiḵ·rū Deuteronomy 2:6
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - second person masculine plural 1x Job 6:27
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | third person feminine singular 1x Hosea 3:2
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular 1x 2 Kings 6:23
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural 1x Deuteronomy 2:6
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural 1x Job 41:6
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. To prepare or make ready through acquisition; emphasizes the preparatory action of obtaining goods for a specific purpose
Strong's H3739
Lexical occurrences 3 verses Word forms 1 form 1 reference Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Hosea 3:1-5 Source Gloss
to purchase
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
To prepare or make ready through acquisition; emphasizes the preparatory action of obtaining goods for a specific purpose
to purchase BDB: give a feast Usage: buy, prepare.
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 1 Aligned forms 1
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 1×
Imperfect Deut 2:6 1×
Selected Scripture Witness
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Old Testament Witnesses
to acquire, purchase
Showing 1 selected witness from 3 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
כָּרָה is built from this root:
Why This Word Matters
Illustrates costly redemption. Hosea 3:1-5
Canonical Themes
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain