וְקָרָא בוֹ כָּל-יְמֵי חַיָּיו
To call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications) · properly, the whole ; hence, all , any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) · a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb) · alive ; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong ; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively
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קָרָא H7121 to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
כֹּל H3605 properly, the whole ; hence, all , any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
יוֹם H3117 a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)
חַי H2416 alive ; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong ; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively
What does וְקָרָא בוֹ כָּל-יְמֵי חַיָּיו (veqara vo kol yemey chayyav) mean in the Bible?
קָרָא · כֹּל · יוֹם · חַי is a Hebrew word meaning "He shall read in it all the days of his life — the daily Torah-reading practice for the king".
Full entry for וְקָרָא בוֹ כָּל-יְמֵי חַיָּיו (H7121, H3605, H3117, H2416) · Browse the biblical lexicon
Meaning
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 264×
Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 49×
Pual intensive passive — intensive action received by the subject 3×
Cross-Language Connections
Greek words that correspond to or develop the meaning of this Hebrew word in the New Testament.