וַיִּקְרָא מֹשֶׁה
To call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications) · Mosheh , the Israelite lawgiver
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Words in this compound — expand to study each participant
קָרָא H7121 to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
מֹשֶׁה H4872 Mosheh , the Israelite lawgiver
What does וַיִּקְרָא מֹשֶׁה (wayyiqrāʾ mōšeh) mean in the Bible?
קָרָא · מֹשֶׁה is a Hebrew word meaning "Moses called, summoned".
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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×
Hebrew Verb Forms
How this verb appears across 316 occurrences in the Hebrew OT (OSHB Leningrad Codex).
Aspect in Hebrew reflects grammatical form, not tense. "Perfect" (Perfective) typically denotes completed action; "Imperfect" (Imperfective) denotes incomplete or ongoing action. Stem modifies the action type (Qal=simple, Niphal=passive, Piel=intensive, etc.).
Morphology: OSHB WLC (Open Scriptures, CC BY 4.0) · STEPBible TEHMC (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0)
Cross-Language Connections
Greek words that correspond to or develop the meaning of this Hebrew word in the New Testament.