What does קָרָא · אֵלֶּה mean in the Bible?
קָרָא · אֵלֶּה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to encounter , whether accidentally or in a hostile manner".
Hebrew · H7122, H428
וַתִּקְרֶאנָה אֹתִי כָּאֵלֶּה
To encounter , whether accidentally or in a hostile manner · these or those
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קָרָא H7122 to encounter , whether accidentally or in a hostile manner
אֵלֶּה H428 these or those
What does וַתִּקְרֶאנָה אֹתִי כָּאֵלֶּה (wattiqrēʾnāh ʾōṯî kāʾēlleh) mean in the Bible?
קָרָא · אֵלֶּה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to encounter , whether accidentally or in a hostile manner".
Full entry for וַתִּקְרֶאנָה אֹתִי כָּאֵלֶּה (H7122, H428) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for H7122, H428?
H7122, H428 is connected to 784 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. to encounter , whether accidentally or in a hostile manner
Source Gloss
to encounter , whether accidentally or in a hostile manner
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 2 Aligned forms 7
Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 4×
Perfect 2Sam 20:1 · Exod 5:3 2×
Infinitive absolute 2Sam 1:6 1×
Imperfect Deut 22:6 1×
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 3×
Imperfect Exod 1:10 · Gen 49:1 2×
Perfect Jer 44:23 1×
Word Origins
וַתִּקְרֶאנָה אֹתִי כָּאֵלֶּה is a primitive root - no further derivation.
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